Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Juan Bautista Torres will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Lima 1 Challenger for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.46
Juan Bautista Torres -> 2.55

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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Juan Bautista Torres

This will be the 3^rd time that Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Juan Bautista Torres face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Manuel Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Manuel Cerundolo won 6-2 7-6(2) in the quarter in the Tigre 2 Challenger back in 2023.

Juan Manuel Cerundolo

Ranked no. 181, the Argentine reached the semifinal after defeating Lautaro Midon 6-3 5-7 7-6³, Gonzalo Villanueva 6-4 6-1 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 7-6³ 4-6 6-3.

In the quarter, The Argentine defeated Pucinelli De Almeida (7-6³ 4-6 6-3). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 103 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s 102. The Argentine was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.

Regarding the service games, Manuel Cerundolo bagged 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Manuel Cerundolo put 63% of his first serves in, winning 67% (46/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (22/40) on the 2nd serve. Manuel Cerundolo broke Pucinelli De Almeida 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Manuel Cerundolo has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.

Manuel Cerundolo has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (217-137). 18-14 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Manuel Cerundolo has a composed208-118 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.

Juan has an overall 18-16 win-loss record in 2024, 18-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Lima 1 Challenger

Juan Bautista Torres

Ranked no. 405, Juan reached the semifinal after beating Renzo Olivo 6-2 6-1, Juan Carlos Prado Angelo 6-0 6-2 and Facundo Mena 6-3 7-6⁴.

In the quarter, Juan had a good straight sets win against Mena (6-3 7-6⁴). During the match Bautista Torres scored 76 points vs Mena’s 67. Bautista Torres was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about serving, Bautista Torres scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Juan Bautista Torres lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Bautista Torres put 74% of his first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (13/20) on the 2nd serve. Bautista Torres broke Mena 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Juan hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points he played.

Juan’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Santos Challenger.

Bautista Torres has a composed 19-14 win-loss record in 2024, 19-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Manuel Cerundolo	Bautista Torres
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	6
Tot Games	83	51
Pts	295-265	194-132
Total Points	560	326
Winners	110	81
%Winners	37%	42%

Both Manuel Cerundolo and Bautista Torres played 3 matches. At the moment, Juan Manuel Cerundolo surrendered 2 sets while Juan Bautista Torres hasn’t lost a set so far. Manuel Cerundolo has played 2 sets more than Bautista Torres (8 vs 6). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 32 games more than Bautista Torres. Manuel Cerundolo scored 110 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Juan struck 81 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Manuel Cerundolo	Bautista Torres
Aces	7	1
Avg per match	2.3	0.3
1st in	178/284	116/165
%1st in	63%	70%
1st pts	110/178	81/116
%1st pts	62%	70%
2nd pts	59/106	32/49
%2nd pts	56%	65%

Manuel Cerundolo made 7 aces (2.3 per match). Bautista Torres fired 1 ace (0.3 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 62% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Bautista Torres won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Manuel Cerundolo	Bautista Torres
Won	15	13
Converted	15/41	13/20
% Converted	37%	65%
Conceded	24	12
Saved	13	9
% Saved	54%	75%
Times Broken	11	3

Juan broke his opponents 15 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Argentine surrendered his serve 11 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Bautista Torres broke his opponents 13 times with a 65% conversion rate. Bautista Torres conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.

Manuel Cerundolo
	R1 Midon	R2 Villanueva	1/4 Pucinelli De Almeida	Total
Score	6-3 5-7 7-63	6-4 6-1	7-63 4-6 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	34	17	32	83
pts	126-117	66-46	103-102	295-265
Total points	243	112	205	560
Winners	46	18	46	110
%Winners	37%	27%	45%	37%
SERVE
Aces	1	4	2	7
Double Faults	3	0	1	4
1st in	84/129	25/46	69/109	178/284
% 1st in	65%	54%	63%	63%
1st pts	46/84	18/25	46/69	110/178
% 1st pts	55%	72%	67%	62%
2nd pts	25/45	12/21	22/40	59/106
% 2nd pts	56%	57%	55%	56%
Breaks
Won	7	5	3	15
Converted	7/16	5/11	3/14	15/41
Converted %	44%	45%	21%	37%
Conceded	14	4	6	24
Saved	7/14	3/4	3/6	13
Saved %	50%	75%	50%	58%
Times Broken	7	1	3	11

Bautista Torres
	R1 Olivo	R2 Carlos Prado Angelo	1/4 Mena	Total
Score	6-2 6-1	6-0 6-2	6-3 7-64
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	15	14	22	51
pts	61-37	57-28	76-67	194-132
Total points	98	85	143	326
Winners	22	22	37	81
%Winners	36%	39%	49%	42%
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	1
Double Faults	1	2	0	3
1st in	30/49	28/38	58/78	116/165
% 1st in	61%	74%	74%	70%
1st pts	22/30	22/28	37/58	81/116
% 1st pts	73%	79%	64%	70%
2nd pts	14/19	5/10	13/20	32/49
% 2nd pts	74%	50%	65%	65%
Breaks
Won	4	6	3	13
Converted	4/6	6/8	3/6	13/20
Converted %	67%	75%	50%	65%
Conceded	5	1	6	12
Saved	5/5	0/1	4/6	9
Saved %	100%	0%	67%	56%
Times Broken	0	1	2	3

Tennis Scores in Lima 1 Challenger

• Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Diego Barreto SanchezBarreto Sanchez (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (7-6³ 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Facundo MenaMena (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – Karue SellSell (w/o) – See score progression
• Luis Britto/Gonzalo VillanuevaBritto/Gonzalo Villanueva – Leonardo Aboian/Valerio AboianAboian/Valerio Aboian (6-2 6-1) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (1-1) – H2H and prediction