Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Pedro Sakamoto will face off in the quarter of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 9:00 pm on CANCHA 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.34
Pedro Sakamoto -> 3.02

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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Pedro Sakamoto

This will be the 2^nd time that Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Pedro Sakamoto clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Manuel Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Manuel Cerundolo won 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger back in 2023.

Juan Manuel Cerundolo

Ranked no. 154, Manuel Cerundolo got to the quarter after defeating Lautaro Midon 1-6 6-1 7-5 and Jose Pereira 6-4 7-5.

In the 2^nd round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Pereira (6-4 7-5). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 74 points vs Pereira’s 58. Juan was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.

Talking about the service games, Manuel Cerundolo struck 5 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Juan Manuel Cerundolo was quite effective on serve to win 76% (28/37) of his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Argentine broke Pereira 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Juan has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.

Manuel Cerundolo has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (221-137). 22-14 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Manuel Cerundolo has an aggregate212-118 match record in the last 7 years on clay.

His best result of the year was conquering the title the Lima 1 Challenger where he beat Pedro Boscardin Dias in the final 6-4 6-3.

The Argentine has a composed 22-16 win-loss record in 2024, 22-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger

Juan has never competed in this tournament before.

Pedro Sakamoto

Ranked no. 302, Sakamoto reached the quarter after defeating Valerio Aboian 7-6⁵ 6-7⁶ 6-4 and Hernan Casanova 6-3 6-7³ 7-6³.

In the 2^nd round, The Brazilian defeated Casanova (6-3 6-7³ 7-6³). During the match Sakamoto scored 122 points vs Casanova’s 112. Pedro was quite aggressive to blast 60 winners.

About the serving games, Sakamoto managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Pedro Sakamoto lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sakamoto put 72% of his first serves in, winning 75% (60/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (14/31) on the 2nd serve. Pedro broke Casanova 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Sakamoto has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.

The Brazilian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Tucuman.

Sakamoto has a compiled 16-14 win-loss record in 2024, 15-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Manuel Cerundolo	Sakamoto
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	48	71
Pts	164-143	249-235
Total Points	307	484
Winners	64	123
%Winners	39%	49%

Both Manuel Cerundolo and Sakamoto played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost 1 set, while Pedro Sakamoto lost 2 sets. Manuel Cerundolo has played 1 set(s) less than Sakamoto (5 vs 6). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 23 games less than Sakamoto. Juan scored 64 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Brazilian blasted 123 winners (49%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Manuel Cerundolo	Sakamoto
Aces	7	12
Avg per match	3.5	6
1st in	89/142	175/240
%1st in	63%	73%
1st pts	64/89	123/175
%1st pts	72%	70%
2nd pts	27/53	36/65
%2nd pts	51%	55%

Manuel Cerundolo struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Sakamoto recorded 12 aces (6 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 72% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Sakamoto won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Manuel Cerundolo	Sakamoto
Won	9	5
Converted	9/22	5/18
% Converted	41%	28%
Conceded	11	13
Saved	5	10
% Saved	45%	77%
Times Broken	6	3

The Argentine broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Manuel Cerundolo surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 45% of the break points that he conceded. Sakamoto broke his opponents 5 times with a 28% conversion rate. Sakamoto conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.

Manuel Cerundolo
	R1 Midon	R2 Pereira	Total
Score	1-6 6-1 7-5	6-4 7-5
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	26	22	48
pts	90-85	74-58	164-143
Total points	175	132	307
Winners	36	28	64
%Winners	40%	38%	39%
SERVE
Aces	2	5	7
Double Faults	4	0	4
1st in	52/86	37/56	89/142
% 1st in	60%	66%	63%
1st pts	36/52	28/37	64/89
% 1st pts	69%	76%	72%
2nd pts	15/34	12/19	27/53
% 2nd pts	44%	63%	51%
Breaks
Won	5	4	9
Converted	5/8	4/14	9/22
Converted %	63%	29%	41%
Conceded	8	3	11
Saved	4/8	1/3	5
Saved %	50%	33%	42%
Times Broken	4	2	6

Sakamoto
	R1 Aboian	R2 Casanova	Total
Score	7-65 6-76 6-4	6-3 6-73 7-63
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	36	35	71
pts	127-123	122-112	249-235
Total points	250	234	484
Winners	63	60	123
%Winners	50%	49%	49%
SERVE
Aces	5	7	12
Double Faults	3	3	6
1st in	95/129	80/111	175/240
% 1st in	74%	72%	73%
1st pts	63/95	60/80	123/175
% 1st pts	66%	75%	70%
2nd pts	22/34	14/31	36/65
% 2nd pts	65%	45%	55%
Breaks
Won	2	3	5
Converted	2/7	3/11	5/18
Converted %	29%	27%	28%
Conceded	8	5	13
Saved	7/8	3/5	10
Saved %	88%	60%	74%
Times Broken	1	2	3

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