Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Radu Mihai Papoe will fight against each other in the quarter of the Brasov Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 10:30 am on COURT 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco who should win in 3 sets.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco -> 1.48
Radu Mihai Papoe -> 2.49
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Prediction and head to head Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco vs. Radu Mihai Papoe
There is no head to head record between Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Radu Mihai Papoe since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|
Ranked no. 214, Alejandro Dellien Velasco reached the quarter after defeating Gabi Adrian Boitan 6-3 6-3 and Genaro Alberto Olivieri 4-2 ret..
In the 1st round, Alejandro Dellien Velasco had a good straight sets win against Adrian Boitan (6-3 6-3). During the match, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 75 points vs Adrian Boitan’s 60. The Bolivian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco made 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (29/39) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke Adrian Boitan 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (163-96). 33-16 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a composed153-86 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Punta del Este and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger.
Murkel has an aggregate 33-17 win-loss record in 2024, 33-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brasov Challenger
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has never competed in this tournament before.
Radu Mihai Papoe
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-10 | 0-0 | 19-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-8 | 0-0 | 19-6 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-9 | 3-1 | 16-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-11 | 2-1 | 11-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 617, Mihai Papoe reached the quarter after beating Roy Stepanov 6-3 6-2, Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 4-6 4-0 ret., Vladyslav Orlov 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5, Dalibor Svrcina 7-5 6-2 and Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco .
In the 1st round, The Romanian defeated Orlov (6-3 6-75 7-5). During the match Mihai Papoe scored 116 points vs Orlov’s 98. The Romanian was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Mihai Papoe made 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Radu Mihai Papoe lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mihai Papoe put 66% of his first serves in, winning 66% (43/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (19/33) on the 2nd serve. Mihai Papoe broke Orlov 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
The Romanian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Ithaca and M15 Cluj Napoca.
Radu has an overall 11-3 win-loss record in 2024, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Mihai Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 24 | 92 |
| Pts | 97-77 | 317-242 |
| Total Points | 174 | 559 |
| Winners | 37 | 112 |
| %Winners | 38% | 35% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 2 matches while Mihai Papoe competed in 4 matches. Mihai Papoe started his run from the qualifications while Alejandro Dellien Velasco had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Radu Mihai Papoe lost 2 sets while Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Alejandro Dellien Velasco has played 7 set(s) less than Mihai Papoe (4 vs 11). Therefore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 68 games less than Mihai Papoe. The Bolivian scored 37 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Radu struck 112 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Mihai Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 52/78 | 165/255 |
| %1st in | 67% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 37/52 | 112/165 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 55/90 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 61% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco struck 12 aces (6 per match). Mihai Papoe bagged 10 aces (2.5 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 71% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Mihai Papoe won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Mihai Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 21 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 21/42 |
| % Converted | 42% | 50% |
| Conceded | 4 | 17 |
| Saved | 3 | 8 |
| % Saved | 75% | 47% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 9 |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke his opponents 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Murkel dropped his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Romanian broke his opponents 21 times with a 50% conversion rate. Mihai Papoe conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 47% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | |||
| R1 Adrian Boitan | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 75-60 | 75-60 | |
| Total points | 135 | 135 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 39/60 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 29/39 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 13/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Mihai Papoe | |||||
| Q1 Stepanov | Q3 Basilashvili | R1 Orlov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 4-6 4-0 ret. | 6-3 6-75 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 | 34 | 72 | |
| pts | 63-39 | 76-55 | 116-98 | 255-192 | |
| Total points | 102 | 131 | 214 | 447 | |
| Winners | 25 | 18 | 43 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 24% | 37% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 34/49 | 27/49 | 65/98 | 126/196 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 55% | 66% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 18/27 | 43/65 | 86/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 67% | 66% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 16/22 | 19/33 | 45/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 73% | 58% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 6/13 | 6/13 | 16/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 46% | 46% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/3 | 4/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | 50% | 133% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
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