Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Dmitry Popko will play each other in the final of the Brasov Challenger for the 1st time in their career. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction and head to head Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco vs. Dmitry Popko
There is no head to head record between Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Dmitry Popko since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
37 - 17win/loss
186
168
LWLWLWLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-31 | 1-1 | 47-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-28 | 1-4 | 54-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-13 | 3-2 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 214, Murkel reached the final after defeating Gabi Adrian Boitan 6-3 6-3, Genaro Alberto Olivieri 4-2 ret., Radu Mihai Papoe 6-4 6-4, Nerman Fatic 6-3 6-2 and Dmitry Popko .
In the semifinal, The Bolivian had a good straight sets win against Fatic (6-3 6-2). During the match, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 74 points vs Fatic’s 58. Alejandro Dellien Velasco was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco bagged 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco was pretty efficient on serve to win 73% (29/40) of his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke Fatic 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Murkel hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (166-96). 36-16 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a compiled156-86 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Bolivian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Punta del Este and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a composed 36-17 win-loss record in 2024, 36-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brasov Challenger
Murkel has never competed in this tournament before.
Dmitry Popko
55 - 18win/loss
174
162
LLLLWWLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64-33 | 7-2 | 57-28 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-20 | 1-1 | 38-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-30 | 11-11 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-34 | 0-4 | 27-19 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-23 | 13-8 | 15-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222, the Kazakhstani got to the final after defeating Hynek Barton 6-4 6-3, Stefan Palosi 7-5 7-5, Filip Cristian Jianu 1-6 7-5 6-4 and Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-7(2) 6-2 6-2.
In the semifinal against Moreno De Alboran, The Kazakhstani recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 6-2 6-2). During the match Popko scored 111 points vs Moreno De Alboran’s 96. The Kazakhstani was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Popko recorded 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dmitry Popko lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Popko put 50% of his first serves in, winning 70% (39/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (27/55) on the 2nd serve. Popko broke Moreno De Alboran 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Buenos Aires Challenger,M15 Sunrise,M15 Palm Coast,M25 Naples,M25 Recife and M25 Feira de Santana.
The Kazakhstani has a composed 55-17 win-loss record in 2024, 50-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 101 |
| Pts | 229-180 | 368-323 |
| Total Points | 409 | 691 |
| Winners | 95 | 141 |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% |
Both Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Popko played 4 matches. At the moment, Dmitry Popko lost 2 sets while Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Alejandro Dellien Velasco has played 2 set(s) less than Popko (8 vs 10). Therefore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 40 games less than Popko. Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 95 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Popko managed to score 141 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 125/197 | 187/354 |
| %1st in | 63% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 95/125 | 141/187 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 41/72 | 81/167 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 49% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco fired 20 aces (5 per match). Popko managed to score 25 aces (6.3 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Popko won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 17 |
| Converted | 11/29 | 17/35 |
| % Converted | 38% | 49% |
| Conceded | 16 | 36 |
| Saved | 14 | 26 |
| % Saved | 88% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 10 |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke his opponents 11 times with a 38% conversion rate. Murkel lost his serve twice and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Popko broke his opponents 17 times with a 49% conversion rate. Popko conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | ||||||
| R1 Adrian Boitan |
R2 Alberto Olivieri |
1/4 Mihai Papoe |
1/2 Fatic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 4-2 ret. | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 61 | |
| pts | 75-60 | 22-17 | 58-45 | 74-58 | 229-180 | |
| Total points | 135 | 39 | 103 | 132 | 409 | |
| Winners | 29 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 36% | 50% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 13/18 | 33/49 | 40/70 | 125/197 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | 67% | 57% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 8/13 | 29/33 | 29/40 | 95/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 62% | 88% | 73% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 2/5 | 9/16 | 17/30 | 41/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 40% | 56% | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 3/12 | 11/29 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 60% | 25% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 11/11 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 0% | 100% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Popko | ||||||
| R1 Barton |
R2 Palosi |
1/4 Cristian |
1/2 Moreno De Alboran |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 7-5 | 1-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-72 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 101 | |
| pts | 77-60 | 93-82 | 87-85 | 111-96 | 368-323 | |
| Total points | 137 | 175 | 172 | 207 | 691 | |
| Winners | 28 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% | 41% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 34/61 | 49/91 | 48/91 | 56/111 | 187/354 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 54% | 53% | 50% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 28/34 | 38/49 | 36/48 | 39/56 | 141/187 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/27 | 23/42 | 16/43 | 27/55 | 81/167 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 55% | 37% | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 2/4 | 5/6 | 7/13 | 17/35 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 50% | 83% | 54% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 36 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 7/7 | 11/17 | 7/10 | 26 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 65% | 70% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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