Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Max Houkes will fight against each other in the quarter of the Amersfoort Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on VAN MOSSEL KIA COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco is the pick to win this match.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco -> 1.5
Max Houkes -> 2.44
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Prediction and head to head Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco vs. Max Houkes
There is no head to head record between Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Max Houkes since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|
Ranked no. 168 (career-high), the Bolivian reached the quarter after beating Alec Deckers 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4, Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-4 and Max Houkes .
In the 2nd round, The Bolivian had a good straight sets win against Vesely (6-3 6-4). During the match, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 65 points vs Vesely’s 51. The Bolivian was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco blasted 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco put 74% of his first serves in, winning 67% (33/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the 2nd serve. Murkel broke Vesely 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bolivian has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 64% of his matches (169-97). 39-17 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a composed159-87 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Brasov Challenger where he beat Dmitry Popko in the final 6-3 7-5.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has an overall 39-18 win-loss record in 2024, 39-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Amersfoort Challenger
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has never competed in this tournament before.
Max Houkes
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-17 | 0-0 | 44-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-33 | 1-1 | 39-30 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 70-20 | 0-0 | 70-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-16 | 2-2 | 30-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 7-3 | 21-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 386, Houkes reached the quarter after beating Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 6-3 6-2 and Elmer Moller 7-5 2-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Dutch defeated Moller (7-5 2-6 6-2). During the match Houkes scored 91 points vs Moller’s 82. Max was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Houkes fired 11 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Max Houkes lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Houkes put 63% of his first serves in, winning 80% (39/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 24% (7/29) on the 2nd serve. The Dutch broke Moller 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Max’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Brussels and M15 Amstelveen.
Houkes has a composed 29-12 win-loss record in 2024, 29-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Amersfoort Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 45 |
| Pts | 168-158 | 155-125 |
| Total Points | 326 | 280 |
| Winners | 94 | 61 |
| %Winners | 56% | 39% |
Both Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Houkes played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco surrendered 1 set, while Max Houkes conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Houkes have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 7 games more than Houkes. Murkel scored 94 winners (56% of the total points). On the other side, The Dutch blasted 61 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 6 |
| 1st in | 135/187 | 81/126 |
| %1st in | 72% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 94/135 | 61/81 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 25/52 | 19/45 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 42% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco blasted 7 aces (3.5 per match). Houkes made 12 aces (6 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 70% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Houkes won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 10 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 10/22 |
| % Converted | 50% | 45% |
| Conceded | 12 | 10 |
| Saved | 8 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The Bolivian broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Bolivian dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Dutch broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Dutch conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | ||||
| R1 Deckers |
R2 Vesely |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-66 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 19 | 52 | |
| pts | 103-107 | 65-51 | 168-158 | |
| Total points | 210 | 116 | 326 | |
| Winners | 61 | 33 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 59% | 51% | 56% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 86/121 | 49/66 | 135/187 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 74% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 61/86 | 33/49 | 94/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 67% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/35 | 9/17 | 25/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 53% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/9 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 44% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 2/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Houkes | ||||
| R1 Rodriguez |
R2 Moller |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-5 2-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 28 | 45 | |
| pts | 64-43 | 91-82 | 155-125 | |
| Total points | 107 | 173 | 280 | |
| Winners | 22 | 39 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/48 | 49/78 | 81/126 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/32 | 39/49 | 61/81 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 80% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/16 | 7/29 | 19/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 24% | 42% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/15 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 40% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 38% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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