Gonzalo Villanueva and Nino Serdarusic will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Cordenons Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 12:30 pm on SERENA WINES 1881 . In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nino Serdarusic who should win in 3 sets.
Nino Serdarusic -> 1.42
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 2.73
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Prediction and head to head Gonzalo Villanueva vs. Nino Serdarusic
This will be the 3rd time that Gonzalo Villanueva and Nino Serdarusic square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Serdarusic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Serdarusic won 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the qualifications in the Perugia Challenger back in 2023.
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-22 | 0-0 | 28-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-40 | 5-4 | 39-36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-33 | 1-5 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-29 | 5-10 | 23-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 384, the Argentine got to the qualifications after defeating Peter Buldorini 6-1 6-3.
In the qualifications, Villanueva had a good straight sets win against Buldorini (6-1 6-3). During the match, Villanueva scored 63 points vs Buldorini’s 37. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Villanueva wasn’t able to score even 1 ace and he committed only 3 double faults. Gonzalo Villanueva was quite effective on serve to win 87% (20/23) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Buldorini 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Villanueva has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (351-259). 28-22 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Villanueva has a compiled 337-235 match record in the last years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Punta del Este and the Santa Fe Challenger.
Gonzalo has a composed 28-22 win-loss record in 2024, 28-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cordenons Challenger
Nino Serdarusic
17 - 17win/loss
409
167
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-17 | 1-2 | 16-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-33 | 0-4 | 26-23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-34 | 6-6 | 17-20 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-33 | 0-0 | 23-25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-14 | 3-2 | 6-5 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 409, the Croatian got to the qualifications after beating Kirill Kivattsev 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1.
In the qualifications, The Croatian defeated Kivattsev (7-64 4-6 6-1). During the match Serdarusic scored 96 points vs Kivattsev’s 86. The Croatian was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Serdarusic struck 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Nino Serdarusic was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (44/62) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Croatian broke Kivattsev 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Nino’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula.
Nino has a compiled 17-17 win-loss record in 2024, 16-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cordenons Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019 and 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Villanueva | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 30 |
| Pts | 63-37 | 96-86 |
| Total Points | 100 | 182 |
| Winners | 20 | 44 |
| %Winners | 32% | 46% |
Both Villanueva and Serdarusic played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Nino Serdarusic conceded 1 set while Gonzalo Villanueva hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Villanueva has played 1 set(s) less than Serdarusic (2 vs 3). Therefore, Villanueva played 14 games less than Serdarusic. Villanueva scored 20 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Nino fired 44 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Villanueva | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 2 |
| 1st in | 23/41 | 62/87 |
| %1st in | 56% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 44/62 |
| %1st pts | 87% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 16/25 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 64% |
Villanueva didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Serdarusic struck 2 aces . Villanueva won 87% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Serdarusic won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Villanueva | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 |
| % Converted | 36% | 36% |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 |
| Saved | 0 | 6 |
| % Saved | 0% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 |
Villanueva broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Villanueva quite strong on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points. Nino broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Serdarusic conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Villanueva | |||
| Q1 Buldorini | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 63-37 | 63-37 | |
| Total points | 100 | 100 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 23/41 | 23/41 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 20/23 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 12/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Serdarusic | |||
| Q1 Kivattsev | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 96-86 | 96-86 | |
| Total points | 182 | 182 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 62/87 | 62/87 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 44/62 | 44/62 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 16/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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