Juan Pablo Varillas and Kei Nishikori will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Genova Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kei Nishikori who should win in 3 sets.
Kei Nishikori -> 1.49
Juan Pablo Varillas -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Juan Pablo Varillas vs. Kei Nishikori
There is no head to head record between Juan Pablo Varillas and Kei Nishikori since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Juan Pablo Varillas
22 - 23win/loss
157
60
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-23 | 0-5 | 22-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 4-7 | 23-17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-27 | 2-3 | 51-23 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 51-23 | 0-2 | 51-20 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 157, Juan reached the 2nd round after defeating Gianluca Cadenasso 4-6 7-5 6-1.
In the 1st round against Cadenasso, Juan recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-1). During the match, Pablo Patino-Samudio scored 104 points vs Cadenasso’s 83. Juan was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pablo Patino-Samudio recorded 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Juan Pablo Varillas was quite efficient on serve to win 73% (38/52) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Juan broke Cadenasso 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Pablo Patino-Samudio has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (380-252). 22-18 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Pablo Patino-Samudio has an overall 350-209 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Santiago Challenger where he overcame Facundo Bagnis in the final 6-3 6-2.
Pablo Patino-Samudio has a composed 22-23 win-loss record in 2024, 22-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Genova Challenger
Pablo Patino-Samudio has never competed in this tournament before.
Kei Nishikori
7 - 5win/loss
222
4
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-5 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 10-3 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-17 | 15-9 | 7-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222, Nishikori reached the 2nd round after beating Matthew Dellavedova 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Dellavedova (6-4 6-4). During the match Nishikori scored 68 points vs Dellavedova’s 58. Nishikori was exceptionally aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about serving, Nishikori scored 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Kei Nishikori lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Nishikori put 63% of his first serves in, winning 63% (20/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the 2nd serve. Kei broke Dellavedova 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
The Japanese has a compiled 7-5 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pablo Patino-Samudio | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 29 | 20 |
| Pts | 104-83 | 68-58 |
| Total Points | 187 | 126 |
| Winners | 38 | 20 |
| %Winners | 37% | 29% |
Both Pablo Patino-Samudio and Nishikori played 1 match. At the moment, Juan Pablo Varillas surrendered 1 set while Kei Nishikori hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Pablo Patino-Samudio has played 1 set more than Nishikori (3 vs 2). Therefore, Pablo Patino-Samudio played 9 games more than Nishikori. Juan scored 38 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Kei managed to score 20 winners (29%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pablo Patino-Samudio | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 52/86 | 32/51 |
| %1st in | 60% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 38/52 | 20/32 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 11/19 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 58% |
Pablo Patino-Samudio bagged 3 aces . Nishikori fired 2 aces . Pablo Patino-Samudio won 73% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Nishikori won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pablo Patino-Samudio | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/9 |
| % Converted | 45% | 56% |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 |
| Saved | 2 | 3 |
| % Saved | 40% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Pablo Patino-Samudio broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Pablo Patino-Samudio lost his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Nishikori broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pablo Patino-Samudio | |||
| R1 Cadenasso | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 104-83 | 104-83 | |
| Total points | 187 | 187 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 52/86 | 52/86 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 38/52 | 38/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 19/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Nishikori | |||
| R1 Dellavedova | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 68-58 | 68-58 | |
| Total points | 126 | 126 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 32/51 | 32/51 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 20/32 | 20/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 11/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Genova Challenger
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- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Benjamin HassanHassan (4-6 6-2 7-62) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mili PoljicakPoljicak – Martin KlizanKlizan (4-6 6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
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