Jesper De Jong and Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco will fight against each other in the quarter of the Antofagasta Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jesper De Jong who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jesper De Jong is the pick to win this match.
Jesper De Jong -> 1.32
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco -> 3.15
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Prediction and head to head Jesper De Jong vs. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
There is no head to head record between Jesper De Jong and Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Jesper De Jong
39 - 20win/loss
128
103
WWLWWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-20 | 12-5 | 26-12 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-23 | 19-4 | 30-14 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-28 | 12-7 | 10-13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-29 | 2-6 | 27-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-12 | 7-3 | 14-5 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 128, the Dutch got to the quarter after defeating Enzo Couacaud 6-1 7-5 and Karue Sell 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, De Jong had a good straight sets win against Sell (6-3 6-3). During the match, De Jong scored 61 points vs Sell’s 52. De Jong was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, De Jong scored 6 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Jesper De Jong was very effective on serve to win 74% (28/38) of his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. De Jong broke Sell 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
De Jong hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
De Jong has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (244-142). 26-12 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, De Jong has an overall138-75 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Sassuolo Challenger where he beat Daniel Altmaier in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.
Jesper has a composed 39-20 win-loss record in 2024, 26-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Antofagasta Challenger
Jesper has never competed in this tournament before.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
43 - 24win/loss
185
168
WWLLLWLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-24 | 1-1 | 42-22 | 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. 185, the Bolivian got to the quarter after beating Edoardo Lavagno 5-7 6-3 2-0 ret. and Franco Roncadelli 7-5 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Murkel had a good straight sets win against Roncadelli (7-5 6-2). During the match Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 80 points vs Roncadelli’s 67. The Bolivian was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco put 69% of his first serves in, winning 52% (25/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the 2nd serve. Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke Roncadelli 7 times after converting 70% of his break points (7/10).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Brasov Challenger where he beat Dmitry Popko in the final 6-3 7-5.
The Bolivian has a compiled 43-24 win-loss record in 2024, 42-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Antofagasta Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Jong | Alejandro Dellien Velasco |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 43 |
| Pts | 132-103 | 80-67 |
| Total Points | 235 | 147 |
| Winners | 53 | 25 |
| %Winners | 40% | 31% |
Both De Jong and Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 2 matches. At the moment, Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco dropped 1 set while Jesper De Jong hasn’t surrendered a set so far. De Jong has played 2 set(s) less than Alejandro Dellien Velasco (4 vs 6). Therefore, De Jong played 6 games less than Alejandro Dellien Velasco. De Jong scored 53 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Alejandro Dellien Velasco struck 25 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Jong | Alejandro Dellien Velasco |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 69/123 | 48/70 |
| %1st in | 56% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 53/69 | 25/48 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 52% |
| 2nd pts | 32/54 | 12/22 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 55% |
De Jong recorded 10 aces (5 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco managed to score 2 aces (1 per match). De Jong won 77% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 52% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | De Jong | Alejandro Dellien Velasco |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 7 |
| Converted | 7/13 | 7/10 |
| % Converted | 54% | 70% |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 |
| Saved | 7 | 4 |
| % Saved | 88% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
De Jong broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. De Jong dropped his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. The Bolivian broke his opponents 7 times with a 70% conversion rate. The Bolivian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Jong | ||||
| R1 Couacaud |
R2 Sell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 37 | |
| pts | 71-51 | 61-52 | 132-103 | |
| Total points | 122 | 113 | 235 | |
| Winners | 25 | 28 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 46% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 31/57 | 38/66 | 69/123 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 58% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 25/31 | 28/38 | 53/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 16/28 | 32/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 57% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/4 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 75% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | ||||
| R1 Lavagno |
R2 Roncadelli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 2-0 ret. | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 43 | |
| pts | – | 80-67 | 80-67 | |
| Total points | 0 | 147 | 147 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | ||
| %Winners | 0% | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st in | / | 48/70 | 48/70 | |
| % 1st in | 0% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | / | 25/48 | 25/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 0% | 52% | 52% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 12/22 | 12/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 0% | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 7 | ||
| Converted | / | 7/10 | 7/10 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 70% | 70% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | ||
Head 2 Head
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