Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida will play each other in the quarter of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. 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 Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.45
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 2.59
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
This will be the 4th time that Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Manuel Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Manuel Cerundolo won 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in the Lima 1 Challenger back in June 2024.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
39 - 23win/loss
139
79
LLWWWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-28 | 0-3 | 46-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-32 | 4-2 | 37-28 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 3-6 | 24-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-26 | 0-0 | 53-22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-17 | 2-2 | 17-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 154, the Argentine reached the quarter after beating Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-2 6-1 and Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-3 7-6(4).
In the 2nd round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Meligeni Alves (6-3 7-64). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 74 points vs Meligeni Alves’s 62. Manuel Cerundolo was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Manuel Cerundolo blasted 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Juan Manuel Cerundolo was very efficient on serve to win 83% (34/41) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Manuel Cerundolo broke Meligeni Alves once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Manuel Cerundolo hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (237-144). 38-20 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Manuel Cerundolo has an aggregate228-124 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Lima 1 Challenger where he beat Pedro Boscardin Dias in the final 6-4 6-3 and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger where he defeated Alvaro Guillen Meza in the final 3-6 6-1 6-4 and the Antofagasta Challenger where he beat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the final 3-6 6-2 6-4.
The Argentine has a composed 38-23 win-loss record in 2024, 38-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-27 | 0-1 | 38-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-25 | 1-3 | 19-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 1-3 | 27-24 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 72-29 | 0-0 | 72-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-9 | 13-7 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 374, the Brazilian got to the quarter after defeating Juan Manuel La Serna 6-3 6-2, Alex Barrena 6-3 6-3, Francisco Comesana 7-6(4) 6-4 and Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Emanuel Ambrogi (6-1 6-4). During the match Pucinelli De Almeida scored 58 points vs Emanuel Ambrogi’s 42. The Brazilian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Pucinelli De Almeida scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Pucinelli De Almeida put 75% of his first serves in, winning 66% (27/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the 2nd serve. Pucinelli De Almeida broke Emanuel Ambrogi 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brazilian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Pucinelli De Almeida’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Piracicaba Challenger and M25 Maribor.
The Brazilian has a composed 28-21 win-loss record in 2024, 28-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 75 |
| Pts | 129-92 | 265-203 |
| Total Points | 221 | 468 |
| Winners | 54 | 106 |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% |
Manuel Cerundolo played 2 matches while Pucinelli De Almeida competed in 4 matches. Pucinelli De Almeida started his run from the qualifications while Manuel Cerundolo had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Manuel Cerundolo has played 4 set(s) less than Pucinelli De Almeida (4 vs 8). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 38 games less than Pucinelli De Almeida. Manuel Cerundolo scored 54 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Pucinelli De Almeida bagged 106 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| 1st in | 64/108 | 152/232 |
| %1st in | 59% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 54/64 | 106/152 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 25/44 | 44/80 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 55% |
Manuel Cerundolo blasted 11 aces (5.5 per match). Pucinelli De Almeida recorded 3 aces (0.8 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 84% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Pucinelli De Almeida won 70% 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 | Manuel Cerundolo | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 16 |
| Converted | 6/13 | 16/33 |
| % Converted | 46% | 48% |
| Conceded | 2 | 13 |
| Saved | 2 | 7 |
| % Saved | 100% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 |
Juan broke his opponents 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. Manuel Cerundolo pretty solid on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 2 break points. Pucinelli De Almeida broke his opponents 16 times with a 48% conversion rate. Pucinelli De Almeida conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | ||||
| R1 Pablo Ficovich |
R2 Meligeni Alves |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 22 | 37 | |
| pts | 55-30 | 74-62 | 129-92 | |
| Total points | 85 | 136 | 221 | |
| Winners | 20 | 34 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 23/41 | 41/67 | 64/108 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 61% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 34/41 | 54/64 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 83% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 15/26 | 25/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 58% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 1/5 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 20% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pucinelli De Almeida | ||||||
| Q1 Manuel La Serna |
Q3 Barrena |
R1 Comesana |
R2 Emanuel Ambrogi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | 7-64 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 75 | |
| pts | 64-42 | 73-52 | 70-67 | 58-42 | 265-203 | |
| Total points | 106 | 125 | 137 | 100 | 468 | |
| Winners | 20 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 106 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 36% | 47% | 47% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 29/52 | 35/49 | 47/76 | 41/55 | 152/232 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 71% | 62% | 75% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 20/29 | 26/35 | 33/47 | 27/41 | 106/152 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 74% | 70% | 66% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 9/14 | 13/29 | 9/14 | 44/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 64% | 45% | 64% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/12 | 3/4 | 4/10 | 16/33 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 33% | 75% | 40% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 60% | 67% | 105% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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