Nicolas Mejia and Ernesto Escobedo will play each other in the 2nd round of the Calgary Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 10:00 am on ROGERS COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ernesto Escobedo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ernesto Escobedo is the pick to win this match.
Ernesto Escobedo -> 1.7
Nicolas Mejia -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Mejia vs. Ernesto Escobedo
This will be the 3rd time that Nicolas Mejia and Ernesto Escobedo fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Mejia and Escobedo (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Escobedo won 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in the Tyler Challenger back in June 2024.
Nicolas Mejia
43 - 29win/loss
217
215
LLLWLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-33 | 18-21 | 23-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-33 | 6-13 | 18-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-35 | 13-12 | 15-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-28 | 16-10 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 227 (career-high), Mejia got to the 2nd round after beating Bruno Kuzuhara 6-4 7-6(0).
In the 1st round, Nicolas had a good straight sets win against Kuzuhara (6-4 7-60). During the match, Mejia scored 73 points vs Kuzuhara’s 61. The Colombian was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mejia scored 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Nicolas Mejia was very efficient on serve to win 84% (32/38) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Nicolas broke Kuzuhara twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Mejia has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 54% of his matches (205-175). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mejia has a composed7-16 win-loss record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he overcame Matias Soto in the final 6-1 5-7 6-2.
Mejia has an aggregate 42-29 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Calgary Challenger
The Colombian has never competed in this tournament before.
Ernesto Escobedo
29 - 22win/loss
457
67
LLWWWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-23 | 19-13 | 1-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-17 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-31 | 16-16 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-25 | 17-12 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-8 | 6-4 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 453, Ernesto reached the 2nd round after defeating Kiranpal Pannu 6-1 7-5.
In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Pannu (6-1 7-5). During the match Escobedo scored 69 points vs Pannu’s 50. Escobedo was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Escobedo managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Ernesto Escobedo lost the serve once. Furthermore, Escobedo put 57% of his first serves in, winning 90% (26/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Escobedo broke Pannu 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Villahermosa.
Ernesto has a composed 29-21 win-loss record in 2024, 9-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mejia | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 19 |
| Pts | 73-61 | 69-50 |
| Total Points | 134 | 119 |
| Winners | 32 | 26 |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% |
Both Mejia and Escobedo played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Mejia and Escobedo have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Mejia played 4 games more than Escobedo. Nicolas scored 32 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Ernesto struck 26 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mejia | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 38/60 | 29/51 |
| %1st in | 63% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 32/38 | 26/29 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 90% |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 11/22 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 50% |
Mejia fired 5 aces . Escobedo managed to score 8 aces . Mejia won 84% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Escobedo won 90% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mejia | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 4 |
| Converted | 2/6 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 33% | 67% |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 |
| Saved | 1 | 0 |
| % Saved | 50% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Mejia broke his opponent twice with a 33% conversion rate. Mejia surrendered his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Escobedo broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Escobedo conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mejia | |||
| R1 Kuzuhara |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-60 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 73-61 | 73-61 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 38/60 | 38/60 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/38 | 32/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 14/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/6 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Escobedo | |||
| R1 Pannu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 69-50 | 69-50 | |
| Total points | 119 | 119 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 29/51 | 29/51 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 26/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 90% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 11/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWWLWWL Tennis Scores in Calgary Challenger
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Cem IlkelIlkel (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Borna GojoGojo (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Patrick MaloneyMaloney (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (6-4 7-60) – See score progression
- Andres MartinMartin – Alex MartinezMartinez (7-64 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Aidan MayoMayo – Cleeve HarperHarper (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – Alfredo PerezPerez (7-64 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-1 6-72 6-4) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Benjamin Thomas GeorgeThomas George (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Louis WesselsWessels – Justin BoulaisBoulais (7-62 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Murphy CassoneCassone – Ryan SeggermanSeggerman (3-6 7-64 7-613) – See score progression
- Aziz DougazDougaz – Max WiskandtWiskandt (6-3 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Kiranpal PannuPannu (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Gabi Adrian BoitanAdrian Boitan (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Borna GojoGojo (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Patrick MaloneyMaloney (6-4 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Benjamin Thomas GeorgeThomas George (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Bernard TomicTomic – Andre IlaganIlagan (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Louis WesselsWessels – Liam DraxlDraxl (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Vasek PospisilPospisil (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Govind NandaNanda – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (0-0) – H2H and prediction
