Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Henrique Rocha will face off in the 2nd round of the Guayaquil Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:00 pm 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 Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.4
Henrique Rocha -> 2.77
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Henrique Rocha
There is no head to head record between Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Henrique Rocha since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
43 - 26win/loss
141
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. 142, Juan reached the 2nd round after defeating Renzo Olivo 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round, Juan had a good straight sets win against Olivo (6-2 6-3). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 61 points vs Olivo’s 38. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Manuel Cerundolo fired 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Juan Manuel Cerundolo was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 78% (21/27) of his 1st serve and 71% (10/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Argentine broke Olivo 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (242-146). 43-22 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall233-126 record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning 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 overcame 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.
Manuel Cerundolo has a compiled 43-25 win-loss record in 2024, 43-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guayaquil Challenger
Henrique Rocha
35 - 29win/loss
168
158
LLWWWLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-32 | 10-7 | 25-21 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 64-27 | 47-11 | 17-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-18 | 8-9 | 10-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 179, Henrique got to the 2nd round after beating Gerard Campana Lee 4-6 6-2 6-2.
In the 1st round against Campana Lee, Rocha recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-2). During the match Rocha scored 90 points vs Campana Lee’s 70. Henrique was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Rocha bagged 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Henrique Rocha lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Rocha put 60% of his first serves in, winning 71% (35/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (14/33) on the 2nd serve. Henrique broke Campana Lee 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Murcia Challenger where he defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final 3-6 7-6(0) 7-5.
The Portuguese has a compiled 34-29 win-loss record in 2024, 21-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guayaquil Challenger
Rocha has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Rocha |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 26 |
| Pts | 61-38 | 90-70 |
| Total Points | 99 | 160 |
| Winners | 21 | 35 |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% |
Both Manuel Cerundolo and Rocha played 1 match. At the moment, Henrique Rocha conceded 1 set while Juan Manuel Cerundolo hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Manuel Cerundolo has played 1 set(s) less than Rocha (2 vs 3). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 9 games less than Rocha. Juan scored 21 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Rocha managed to score 35 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Rocha |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 27/41 | 49/82 |
| %1st in | 66% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 35/49 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 14/33 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 42% |
Manuel Cerundolo recorded 3 aces . Rocha struck 3 aces . Manuel Cerundolo won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Rocha won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Rocha |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 56% | 54% |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 |
| Saved | 1 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
Manuel Cerundolo broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Juan conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Portuguese broke his opponent 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Henrique conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | |||
| R1 Olivo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 61-38 | 61-38 | |
| Total points | 99 | 99 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 27/41 | 27/41 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 21/27 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 10/14 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Rocha | |||
| R1 Campana |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 90-70 | 90-70 | |
| Total points | 160 | 160 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 49/82 | 49/82 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 35/49 | 35/49 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/33 | 14/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/13 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 54% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWLWWLL Tennis Scores in Guayaquil Challenger
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Marcos Lee Chan BaratauLee Chan Baratau (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Francisco CastroCastro (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Mariano KestelboimKestelboim – Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Gastao EliasElias (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Mathys ErhardErhard (6-4 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Garrett JohnsJohns (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (7-61 ret.) – See score progression
- Ryan NijboerNijboer – Angel VelizVeliz (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex BarrenaBarrena – Vilius GaubasGaubas (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Henrique RochaRocha – Gerard Campana LeeCampana Lee (4-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Nicolas KickerKicker (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Elmer MollerMoller (4-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Ignacio BuseBuse (5-7 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Andres AndradeAndrade – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (5-7 6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Francisco CastroCastro (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Vit KoprivaKopriva (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Mariano KestelboimKestelboim – Federico CoriaCoria (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Andres AndradeAndrade – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ryan NijboerNijboer – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
