Learner Tien and Nicolas Mejia will square off in the 2nd round of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on BRENDA MYERS COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Learner Tien who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Learner Tien is the pick to win this match.
Learner Tien -> 1.169
Nicolas Mejia -> 4.55
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Prediction and head to head Learner Tien vs. Nicolas Mejia
There is no head to head record between Learner Tien and Nicolas Mejia since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Learner Tien
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63-14 | 53-8 | 0-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-10 | 20-10 | 0-0 | 10-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 12-11 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 125, Learner got to the 2nd round after beating Beibit Zhukayev 2-6 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round against Zhukayev, Learner recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-2).During the match, Tien scored less points (3) than Zhukayev. In fact, the world no. 125 won 79 points vs Zhukayev’s. That means that Tien was more focused during the important points. Tien was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tien recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Learner Tien lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Tien put 60% of his first serves in, winning 68% (34/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (19/33) on the 2nd serve. Learner broke Zhukayev 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Tien has a fantastic match record in the last 3 years having won 76% of his matches (96-30). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tien has a composed12-3 record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he beat Nishesh Basavareddy in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4 and the Las Vegas Challenger where he defeated Tristan Boyer in the final 7-5 1-6 6-3 and the Fairfield Challenger where he beat Bernard Tomic in the final 6-0 6-1.
Learner has an overall 54-9 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicolas Mejia
44 - 31win/loss
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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. 216, the Colombian got to the 2nd round after beating Denis Kudla 0-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 1st round against Kudla, Nicolas recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-3 7-5).During the match Mejia scored less points (4) than Kudla. In fact, the world no. 125 won 96 points vs Kudla’s. That means that Mejia was more focused during the important points. The Colombian was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Mejia made 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Nicolas Mejia lost the serve 5 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Mejia put 53% of his first serves in, winning 73% (40/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (17/49) on the 2nd serve. Mejia broke Kudla 4 times after converting 27% of his break points (4/15).
His best result of the year was conquering the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he overcame Matias Soto in the final 6-1 5-7 6-2.
The Colombian has a composed 44-30 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tien | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 27 |
| Pts | 79-82 | 96-100 |
| Total Points | 161 | 196 |
| Winners | 34 | 40 |
| %Winners | 43% | 42% |
Both Tien and Mejia played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Learner Tien conceded 1 set, while Nicolas Mejia conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Tien and Mejia have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Tien played 1 game less than Mejia. Learner scored 34 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Nicolas fired 40 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tien | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 6 |
| 1st in | 50/83 | 55/104 |
| %1st in | 60% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 34/50 | 40/55 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 19/33 | 17/49 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 35% |
Tien struck 4 aces . Mejia struck 6 aces . Tien won 68% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Mejia won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 35% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tien | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/15 |
| % Converted | 38% | 27% |
| Conceded | 9 | 12 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 78% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Learner broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Tien conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. The Colombian broke his opponent 4 times with a 27% conversion rate. The Colombian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tien | |||
| R1 Zhukayev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 79-82 | 79-82 | |
| Total points | 161 | 161 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 50/83 | 50/83 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 34/50 | 34/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/33 | 19/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Mejia | |||
| R1 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 96-100 | 96-100 | |
| Total points | 196 | 196 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 55/104 | 55/104 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 40/55 | 40/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/49 | 17/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 35% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 4/15 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 7/12 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 58% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Charlottesville Challenger
- Dylan DietrichDietrich – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Paul JubbJubb – Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Patrick ZahrajZahraj – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-1 7-67) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Kyle EdmundEdmund (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Colton SmithSmith – Andre IlaganIlagan (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Ethan QuinnQuinn – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-1 7-67) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Henry SearleSearle (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Naoki NakagawaNakagawa (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Brandon HoltHolt – Alex RybakovRybakov (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy – Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Denis KudlaKudla (0-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Bernard TomicTomic (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Dmitry PopkoPopko (5-7 6-1 7-61) – See score progression
- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (7-5 7-66) – See score progression
- Learner TienTien – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (2-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Patrick ZahrajZahraj – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-1 7-6(7)) – See score progression
- Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy – Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Paul JubbJubb – Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Dylan DietrichDietrich – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Borna GojoGojo – Govind NandaNanda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Patrick KypsonKypson – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon HoltHolt – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Patrick ZahrajZahraj – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
