Francesco Passaro and Daniel Merida Aguilar will square off in the quarter of the Maia Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Passaro who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Passaro is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Passaro -> 1.35
Daniel Merida Aguilar -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Francesco Passaro vs. Daniel Merida Aguilar
There is no head to head record between Francesco Passaro and Daniel Merida Aguilar since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Francesco Passaro
37 - 24win/loss
114
107
WWLWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-24 | 4-5 | 33-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 114, Passaro got to the quarter after beating Maxime Janvier 6-2 6-4 and Vilius Gaubas 1-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Gaubas, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Passaro scored 72 points vs Gaubas’s 65. The Italian was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Passaro scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Francesco Passaro lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 64% of his first serves in, winning 62% (28/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the 2nd serve. Francesco broke Gaubas 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Passaro has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (172-131). 33-18 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Passaro has an aggregate140-93 record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Turin Challenger where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-3 7-5 and the Genova Challenger where he defeated Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the final 7-5 6-3.
The Italian has an aggregate 37-24 win-loss record in 2024, 33-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Maia Challenger
Passaro has never competed in this tournament before.
Daniel Merida Aguilar
57 - 32win/loss
314
310
WWLLLWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57-32 | 17-9 | 40-22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-31 | 16-13 | 20-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-26 | 8-9 | 21-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-14 | 1-4 | 11-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 314, the Spaniard got to the quarter after defeating Jelle Sels 7-5 6-2 and Pol Martin Tiffon 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Martin Tiffon (6-4 6-4). During the match Merida scored 71 points vs Martin Tiffon’s 68. Merida was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Merida managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Daniel Merida Aguilar conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Merida put 85% of his first serves in, winning 71% (48/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 25% (3/12) on the 2nd serve. Daniel broke Martin Tiffon twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Merida’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Antalya,M25 Santander,M25 Oviedo and M15 Madrid.
Merida has an overall 57-32 win-loss record in 2024, 40-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Passaro | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 40 |
| Pts | 133-104 | 141-122 |
| Total Points | 237 | 263 |
| Winners | 46 | 76 |
| %Winners | 35% | 54% |
Both Passaro and Merida played 2 matches. At the moment, Francesco Passaro lost 1 set while Daniel Merida Aguilar hasn’t dropped a set so far. Passaro has played 1 set more than Merida (5 vs 4). Therefore, Passaro played 2 games more than Merida. Francesco scored 46 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Daniel blasted 76 winners (54%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Passaro | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 71/111 | 107/135 |
| %1st in | 64% | 79% |
| 1st pts | 46/71 | 76/107 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 27/40 | 11/28 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 39% |
Passaro blasted 2 aces (1 per match). Merida recorded 3 aces (1.5 per match). Passaro won 65% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Merida won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 39% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Passaro | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 7 |
| Converted | 9/14 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 64% | 50% |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 |
| Saved | 4 | 7 |
| % Saved | 44% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 |
The Italian broke his opponents 9 times with a 64% conversion rate. The Italian dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded. Daniel broke his opponents 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Merida conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Passaro | ||||
| R1 Janvier |
R2 Gaubas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 1-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 24 | 42 | |
| pts | 61-39 | 72-65 | 133-104 | |
| Total points | 100 | 137 | 237 | |
| Winners | 18 | 28 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 39% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 26/41 | 45/70 | 71/111 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 18/26 | 28/45 | 46/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 62% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/15 | 15/25 | 27/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 80% | 60% | 68% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/7 | 9/14 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 57% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 57% | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Merida | ||||
| R1 Sels |
R2 Martin Tiffon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| pts | 70-54 | 71-68 | 141-122 | |
| Total points | 124 | 139 | 263 | |
| Winners | 28 | 48 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 68% | 54% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 39/55 | 68/80 | 107/135 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 85% | 79% | |
| 1st pts | 28/39 | 48/68 | 76/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 3/12 | 11/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 25% | 39% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 2/4 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 4/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
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