Francisco Cerundolo and Joao Fonseca will fight against each other in the final of the Argentina Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4:00 pm on COURT GUILLERMO VILAS. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.727
Joao Fonseca -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Joao Fonseca
There is no head to head record between Francisco Cerundolo and Joao Fonseca since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Francisco Cerundolo
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LWWWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-10 | 8-4 | 16-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-31 | 5-10 | 21-13 | 9-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 10-10 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-28 | 7-8 | 25-10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-24 | 3-2 | 39-21 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 28, Cerundolo got to the final after beating Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-4, Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2 6-3, Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-3 6-2 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-2 6-4.
In the semifinal, Cerundolo had a good straight sets win against Martinez Portero (6-2 6-4). During the match, Cerundolo scored 69 points vs Martinez Portero’s 56. The Argentine was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cerundolo struck 8 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Francisco Cerundolo was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (33/46) of his 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Martinez Portero 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cerundolo has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Cerundolo has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (319-169). 4-0 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cerundolo has an overall 259-110 match record in the last years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Buenos Aires.
Cerundolo has an aggregate 6-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Buenos Aires
Joao Fonseca
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-8 | 17-3 | 6-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-23 | 8-3 | 14-11 | 13-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 99, Joao reached the final after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-3, Federico Coria 2-6 6-4 6-2, Mariano Navone 3-6 6-4 7-5 and Laslo Djere 7-6(3) 5-7 6-1.
In the semifinal, Fonseca defeated Djere (7-63 5-7 6-1). During the match Fonseca scored 106 points vs Djere’s 94. Joao was extremely aggressive to blast 51 winners.
About the serving games, Fonseca blasted 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Joao Fonseca was pretty effective on serve to win 77% (51/66) of his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Brazilian broke Djere 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Joao has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Canberra Challenger where he beat Ethan Quinn in the final 6-4 6-4.
Joao has an overall 13-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Buenos Aires
Joao has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cerundolo | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 107 |
| Pts | 299-244 | 357-335 |
| Total Points | 543 | 692 |
| Winners | 131 | 152 |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% |
Both Cerundolo and Fonseca played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo surrendered 1 set, while Joao Fonseca dropped 3 sets. Cerundolo has played 2 set(s) less than Fonseca (9 vs 11). Therefore, Cerundolo played 26 games less than Fonseca. Cerundolo scored 131 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Joao made 152 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cerundolo | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 192/275 | 223/335 |
| %1st in | 70% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 131/192 | 152/223 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 53/83 | 58/112 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 52% |
Cerundolo made 13 aces (3.3 per match). Fonseca scored 22 aces (5.5 per match). Cerundolo won 68% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Fonseca won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cerundolo | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 17 |
| Converted | 13/26 | 17/39 |
| % Converted | 50% | 44% |
| Conceded | 26 | 28 |
| Saved | 23 | 17 |
| % Saved | 88% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 11 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. Francisco conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Fonseca broke his opponents 17 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cerundolo | ||||||
| R1 Darderi |
R2 Manuel |
1/4 Zverev |
1/2 Martinez Portero |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 81 | |
| pts | 74-66 | 67-42 | 89-80 | 69-56 | 299-244 | |
| Total points | 140 | 109 | 169 | 125 | 543 | |
| Winners | 32 | 26 | 40 | 33 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 39% | 45% | 48% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 49/69 | 35/54 | 62/87 | 46/65 | 192/275 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 65% | 71% | 71% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 32/49 | 26/35 | 40/62 | 33/46 | 131/192 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 74% | 65% | 72% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 14/19 | 15/25 | 11/19 | 53/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 74% | 60% | 58% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/7 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 43% | 80% | 60% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 7/7 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 100% | 71% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Fonseca | ||||||
| R1 Etcheverry |
R2 Coria |
1/4 Navone |
1/2 Djere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 2-6 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-4 7-5 | 7-63 5-7 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 107 | |
| pts | 62-51 | 84-83 | 105-107 | 106-94 | 357-335 | |
| Total points | 113 | 167 | 212 | 200 | 692 | |
| Winners | 24 | 33 | 44 | 51 | 152 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | 42% | 48% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 36/52 | 48/80 | 73/110 | 66/93 | 223/335 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 60% | 66% | 71% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 24/36 | 33/48 | 44/73 | 51/66 | 152/223 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 69% | 60% | 77% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 15/32 | 18/37 | 15/27 | 58/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 47% | 49% | 56% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/7 | 6/12 | 3/11 | 17/39 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 57% | 50% | 27% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 28 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/6 | 9/14 | 4/6 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 64% | 67% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
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