Casper Ruud and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9:00 pm on ESTADIO. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.083
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez -> 7.7
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
There is no head to head record between Casper Ruud and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Casper Ruud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-25 | 21-9 | 24-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 12-12 | 22-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-22 | 18-8 | 25-7 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-17 | 16-6 | 28-5 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 5, the Norwegian reached the 2nd round after defeating Arthur Rinderknech 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round, Ruud had a good straight sets win against Rinderknech (6-4 6-3). During the match, Ruud scored 71 points vs Rinderknech’s 54. The Norwegian was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ruud scored 6 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Casper Ruud lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ruud put 79% of his first serves in, winning 78% (35/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (5/12) on the 2nd serve. Casper broke Rinderknech 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Ruud has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (401-213). 4-1 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Ruud has an overall 110-70 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Norwegian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Dallas.
Casper has a compiled 10-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Acapulco
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
7 - 4win/loss
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LWLWWWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-27 | 22-12 | 12-14 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-15 | 6-6 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 356 (career-high), the Mexican reached the 2nd round after defeating Aleksandar Vukic 7-5 4-6 7-6(4).
In the 1st round, Pacheco defeated Vukic (7-5 4-6 7-64). During the match Pacheco scored 122 points vs Vukic’s 108. The Mexican was very aggressive to blast 55 winners.
About the serving games, Pacheco managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez was quite effective on serve to win 77% (55/71) of his 1st serve and 58% (18/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Rodrigo broke Vukic twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).
The Mexican’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Antalya.
Rodrigo has a composed 7-4 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Acapulco
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023 and 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ruud | Pacheco |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 35 |
| Pts | 71-54 | 122-108 |
| Total Points | 125 | 230 |
| Winners | 35 | 55 |
| %Winners | 49% | 45% |
Both Ruud and Pacheco played 1 match. At the moment, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez lost 1 set while Casper Ruud hasn’t lost a set so far. Ruud has played 1 set(s) less than Pacheco (2 vs 3). Therefore, Ruud played 16 games less than Pacheco. The Norwegian scored 35 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Rodrigo recorded 55 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ruud | Pacheco |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 12 |
| 1st in | 45/57 | 71/102 |
| %1st in | 79% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 55/71 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 5/12 | 18/31 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 58% |
Ruud bagged 6 aces . Pacheco recorded 12 aces . Ruud won 78% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Pacheco won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ruud | Pacheco |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 2 |
| Converted | 3/9 | 2/12 |
| % Converted | 33% | 17% |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| % Saved | 67% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The Norwegian broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. Casper surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Pacheco broke his opponent twice with a 17% conversion rate. The Mexican conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ruud | |||
| R1 Rinderknech |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 71-54 | 71-54 | |
| Total points | 125 | 125 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 45/57 | 45/57 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 79% | |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 35/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Pacheco | |||
| R1 Vukic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 122-108 | 122-108 | |
| Total points | 230 | 230 | |
| Winners | 55 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 71/102 | 71/102 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 55/71 | 55/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 18/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/12 | 2/12 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 17% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWLLWW Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Benjamin BonziBonzi (7-66 7-5) – See score progression
- Tomas Machac/Jakub MensikMachac/Jakub Mensik – Austin Krajicek/Rajeev RamKrajicek/Rajeev Ram (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-72 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (2-6 7-65 7-65) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Aleksandar VukicVukic (7-5 4-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mattia BellucciBellucci (1-6 7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Jakub MensikMensik (6-4 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-64 7-64) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Adam WaltonWalton (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Learner TienTien – Cameron NorrieNorrie (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-7(2) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Benjamin BonziBonzi (7-6(6) 7-5) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (2-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mattia BellucciBellucci (1-6 7-6(6) 6-2) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Aleksandar VukicVukic (7-5 4-6 7-6(4)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- David GoffinGoffin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marcos GironGiron – Tommy PaulPaul (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Tomas MachacMachac (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-3) – H2H and prediction
