Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Govind Nanda will play each other in the 1^st round of the Merida Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 8:00 pm on ESTADIO LORENZO MOLINA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez is the pick to win this match.
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez -> 1.5
Govind Nanda -> 2.45

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Prediction and head to head Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez vs. Govind Nanda

This will be the 2^nd time that Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Govind Nanda clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pacheco Mendez (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Pacheco Mendez won 6-0 6-3 in the qualifications in the Lexington Challenger back in 2024.

Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez

Ranked no. 229 (career-high), Pacheco Mendez will start his run in the Merida Challenger after he played his last match in the Cap Cana Challenger where he lost 2-6 6-2 6-2 to Bonzi in the 1^st round on the 11^th of March.

Pacheco Mendez has a compiled 7-6 win-loss record in 2025, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Rodrigo’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Antalya.

Talking about his overall career, Rodrigo has an overall 61-57 record. He has a negative 27-31 record on clay.

Previously in the Merida Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd

round in 2024. See his history.

Govind Nanda

Ranked no. 391, the American will start his run in the Merida Challenger after he played his last match in the Cap Cana Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Sakamoto in the 1^st round on the 12^th of March.

Nanda has an overall 6-5 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on clay.

In terms of his career, Nanda has an overall 142-100 record. He has a positive 28-17 record on clay.

Previously in the Merida Challenger

Nanda has never competed in this tournament before.

Tennis Scores in Merida Challenger

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• Tyler ZinkZink – Vladyslav OrlovOrlov (6-4 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Hugo DellienDellien – Maxime JanvierJanvier (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Garrett JohnsJohns – Sebastian GimaGima (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

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