Thiago Moura Monteiro and Emilio Nava will face off in the final of the Asuncion Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thiago Moura Monteiro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thiago Moura Monteiro is the pick to win this match.
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.533
Emilio Nava -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Moura Monteiro vs. Emilio Nava
This will be the 2nd time that Thiago Moura Monteiro and Emilio Nava square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Moura Monteiro (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Moura Monteiro won 6-3 6-0 in the qualifications in Cincinnati back in 2022.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
15 - 9win/loss
99
61
LWWWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15-9 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-28 | 1-3 | 33-17 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-30 | 3-7 | 30-22 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-33 | 8-8 | 28-16 | 4-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-27 | 8-8 | 25-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 99, Moura Monteiro reached the final after defeating Remy Bertola 6-4 0-6 6-1, Mariano Kestelboim 6-4 5-7 6-2, Alvaro Guillen Meza 6-4 6-4 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 7-6(3) 7-5.
In the semifinal, Thiago had a good straight sets win against Pucinelli De Almeida (7-63 7-5). During the match, Moura Monteiro scored 87 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s 75. The Brazilian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Moura Monteiro blasted 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Thiago Moura Monteiro lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Moura Monteiro put 60% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (17/32) on the 2nd serve. Thiago was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Pucinelli De Almeida 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thiago has conceded 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Moura Monteiro has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (356-273). 12-5 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Moura Monteiro has an aggregate 286-176 record in the last years on clay.
Moura Monteiro’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Santiago Challenger.
Moura Monteiro has an overall 15-8 win-loss record in 2025, 12-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Asuncion Challenger
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
Emilio Nava
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18-9 | 0-2 | 18-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-34 | 16-15 | 8-9 | 8-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-31 | 24-14 | 12-8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-27 | 15-15 | 14-6 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-16 | 9-6 | 27-7 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 235, Nava got to the final after defeating Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez 6-4 6-2, Juan Pablo Varillas 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2, Tomas Barrios Vera 2-6 6-3 7-5 and Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Nava had a good straight sets win against Daniel Vallejo (6-4 6-2). During the match Nava scored 66 points vs Daniel Vallejo’s 55. Nava was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Nava struck 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Emilio Nava lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Nava put 56% of his first serves in, winning 84% (27/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (9/25) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Daniel Vallejo 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Nava’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Punta Del Este Challenger,the Santiago Challenger and the Asuncion Challenger.
Nava has an overall 16-9 win-loss record in 2025, 16-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moura Monteiro | Nava |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 98 | 94 |
| Pts | 329-293 | 322-279 |
| Total Points | 622 | 601 |
| Winners | 136 | 142 |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% |
Both Moura Monteiro and Nava played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Thiago Moura Monteiro conceded 2 sets, while Emilio Nava lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Moura Monteiro and Nava have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Moura Monteiro played 4 games more than Nava. Thiago scored 136 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Nava recorded 142 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moura Monteiro | Nava |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 1st in | 195/306 | 190/304 |
| %1st in | 64% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 136/195 | 142/190 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 54/111 | 52/114 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 46% |
Moura Monteiro struck 19 aces (4.8 per match). Nava made 27 aces (6.8 per match). Moura Monteiro won 70% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Nava won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moura Monteiro | Nava |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 17 |
| Converted | 18/34 | 17/31 |
| % Converted | 53% | 55% |
| Conceded | 31 | 17 |
| Saved | 19 | 11 |
| % Saved | 61% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 6 |
The Brazilian broke his opponents 18 times with a 53% conversion rate. Moura Monteiro conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Nava broke his opponents 17 times with a 55% conversion rate. Emilio conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moura Monteiro | ||||||
| R1 Bertola |
R2 Kestelboim |
1/4 Guillen Meza |
1/2 Pucinelli De Almeida |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 0-6 6-1 | 6-4 5-7 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-63 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 98 | |
| pts | 67-70 | 103-87 | 72-61 | 87-75 | 329-293 | |
| Total points | 137 | 190 | 133 | 162 | 622 | |
| Winners | 26 | 45 | 31 | 34 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 44% | 43% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 40/61 | 64/96 | 42/68 | 49/81 | 195/306 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 67% | 62% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 26/40 | 45/64 | 31/42 | 34/49 | 136/195 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 70% | 74% | 69% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 15/32 | 11/26 | 17/32 | 54/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 47% | 42% | 53% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 6/14 | 4/6 | 4/4 | 18/34 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 43% | 67% | 100% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 31 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 6/10 | 4/6 | 6/9 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 67% | 67% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Nava | ||||||
| R1 Joaquin |
R2 Pablo Patino-Samudio |
1/4 Tomas Barrios Vera |
1/2 Daniel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-74 6-2 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 94 | |
| pts | 64-51 | 98-80 | 94-93 | 66-55 | 322-279 | |
| Total points | 115 | 178 | 187 | 121 | 601 | |
| Winners | 33 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 142 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 42% | 44% | 41% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 57/92 | 62/95 | 32/57 | 190/304 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 62% | 65% | 56% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 33/39 | 41/57 | 41/62 | 27/32 | 142/190 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 72% | 66% | 84% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/21 | 18/35 | 17/33 | 9/25 | 52/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 51% | 52% | 36% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 6/12 | 4/7 | 4/8 | 17/31 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | 57% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/6 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 50% | 67% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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