Thiago Agustin Tirante and Dmitry Popko will clash against each other in the quarter of the Morelia Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on ESTADIO TRES MARIAS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thiago Agustin Tirante who should win in 3 sets.
Thiago Agustin Tirante -> 1.43
Dmitry Popko -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Dmitry Popko
This will be the 3rd time that Thiago Agustin Tirante and Dmitry Popko fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Agustin Tirante won 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in at the U.S. Open back in 2024.
Thiago Agustin Tirante
13 - 7win/loss
101
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50-33 | 14-7 | 35-22 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-30 | 5-4 | 26-22 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-31 | 13-10 | 29-19 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-31 | 2-4 | 25-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-23 | 8-4 | 27-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 117, the Argentine got to the quarter after beating Maximilian Neuchrist 7-6(7) 6-4 and Murphy Cassone 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Agustin Tirante defeated Cassone (6-3 6-74 6-3). During the match, Agustin Tirante scored 100 points vs Cassone’s 90. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Agustin Tirante scored 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Thiago Agustin Tirante was pretty effective on serve to win 81% (42/52) of his 1st serve and 62% (32/52) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Cassone twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Agustin Tirante has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Agustin Tirante has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (225-163). 7-2 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Agustin Tirante has an overall59-33 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Cordoba Challenger where he overcame Juan Pablo Ficovich in the final 6-4 6-0.
The Argentine has a compiled 13-6 win-loss record in 2025, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Morelia Challenger
Agustin Tirante has never competed in this tournament before.
Dmitry Popko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-30 | 15-11 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 64-33 | 7-2 | 57-28 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-20 | 1-1 | 38-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-30 | 11-11 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-34 | 0-4 | 27-19 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 245, Popko got to the quarter after defeating Terence Atmane 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-3 and Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Dmitry had a good straight sets win against Mannarino (6-2 6-3). During the match Popko scored 59 points vs Mannarino’s 45. Dmitry was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Popko bagged 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dmitry Popko conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Popko put 53% of his first serves in, winning 87% (27/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Popko broke Mannarino 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Popko has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Kazakhstani has an overall 7-10 win-loss record in 2025, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Agustin Tirante | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 52 |
| Pts | 179-153 | 177-155 |
| Total Points | 332 | 332 |
| Winners | 80 | 75 |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% |
Both Agustin Tirante and Popko played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Thiago Agustin Tirante surrendered 1 set, while Dmitry Popko lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Agustin Tirante and Popko have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Agustin Tirante played 2 games more than Popko. The Argentine scored 80 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Dmitry struck 75 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Agustin Tirante | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 24 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 95/164 | 90/165 |
| %1st in | 58% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 80/95 | 75/90 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 43/69 | 42/75 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 56% |
Agustin Tirante fired 24 aces (12 per match). Popko recorded 11 aces (5.5 per match). Agustin Tirante won 84% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Popko won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Agustin Tirante | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 5 |
| Converted | 3/12 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 25% | 42% |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 |
| Saved | 4 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Agustin Tirante broke his opponents 3 times with a 25% conversion rate. Agustin Tirante pretty solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points. Popko broke his opponents 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Dmitry was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Agustin Tirante | ||||
| R1 Neuchrist | R2 Cassone | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 6-4 | 6-3 6-74 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 31 | 54 | |
| pts | 79-63 | 100-90 | 179-153 | |
| Total points | 142 | 190 | 332 | |
| Winners | 38 | 42 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 42% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 14 | 10 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 43/60 | 52/104 | 95/164 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 50% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 38/43 | 42/52 | 80/95 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 81% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 32/52 | 43/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Converted | 1/4 | 2/8 | 3/12 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Popko | ||||
| R1 Atmane | R2 Mannarino | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-74 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 17 | 52 | |
| pts | 118-110 | 59-45 | 177-155 | |
| Total points | 228 | 104 | 332 | |
| Winners | 48 | 27 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 46% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 59/107 | 31/58 | 90/165 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 53% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 48/59 | 27/31 | 75/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 87% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/48 | 13/27 | 42/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 48% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 3/4 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 75% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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