Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Rafael Jodar will square off in the quarter of the Cuernavaca Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:30 pm on ESTADIO METAXCHANGE. 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 Rafael Jodar who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rafael Jodar is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Jodar -> 1.83
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez vs. Rafael Jodar
There is no head to head record between Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Rafael Jodar since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
11 - 9win/loss
232
196
LLLLLLWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-34 | 8-12 | 18-21 | 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. 224 (career-high), Rodrigo got to the quarter after beating Mateus Alves 6-3 6-4 and Mark Lajal 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 7-6(8).
In the 2nd round, Rodrigo defeated Lajal (7-64 6-73 7-68).During the match, Pacheco Mendez scored less points (5) than Lajal. In fact, the world no. 224 won 131 points vs Lajal’s. That means that Pacheco Mendez was more focused during the important points. The Mexican was extremely aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pacheco Mendez bagged 14 aces and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 14 double faults. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Pacheco Mendez put 52% of his first serves in, winning 77% (57/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (33/67) on the 2nd serve. Pacheco Mendez broke Lajal 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pacheco Mendez has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Pacheco Mendez has a winning match record in the last 4 years having won 52% of his matches (65-59). 3-3 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Pacheco Mendez has a compiled32-25 record in the last 4 years on hard.
Rodrigo’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Antalya.
Rodrigo has a compiled 11-8 win-loss record in 2025, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cuernavaca Challenger
Rafael Jodar
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-13 | 23-9 | 3-1 | 15-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 896, Jodar reached the quarter after defeating Roberto Cid Subervi 6-3 5-7 6-2 and Stefan Kozlov 7-5 3-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Jodar defeated Kozlov (7-5 3-6 6-2). During the match Jodar scored 99 points vs Kozlov’s 87. The Spaniard was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Jodar scored 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Rafael Jodar was very efficient on serve to win 73% (41/56) of his 1st serve and 53% (17/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Spaniard broke Kozlov 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rafael has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Rafael has a compiled 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cuernavaca Challenger
Jodar has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pacheco Mendez | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 58 |
| Pts | 193-185 | 195-169 |
| Total Points | 378 | 364 |
| Winners | 77 | 83 |
| %Winners | 40% | 43% |
Both Pacheco Mendez and Jodar played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez lost 1 set, while Rafael Jodar surrendered 2 sets. Pacheco Mendez has played 1 set(s) less than Jodar (5 vs 6). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (58). The Mexican scored 77 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Rafael made 83 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pacheco Mendez | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 102/197 | 112/184 |
| %1st in | 52% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 77/102 | 83/112 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 48/95 | 34/72 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 47% |
Pacheco Mendez bagged 16 aces (8 per match). Jodar managed to score 9 aces (4.5 per match). Pacheco Mendez won 75% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Jodar won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pacheco Mendez | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 10 |
| Converted | 8/16 | 10/18 |
| % Converted | 50% | 56% |
| Conceded | 15 | 18 |
| Saved | 10 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 |
Rodrigo broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. Pacheco Mendez surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Rafael broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pacheco Mendez | ||||
| R1 Alves |
R2 Lajal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-64 6-73 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 39 | 58 | |
| pts | 62-49 | 131-136 | 193-185 | |
| Total points | 111 | 267 | 378 | |
| Winners | 20 | 57 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 44% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 14 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 14 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 28/56 | 74/141 | 102/197 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 20/28 | 57/74 | 77/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 77% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 33/67 | 48/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 49% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/8 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 38% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 6/9 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Jodar | ||||
| R1 Cid |
R2 Kozlov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 6-2 | 7-5 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | 58 | |
| pts | 96-82 | 99-87 | 195-169 | |
| Total points | 178 | 186 | 364 | |
| Winners | 42 | 41 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 56/96 | 56/88 | 112/184 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 64% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 42/56 | 41/56 | 83/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/40 | 17/32 | 34/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 53% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 4/8 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 6/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 75% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
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