Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Murkel Dellien will square off in the 1st round of the Monza Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.29
Murkel Dellien -> 3.34
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Murkel Dellien
This will be the 5th time that Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Murkel Dellien play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Manuel Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Manuel Cerundolo won 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Cordoba Challenger back in March 2025.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
14 - 10win/loss
85
71
LWWLLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49-30 | 10-9 | 39-19 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-28 | 0-3 | 46-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-32 | 4-2 | 37-28 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 3-6 | 24-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-26 | 0-0 | 53-22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 128, Juan will start his run in the Monza Challenger after he played his last match in Marrakech where he lost 5-7 6-3 6-4 to Gaston in the 1st round on the 1st of April.
Juan has a composed 14-10 win-loss record in 2025, 14-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Manuel Cerundolo’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Cordoba Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall 259-159 record. He has a positive 250-137 record on clay.
Previously in the Monza Challenger
Juan has never competed in this tournament before.
Murkel Dellien
10 - 10win/loss
249
168
LWWLWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38-37 | 0-1 | 38-35 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-31 | 1-1 | 47-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-28 | 1-4 | 54-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-13 | 3-2 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 220, the Bolivian will start his run in the Monza Challenger after he played his last match in Bucharest where he lost 6-2 6-0 to Preda in the qualifications on the 30th of March.
Murkel has an overall 10-10 win-loss record in 2025, 10-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Murkel’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Rosario Challenger.
In terms of his career, Murkel has an overall 188-120 record. He has a positive 177-108 record on clay.
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