Felipe Meligeni Alves and Darwin Blanch will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Mexico City Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on ESTADIO RAFAEL OSUNA. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felipe Meligeni Alves who should win in 2 sets.
Felipe Meligeni Alves -> 1.4
Darwin Blanch -> 2.77
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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Darwin Blanch
There is no head to head record between Felipe Meligeni Alves and Darwin Blanch since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Felipe Meligeni Alves
12 - 8win/loss
218
117
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-13 | 1-3 | 15-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-28 | 4-8 | 29-17 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 8-6 | 26-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 0-3 | 33-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-28 | 1-2 | 33-25 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 153, Felipe got to the 2nd round after defeating Beibit Zhukayev 3-6 6-3 7-6(9).
In the 1st round against Zhukayev, The Brazilian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-69). During the match, Meligeni Alves scored 113 points vs Zhukayev’s 108. Felipe was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Regarding the service games, Meligeni Alves fired 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Felipe Meligeni Alves lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Meligeni Alves put 64% of his first serves in, winning 71% (48/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Zhukayev 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Meligeni Alves has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (323-217). 10-5 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Meligeni Alves has a compiled 283-174 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Merida Challenger where he beat Juan Pablo Ficovich in the final 6-2 1-6 6-2.
The Brazilian has a composed 11-8 win-loss record in 2025, 10-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Mexico City Challenger
Darwin Blanch
14 - 7win/loss
285
285
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-22 | 31-14 | 2-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-19 | 16-10 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-7 | 0-2 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 10-8 | 7-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 578 (career-high), Darwin got to the 2nd round after defeating Rodrigo Alujas 3-6 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round against Alujas, Darwin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-2 6-3). During the match Blanch scored 77 points vs Alujas’s 73. Blanch was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Blanch blasted 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Darwin Blanch lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Blanch put 60% of his first serves in, winning 67% (30/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (12/30) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Alujas 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Blanch’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Villena.
The American has a compiled 14-6 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Meligeni Alves | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 26 |
| Pts | 113-108 | 77-73 |
| Total Points | 221 | 150 |
| Winners | 48 | 30 |
| %Winners | 42% | 39% |
Both Meligeni Alves and Blanch played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Felipe Meligeni Alves lost 1 set, while Darwin Blanch surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Meligeni Alves and Blanch have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Meligeni Alves played 5 games more than Blanch. Felipe scored 48 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The American recorded 30 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Meligeni Alves | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 4 |
| 1st in | 68/107 | 45/75 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 48/68 | 30/45 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 19/39 | 12/30 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 40% |
Meligeni Alves scored 8 aces . Blanch struck 4 aces . Meligeni Alves won 71% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Blanch won 67% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Meligeni Alves | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 7 |
| Converted | 4/13 | 7/12 |
| % Converted | 31% | 58% |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 |
| Saved | 5 | 4 |
| % Saved | 56% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Meligeni Alves broke his opponent 4 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Brazilian dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. Darwin conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.
| Meligeni Alves | |||
| R1 Zhukayev | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 7-69 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 113-108 | 113-108 | |
| Total points | 221 | 221 | |
| Winners | 48 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 68/107 | 68/107 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 48/68 | 48/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/39 | 19/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 4/13 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Blanch | |||
| R1 Alujas | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 77-73 | 77-73 | |
| Total points | 150 | 150 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 45/75 | 45/75 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 30/45 | 30/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/30 | 12/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/9 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 44% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Mexico City Challenger
- Neil OberleitnerOberleitner – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-1 4-6 7-67) – See score progression
- Alfredo PerezPerez – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Andres MartinMartin – Juan Carlos Manuel AguilarCarlos Manuel Aguilar (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Patrick ZahrajZahraj (7-66 6-1) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Aidan MayoMayo (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Aziz DougazDougaz – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Tom ParisParis (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Maxime CressyCressy (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Darwin BlanchBlanch – Rodrigo AlujasAlujas (3-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (3-6 6-3 7-69) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Mateus AlvesAlves (6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (7-65 7-66) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Aidan MayoMayo (7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Patrick ZahrajZahraj (7-6(6) 6-1) – See score progression
- Neil OberleitnerOberleitner – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-1 4-6 7-6(7)) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (7-6(5) 6-3) – See score progression
- Aziz DougazDougaz – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Nicolas MejiaMejia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alfredo PerezPerez – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Neil OberleitnerOberleitner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matias SotoSoto – Aziz DougazDougaz (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Hernandez SerranoHernandez Serrano – Bernard TomicTomic (0-0) – H2H and prediction