Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Dali Blanch will face off in the quarter of the Santa Fe Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on CANCHA 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida is the pick to win this match.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 1.35
Dali Blanch -> 2.99

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Prediction and head to head Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida vs. Dali Blanch

There is no head to head record between Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Dali Blanch since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida

Ranked no. 282, the Brazilian reached the quarter after beating Wilson Leite 6-2 6-4 and Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1.

In the 2^nd round, Matheus defeated Emanuel Ambrogi (7-6³ 4-6 6-1). During the match, Pucinelli De Almeida scored 113 points vs Emanuel Ambrogi’s 102. The Brazilian was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Regarding the service games, Pucinelli De Almeida struck 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Pucinelli De Almeida put 70% of his first serves in, winning 73% (41/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (8/24) on the 2nd serve. Matheus broke Emanuel Ambrogi 6 times after converting 29% of his break points (6/21).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Pucinelli De Almeida has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Pucinelli De Almeida has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (223-151). 19-9 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Pucinelli De Almeida has a compiled201-130 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.

Pucinelli De Almeida’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Santos Challenger.

The Brazilian has a compiled 19-10 win-loss record in 2025, 19-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Santa Fe Challenger

Dali Blanch

Ranked no. 601, Blanch reached the quarter after defeating Tadeo David Ramirez 6-3 6-3, Carlos Maria Zarate 6-4 6-2, Pedro Sakamoto 5-7 6-1 6-0 and Bruno Kuzuhara 7-5 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Dali had a good straight sets win against Kuzuhara (7-5 6-2). During the match Blanch scored 71 points vs Kuzuhara’s 59. Dali was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.

About the serving games, Blanch struck 4 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Dali Blanch was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (30/42) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Dali broke Kuzuhara 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.

The American’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Kursumlijska Banja.

Dali has a composed 26-13 win-loss record in 2025, 22-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Santa Fe Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Pucinelli De Almeida	Blanch
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	5	9
Tot Games	48	81
Pts	181-156	286-220
Total Points	337	506
Winners	72	100
%Winners	40%	35%

Pucinelli De Almeida played 2 matches while Blanch competed in 4 matches. Blanch started his run from the qualifications while Pucinelli De Almeida had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida dropped 1 set, while Dali Blanch lost 1 set. Pucinelli De Almeida has played 4 set(s) less than Blanch (5 vs 9). Therefore, Pucinelli De Almeida played 33 games less than Blanch. The Brazilian scored 72 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Dali struck 100 winners (35%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Pucinelli De Almeida	Blanch
Aces	5	15
Avg per match	2.5	3.8
1st in	96/148	139/249
%1st in	65%	56%
1st pts	72/96	100/139
%1st pts	75%	72%
2nd pts	20/52	66/110
%2nd pts	38%	60%

Pucinelli De Almeida fired 5 aces (2.5 per match). Blanch fired 15 aces (3.8 per match). Pucinelli De Almeida won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Blanch won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Pucinelli De Almeida	Blanch
Won	10	18
Converted	10/29	18/30
% Converted	34%	60%
Conceded	12	12
Saved	7	7
% Saved	58%	58%
Times Broken	5	5

Pucinelli De Almeida broke his opponents 10 times with a 34% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. Blanch broke his opponents 18 times with a 60% conversion rate. Blanch conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.

Pucinelli De Almeida
	R1 Leite	R2 Emanuel Ambrogi	Total
Score	6-2 6-4	7-63 4-6 6-1
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	18	30	48
pts	68-54	113-102	181-156
Total points	122	215	337
Winners	31	41	72
%Winners	46%	36%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	4	5
Double Faults	5	3	8
1st in	40/68	56/80	96/148
% 1st in	59%	70%	65%
1st pts	31/40	41/56	72/96
% 1st pts	78%	73%	75%
2nd pts	12/28	8/24	20/52
% 2nd pts	43%	33%	38%
Breaks
Won	4	6	10
Converted	4/8	6/21	10/29
Converted %	50%	29%	34%
Conceded	2	10	12
Saved	1/2	6/10	7
Saved %	50%	60%	55%
Times Broken	1	4	5

Blanch
	Q1 David	Q3 Maria	R1 Sakamoto	R2 Kuzuhara	Total
Score	6-3 6-3	6-4 6-2	5-7 6-1 6-0	7-5 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	3	2	9
Tot Games	18	18	25	20	81
pts	62-44	68-55	85-62	71-59	286-220
Total points	106	123	147	130	506
Winners	17	22	31	30	100
%Winners	27%	32%	36%	42%	35%
SERVE
Aces	5	3	3	4	15
Double Faults	4	2	2	0	8
1st in	21/48	32/61	44/75	42/65	139/249
% 1st in	44%	52%	59%	65%	56%
1st pts	17/21	22/32	31/44	30/42	100/139
% 1st pts	81%	69%	70%	71%	72%
2nd pts	18/27	16/29	18/31	14/23	66/110
% 2nd pts	67%	55%	58%	61%	60%
Breaks
Won	4	4	7	3	18
Converted	4/5	4/6	7/14	3/5	18/30
Converted %	80%	67%	50%	60%	60%
Conceded	2	2	6	2	12
Saved	1/2	1/2	3/6	2/2	7
Saved %	50%	50%	50%	100%	125%
Times Broken	1	1	3	0	5

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