Carlos Taberner and Murkel Dellien will play each other in the 2^nd round of the Iasi Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Taberner who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Carlos Taberner is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.34
Murkel Dellien -> 3.04

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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Murkel Dellien

This will be the 2^nd time that Carlos Taberner and Murkel Dellien face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Taberner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Taberner won 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the 1^st round in the Tampere Challenger back in 2024.

Carlos Taberner

Ranked no. 102, the Spaniard reached the 2^nd round after defeating Benjamin Hassan 4-6 6-3 6-3.

In the 1^st round against Hassan, Carlos recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Taberner scored 100 points vs Hassan’s 87. Carlos was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Regarding the service games, Taberner managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 54% of his first serves in, winning 79% (38/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (20/41) on the 2nd serve. Taberner broke Hassan 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).

Taberner has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (385-246). 28-12 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Taberner has a composed 352-196 match record in the last years on clay.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Murcia Challenger where he beat Jesper De Jong in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 and the Sassuolo Challenger where he beat Dusan Lajovic in the final 7-6(1) 6-2.

Taberner has an aggregate 29-15 win-loss record in 2025, 28-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Iasi Challenger

Murkel Dellien

Ranked no. 223, Murkel reached the 2^nd round after beating Sebastian Gima 7-6(3) 6-3.

In the 1^st round, Alejandro Dellien Velasco had a good straight sets win against Gima (7-6³ 6-3). During the match Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 93 points vs Gima’s 81. The Bolivian was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about serving, Alejandro Dellien Velasco fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Murkel Dellien lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco put 69% of his first serves in, winning 72% (44/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (10/28) on the 2nd serve. The Bolivian broke Gima 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Alejandro Dellien Velasco’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Rosario Challenger and the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger.

Alejandro Dellien Velasco has an overall 17-19 win-loss record in 2025, 17-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Iasi Challenger

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

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Taberner	Alejandro Dellien Velasco
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	2
Tot Games	28	22
Pts	100-87	93-81
Total Points	187	174
Winners	38	44
%Winners	38%	47%

Both Taberner and Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 1 match. At the moment, Carlos Taberner surrendered 1 set while Murkel Dellien hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Taberner has played 1 set more than Alejandro Dellien Velasco (3 vs 2). Therefore, Taberner played 6 games more than Alejandro Dellien Velasco. The Spaniard scored 38 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Murkel fired 44 winners (47%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Taberner	Alejandro Dellien Velasco
Aces	2	3
Avg per match	2	3
1st in	48/89	61/89
%1st in	54%	69%
1st pts	38/48	44/61
%1st pts	79%	72%
2nd pts	20/41	10/28
%2nd pts	49%	36%

Taberner managed to score 2 aces . Alejandro Dellien Velasco struck 3 aces . Taberner won 79% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 36% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Taberner	Alejandro Dellien Velasco
Won	5	3
Converted	5/14	3/9
% Converted	36%	33%
Conceded	12	6
Saved	9	4
% Saved	75%	67%
Times Broken	3	2

Carlos broke his opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. Taberner dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Bolivian conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Taberner
	R1 Hassan	Total
Score	4-6 6-3 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	28	28
pts	100-87	100-87
Total points	187	187
Winners	38	38
%Winners	38%	38%
SERVE
Aces	2	2
Double Faults	5	5
1st in	48/89	48/89
% 1st in	54%	54%
1st pts	38/48	38/48
% 1st pts	79%	79%
2nd pts	20/41	20/41
% 2nd pts	49%	49%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/14	5/14
Converted %	36%	36%
Conceded	12	12
Saved	9/12	9
Saved %	75%	75%
Times Broken	3	3

Alejandro Dellien Velasco
	R1 Gima	Total
Score	7-63 6-3
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	22	22
pts	93-81	93-81
Total points	174	174
Winners	44	44
%Winners	47%	47%
SERVE
Aces	3	3
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	61/89	61/89
% 1st in	69%	69%
1st pts	44/61	44/61
% 1st pts	72%	72%
2nd pts	10/28	10/28
% 2nd pts	36%	36%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/9	3/9
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	4/6	4
Saved %	67%	67%
Times Broken	2	2

Tennis Scores in Iasi Challenger

• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Edas ButvilasButvilas (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Matias SotoSoto – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
• Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Calvin HemeryHemery (5-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Radu AlbotAlbot – Hugo GastonGaston (1-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Luca PredaPreda – Marko TopoTopo (6-2 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Harold MayotMayot (4-6 7-6⁵ 6-2) – See score progression
• Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz (3-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Elmer MollerMoller – Daniel RinconRincon (4-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Murkel DellienDellien – Sebastian GimaGima (7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo DellienDellien – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Benjamin HassanHassan (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Titouan DroguetDroguet – Cezar CretuCretu (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (7-6¹⁰ 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo DellienDellien – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Murkel DellienDellien – Sebastian GimaGima (7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
• Luca PredaPreda – Marko TopoTopo (6-2 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Harold MayotMayot (4-6 7-6(5) 6-2) – See score progression
• Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Calvin HemeryHemery (5-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz (3-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Edas ButvilasButvilas (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Radu AlbotAlbot – Hugo GastonGaston (1-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Hugo DellienDellien – Titouan DroguetDroguet (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Matias SotoSoto – Radu AlbotAlbot (0-0) – H2H and prediction