Mariano Navone and Emilio Nava will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Cincinnati Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on COURT 3. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mariano Navone who should win in 3 sets.
Mariano Navone -> 1.6
Emilio Nava -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Mariano Navone vs. Emilio Nava
This will be the 2nd time that Mariano Navone and Emilio Nava face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Navone (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Navone won 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) in the quarter in the Cagliari Challenger back in 2024.
Mariano Navone
27 - 22win/loss
72
29
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38-31 | 5-12 | 30-16 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-28 | 2-7 | 27-14 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-23 | 0-1 | 40-21 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 0-1 | 44-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-24 | 0-0 | 40-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 77, Navone got to the qualifications after beating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-7(2) 6-2 6-4
.In the qualifications against Struff, Mariano recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 6-2 6-4). During the match, Navone scored 109 points vs Struff’s 91. Navone was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Navone recorded 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Mariano Navone was quite effective on serve to win 79% (41/52) of his 1st serve and 71% (27/38) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Navone broke Struff 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Navone has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (247-153). 3-5 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Navone has a compiled9-16 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Braunschweig Challenger where he defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the final 6-3 7-5.
The Argentine has a compiled 27-21 win-loss record in 2025, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Emilio Nava
46 - 21win/loss
88
88
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56-28 | 8-7 | 45-19 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-34 | 16-15 | 8-9 | 8-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-31 | 24-14 | 12-8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-27 | 15-15 | 14-6 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-16 | 9-6 | 27-7 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 114 (career-high), the American got to the qualifications after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 6-2.
In the qualifications, Emilio had a good straight sets win against Kukushkin (7-5 6-2). During the match Nava scored 72 points vs Kukushkin’s 62. The American was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Nava blasted 13 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Emilio Nava conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 9 break points. Furthermore, Nava put 64% of his first serves in, winning 80% (39/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (11/27) on the 2nd serve. Nava broke Kukushkin 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Asuncion Challenger where he overcame Thiago Moura Monteiro in the final 7-5 6-3 and the Concepcion Challenger where he beat Nicolas Kicker in the final 6-1 7-6(3) and the Sarasota Challenger where he overcame Liam Draxl in the final 6-2 7-6(2).
The American has an aggregate 45-21 win-loss record in 2025, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Navone | Nava |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 20 |
| Pts | 109-91 | 72-62 |
| Total Points | 200 | 134 |
| Winners | 41 | 39 |
| %Winners | 38% | 54% |
Both Navone and Nava played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Mariano Navone dropped 1 set while Emilio Nava hasn’t lost a set so far. Navone has played 1 set more than Nava (3 vs 2). Therefore, Navone played 11 games more than Nava. Navone scored 41 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Nava managed to score 39 winners (54%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Navone | Nava |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 13 |
| 1st in | 52/90 | 49/76 |
| %1st in | 58% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 41/52 | 39/49 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 27/38 | 11/27 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 41% |
Navone struck 5 aces . Nava bagged 13 aces . Navone won 79% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Nava won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Navone | Nava |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 3/12 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 25% | 38% |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 |
| Saved | 3 | 9 |
| % Saved | 100% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Mariano broke his opponent 3 times with a 25% conversion rate. Navone pretty solid on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 3 break points. Emilio broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. The American was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 9 break points.
| Navone | |||
| Q1 Struff | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-72 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 109-91 | 109-91 | |
| Total points | 200 | 200 | |
| Winners | 41 | 41 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 52/90 | 52/90 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 41/52 | 41/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/38 | 27/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 3/12 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Nava | |||
| Q1 Kukushkin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 72-62 | 72-62 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 54% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 13 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 49/76 | 49/76 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 39/49 | 39/49 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/27 | 11/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 9/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
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- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (7-66 4-1 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (7-65 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Colton SmithSmith – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (7-5 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Li TuTu (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Leandro RiediRiedi – Lloyd HarrisHarris (7-67 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Luca NardiNardi (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Martin LandaluceLandaluce – Arthur FeryFery (6-2 6-75 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Hugo DellienDellien – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Hugo GastonGaston (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Borna CoricCoric – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Nicolas JarryJarry (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Patrick KypsonKypson (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Zizou BergsBergs – Jacob FearnleyFearnley (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Alexandre MullerMuller (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Kei NishikoriNishikori (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – David GoffinGoffin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Brandon HoltHolt (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Emilio NavaNava (1-0) – H2H and prediction