Daniel Merida Aguilar and David Jorda Sanchis will face off in the quarter of the Seville Challenger for the 5^th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniel Merida Aguilar who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Daniel Merida Aguilar is the pick to win this match.
Daniel Merida Aguilar -> 1.42
David Jorda Sanchis -> 2.7

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Prediction and head to head Daniel Merida Aguilar vs. David Jorda Sanchis

This will be the 5^th time that Daniel Merida Aguilar and David Jorda Sanchis play each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Merida Aguilar won 6-3 3-6 6-0

in the qualifications in the Murcia Challenger back in March 2025.

Daniel Merida Aguilar

Ranked no. 170, Merida Aguilar reached the quarter after defeating Christoph Negritu 3-6 6-3 6-2 and Jaime Faria 4-6 7-5 6-4.

In the 2^nd round against Faria, Daniel recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-4). During the match, Merida Aguilar scored 113 points vs Faria’s 108. Merida Aguilar was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.

Regarding the service games, Merida Aguilar scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Daniel Merida Aguilar lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Merida Aguilar put 73% of his first serves in, winning 57% (46/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Faria 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Spaniard has lost 2 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

Merida Aguilar has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 59% of his matches (176-123). 28-10 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Merida Aguilar has an overall121-79 match record in the last 6 years on clay.

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Pozoblanco Challenger where he defeated Fajing Sun in the final 6-3 6-4.

The Spaniard has a compiled 40-16 win-loss record in 2025, 28-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Seville Challenger

David Jorda Sanchis

Ranked no. 443, David reached the quarter after beating Pablo Perez Navarro 6-1 6-2, John Sperle 7-5 6-1, Tomas Barrios Vera 6-1 6-3 and Carlos Lopez Montagud 4-6 6-4 6-3.

In the 2^nd round against Lopez Montagud, Jorda Sanchis recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Jorda Sanchis scored 113 points vs Lopez Montagud’s 100. David was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.

Talking about serving, Jorda Sanchis recorded 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. David Jorda Sanchis lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Jorda Sanchis put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (49/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (19/42) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Lopez Montagud 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Spaniard started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.

David’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Oegstgeest.

The Spaniard has an overall 32-23 win-loss record in 2025, 31-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Seville Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Merida Aguilar	Jorda Sanchis
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	6	9
Tot Games	58	79
Pts	197-183	311-226
Total Points	380	537
Winners	91	120
%Winners	46%	39%

Merida Aguilar played 2 matches while Jorda Sanchis competed in 4 matches. Jorda Sanchis started his run from the qualifications while Merida Aguilar had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Daniel Merida Aguilar lost 2 sets, while David Jorda Sanchis surrendered 1 set. Merida Aguilar has played 3 set(s) less than Jorda Sanchis (6 vs 9). Therefore, Merida Aguilar played 21 games less than Jorda Sanchis. Merida Aguilar scored 91 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard scored 120 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Merida Aguilar	Jorda Sanchis
Aces	2	21
Avg per match	1	5.3
1st in	142/192	160/262
%1st in	74%	61%
1st pts	91/142	120/160
%1st pts	64%	75%
2nd pts	26/50	56/102
%2nd pts	52%	55%

Merida Aguilar fired 2 aces (1 per match). Jorda Sanchis scored 21 aces (5.3 per match). Merida Aguilar won 64% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Jorda Sanchis won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Merida Aguilar	Jorda Sanchis
Won	9	17
Converted	9/18	17/32
% Converted	50%	53%
Conceded	16	18
Saved	10	13
% Saved	63%	72%
Times Broken	6	5

Daniel broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard lost his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 17 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.

Merida Aguilar
	R1 Negritu	R2 Faria	Total
Score	3-6 6-3 6-2	4-6 7-5 6-4
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	26	32	58
pts	84-75	113-108	197-183
Total points	159	221	380
Winners	45	46	91
%Winners	54%	41%	46%
SERVE
Aces	1	1	2
Double Faults	3	1	4
1st in	61/81	81/111	142/192
% 1st in	75%	73%	74%
1st pts	45/61	46/81	91/142
% 1st pts	74%	57%	64%
2nd pts	9/20	17/30	26/50
% 2nd pts	45%	57%	52%
Breaks
Won	3	6	9
Converted	3/7	6/11	9/18
Converted %	43%	55%	50%
Conceded	2	14	16
Saved	1/2	9/14	10
Saved %	50%	64%	57%
Times Broken	1	5	6

Jorda Sanchis
	Q1 Perez Navarro	Q3 Sperle	R1 Tomas Barrios Vera	R2 Lopez Montagud	Total
Score	6-1 6-2	7-5 6-1	6-1 6-3	4-6 6-4 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	2	3	9
Tot Games	15	19	16	29	79
pts	62-34	77-55	59-37	113-100	311-226
Total points	96	132	96	213	537
Winners	21	27	23	49	120
%Winners	34%	35%	39%	43%	39%
SERVE
Aces	3	7	6	5	21
Double Faults	0	4	0	1	5
1st in	29/43	32/55	29/52	70/112	160/262
% 1st in	67%	58%	56%	63%	61%
1st pts	21/29	27/32	23/29	49/70	120/160
% 1st pts	72%	84%	79%	70%	75%
2nd pts	12/14	11/23	14/23	19/42	56/102
% 2nd pts	86%	48%	61%	45%	55%
Breaks
Won	4	5	4	4	17
Converted	4/7	5/12	4/4	4/9	17/32
Converted %	57%	42%	100%	44%	53%
Conceded	1	5	3	9	18
Saved	1/1	3/5	3/3	6/9	13
Saved %	100%	60%	100%	67%	164%
Times Broken	0	2	0	3	5

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