Emilio Nava and Murkel Dellien will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:25 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emilio Nava who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Emilio Nava is the pick to win this match.
Emilio Nava -> 1.44
Murkel Dellien -> 2.625

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Prediction and head to head Emilio Nava vs. Murkel Dellien

This will be the 2^nd time that Emilio Nava and Murkel Dellien clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nava (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Nava won 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) in the 1^st round in the Piracicaba Challenger back in January 2025.

Emilio Nava

Ranked no. 100 (career-high), Nava got to the semifinal after defeating Daniel Dutra Da Silva 4-6 6-4 6-4, Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 and Juan Carlos Prado Angelo 7-6(9) 6-4.

In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Carlos Prado Angelo (7-6⁹ 6-4). During the match, Nava scored 92 points vs Carlos Prado Angelo’s 75. Nava was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about the service games, Nava recorded 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Emilio Nava was extremely efficient on serve to win 75% (27/36) of his 1st serve and 59% (19/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Emilio broke Carlos Prado Angelo 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.

Nava has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (237-157). 39-14 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Nava has a composed108-51 match record in the last 8 years on clay.

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Asuncion Challenger where he beat Thiago Moura Monteiro in the final 7-5 6-3 and the Concepcion Challenger where he defeated 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 a compiled 50-23 win-loss record in 2025, 39-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger

Emilio has never competed in this tournament before.

Murkel Dellien

Ranked no. 279, Murkel got to the semifinal after beating Genaro Alberto Olivieri 3-6 6-1 6-4, Guido Ivan Justo 6-4 6-0 and Francesco Maestrelli 6-3 0-6 6-1.

In the quarter, Alejandro Dellien Velasco defeated Maestrelli (6-3 0-6 6-1). During the match Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Maestrelli scored the same amount of points (72). However, the world no. 100 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Murkel was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

About the serving games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco blasted 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Murkel Dellien lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco put 55% of his first serves in, winning 68% (32/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (18/39) on the 2nd serve. Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke Maestrelli 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Murkel has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

The Bolivian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Sofia 1 Challenger.

Murkel has an overall 25-26 win-loss record in 2025, 25-24 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Villa Maria 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	Nava	Alejandro Dellien Velasco
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	7	8
Tot Games	70	64
Pts	252-206	219-188
Total Points	458	407
Winners	105	97
%Winners	42%	44%

Both Nava and Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Emilio Nava conceded 1 set, while Murkel Dellien lost 2 sets. Nava has played 1 set(s) less than Alejandro Dellien Velasco (7 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Nava played 6 games more than Alejandro Dellien Velasco. The American scored 105 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Murkel scored 97 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Nava	Alejandro Dellien Velasco
Aces	27	7
Avg per match	9	2.3
1st in	137/216	142/224
%1st in	63%	63%
1st pts	105/137	97/142
%1st pts	77%	68%
2nd pts	43/79	42/82
%2nd pts	54%	51%

Nava fired 27 aces (9 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco made 7 aces (2.3 per match). Nava won 77% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Nava	Alejandro Dellien Velasco
Won	10	13
Converted	10/26	13/25
% Converted	38%	52%
Conceded	18	18
Saved	13	12
% Saved	72%	67%
Times Broken	5	6

Emilio broke his opponents 10 times with a 38% conversion rate. Emilio surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Alejandro Dellien Velasco conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Nava
	R1 Dutra Da Silva	R2 Pablo Patino-Samudio	1/4 Carlos Prado Angelo	Total
Score	4-6 6-4 6-4	6-3 6-2	7-69 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	2	7
Tot Games	30	17	23	70
pts	97-86	63-45	92-75	252-206
Total points	183	108	167	458
Winners	46	32	27	105
%Winners	47%	51%	29%	42%
SERVE
Aces	14	6	7	27
Double Faults	4	1	5	10
1st in	62/92	39/56	36/68	137/216
% 1st in	67%	70%	53%	63%
1st pts	46/62	32/39	27/36	105/137
% 1st pts	74%	82%	75%	77%
2nd pts	16/30	8/17	19/32	43/79
% 2nd pts	53%	47%	59%	54%
Breaks
Won	3	3	4	10
Converted	3/5	3/8	4/13	10/26
Converted %	60%	38%	31%	38%
Conceded	11	1	6	18
Saved	9/11	1/1	3/6	13
Saved %	82%	100%	50%	77%
Times Broken	2	0	3	5

Alejandro Dellien Velasco
	R1 Alberto	R2 Ivan	1/4 Maestrelli	Total
Score	3-6 6-1 6-4	6-4 6-0	6-3 0-6 6-1
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	26	16	22	64
pts	84-76	63-40	72-72	219-188
Total points	160	103	144	407
Winners	37	28	32	97
%Winners	44%	44%	44%	44%
SERVE
Aces	3	2	2	7
Double Faults	0	2	5	7
1st in	55/83	40/55	47/86	142/224
% 1st in	66%	73%	55%	63%
1st pts	37/55	28/40	32/47	97/142
% 1st pts	67%	70%	68%	68%
2nd pts	14/28	10/15	18/39	42/82
% 2nd pts	50%	67%	46%	51%
Breaks
Won	5	4	4	13
Converted	5/12	4/8	4/5	13/25
Converted %	42%	50%	80%	52%
Conceded	6	5	7	18
Saved	3/6	5/5	4/7	12
Saved %	50%	100%	57%	69%
Times Broken	3	0	3	6

Tennis Scores in Villa Maria Challenger

• Emilio NavaNava – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (7-6⁹ 6-4) – See score progression
• Murkel DellienDellien – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-3 0-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-2 7-6²) – See score progression
• Alex BarrenaBarrena – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
• Emilio NavaNava – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (7-6(9) 6-4) – See score progression
• Murkel DellienDellien – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-3 0-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-2 7-6(2)) – See score progression
• Alex BarrenaBarrena – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-0 6-1) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Emilio NavaNava – Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco (1-0) – H2H and prediction