Carlos Maria Zarate and Arklon Huertas Del Pino will face off in the 2nd round of the Lima 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 4:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Maria Zarate who should win in 3 sets.
Carlos Maria Zarate -> 1.65
Arklon Huertas Del Pino -> 2.08
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Maria Zarate vs. Arklon Huertas Del Pino
There is no head to head record between Carlos Maria Zarate and Arklon Huertas Del Pino since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Carlos Maria Zarate
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47-29 | 0-0 | 47-28 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 15-18 | 5-8 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 758 (career-high), Maria Zarate got to the 2nd round after defeating Boris Arias 2-6 6-0 6-1, Sebastian Gima 2-6 6-2 6-3 and Juan Manuel Cerundolo 1-6 4-1 ret..
In the 1st round against Manuel Cerundolo, the Argentine had a free pass after Manuel Cerundolo retired on a 1-6 4-1 . scoreline.
Maria Zarate has a winning record in the last 2 years having won 56% of his matches (58-45). 43-26 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Maria Zarate has an overall53-36 match record in the last 2 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in M15 San Salvador de Jujuy and M15 Santiago.
The Argentine has a compiled 43-27 win-loss record in 2025, 43-26 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lima 2 Challenger
Carlos has never competed in this tournament before.
Arklon Huertas Del Pino
6 - 13win/loss
811
453
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-25 | 3-4 | 28-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-22 | 0-2 | 32-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 14-10 | 3-3 | 11-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 811, Huertas Del Pino got to the 2nd round after defeating Fernando Cavallo 6-3 6-7(6) 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Peruvian defeated Cavallo (6-3 6-76 6-2). During the match Huertas Del Pino scored 107 points vs Cavallo’s 90. Huertas Del Pino was exceptionally aggressive to blast 50 winners.
About the serving games, Huertas Del Pino was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Arklon Huertas Del Pino lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Huertas Del Pino put 80% of his first serves in, winning 64% (50/78) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Huertas Del Pino broke Cavallo 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).
Huertas Del Pino has a composed 5-13 win-loss record in 2025, 5-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lima 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history
.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Maria Zarate | Huertas Del Pino |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 30 |
| Pts | 216-193 | 107-90 |
| Total Points | 409 | 197 |
| Winners | 99 | 50 |
| %Winners | 46% | 47% |
Maria Zarate played 3 matches while Huertas Del Pino competed in 1 match. Maria Zarate started his run from the qualifications while Huertas Del Pino had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Carlos Maria Zarate surrendered 3 sets, while Arklon Huertas Del Pino dropped 1 set. Maria Zarate has played 6 sets more than Huertas Del Pino (9 vs 3). Therefore, Maria Zarate played 28 games more than Huertas Del Pino. Carlos scored 99 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Peruvian recorded 50 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Maria Zarate | Huertas Del Pino |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1st in | 160/214 | 78/98 |
| %1st in | 75% | 80% |
| 1st pts | 99/160 | 50/78 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 28/54 | 10/20 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 50% |
Maria Zarate scored 4 aces (1.3 per match). Huertas Del Pino didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Maria Zarate won 62% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Huertas Del Pino won 64% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Maria Zarate | Huertas Del Pino |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 7 |
| Converted | 11/29 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 38% | 54% |
| Conceded | 15 | 13 |
| Saved | 7 | 10 |
| % Saved | 47% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 3 |
Maria Zarate broke his opponents 11 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 47% of the break points that he conceded. The Peruvian broke his opponent 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Peruvian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Maria Zarate | |||||
| Q1 Arias | Q3 Gima | R1 Manuel Cerundolo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-0 6-1 | 2-6 6-2 6-3 | 1-6 4-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 25 | 12 | 58 | |
| pts | 78-57 | 98-92 | 40-44 | 216-193 | |
| Total points | 135 | 190 | 84 | 409 | |
| Winners | 35 | 43 | 21 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% | 53% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 53/70 | 69/92 | 38/52 | 160/214 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 75% | 73% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 35/53 | 43/69 | 21/38 | 99/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 62% | 55% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/17 | 10/23 | 6/14 | 28/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 43% | 43% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 4/15 | 2/4 | 11/29 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 27% | 50% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 6/9 | 0/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 67% | 0% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Huertas Del Pino | |||||
| R1 Cavallo | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-76 6-2 | ||||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |||
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |||
| pts | 107-90 | 107-90 | |||
| Total points | 197 | 197 | |||
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |||
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |||
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1st in | 78/98 | 78/98 | |||
| % 1st in | 80% | 80% | |||
| 1st pts | 50/78 | 50/78 | |||
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |||
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 10/20 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |||
| Converted | 7/13 | 7/13 | |||
| Converted % | 54% | 54% | |||
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |||
| Saved | 10/13 | 10 | |||
| Saved % | 77% | 26% | |||
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |||
Tennis Scores in Lima 2 Challenger
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- Alex BarrenaBarrena – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Lautaro MidonMidon (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Nicolas KickerKicker (3-6 6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Zdenek KolarKolar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Arklon Huertas Del PinoHuertas Del Pino – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Andres AndradeAndrade (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mariano NavoneNavone – (1-0) – H2H and prediction