Murkel Dellien and Juan Bautista Torres will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Lima 3 Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Bautista Torres who should win in 3 sets.
Juan Bautista Torres -> 1.7
Murkel Dellien -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Murkel Dellien vs. Juan Bautista Torres
This will be the 4th time that Murkel Dellien and Juan Bautista Torres clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Alejandro Dellien Velasco (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they played, Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 2-6 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in M25 Punta del Este back in 2024.
Murkel Dellien
34 - 34win/loss
265
168
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-35 | 0-1 | 36-33 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-31 | 1-1 | 47-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-28 | 1-4 | 54-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-13 | 3-2 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 265, Murkel reached the 2nd round after beating Santiago De La Fuente 6-0 6-4, Guido Ivan Justo 7-5 1-6 6-3 and Mariano Navone 6-2 7-6(5).
In the 1st round, Murkel had a good straight sets win against Navone (6-2 7-65). During the match, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 73 points vs Navone’s 61. Murkel was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Murkel Dellien lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco put 56% of his first serves in, winning 65% (26/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the 2nd serve. Murkel broke Navone 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 60% of his matches (212-143). 34-31 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has an aggregate201-130 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Sofia 1 Challenger and M25 Rio de Janeiro.
Murkel has a compiled 34-33 win-loss record in 2025, 34-31 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lima 3 Challenger
Juan Bautista Torres
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-29 | 1-2 | 44-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 0-0 | 34-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 1-2 | 33-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-23 | 12-10 | 32-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 381, Juan reached the 2nd round after beating David Leon Mantilla 6-1 6-1, Andrea Collarini 6-2 6-4 and Juan Carlos Prado Angelo 7-6(2) 6-3.
In the 1st round, Juan had a good straight sets win against Carlos Prado Angelo (7-62 6-3). During the match Bautista scored 75 points vs Carlos Prado Angelo’s 59. Bautista was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Bautista couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Juan Bautista Torres lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Bautista put 68% of his first serves in, winning 70% (28/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the 2nd serve. Juan broke Carlos Prado Angelo 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
The Argentine’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Como Challenger and the Cali Challenger.
Juan has a compiled 29-27 win-loss record in 2025, 29-27 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Bautista |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 54 |
| Pts | 233-203 | 197-135 |
| Total Points | 436 | 332 |
| Winners | 83 | 74 |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% |
Both Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Bautista played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Murkel Dellien conceded 1 set while Juan Bautista Torres hasn’t dropped a set so far. Alejandro Dellien Velasco has played 1 set more than Bautista (7 vs 6). Therefore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 11 games more than Bautista. Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 83 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Juan scored 74 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Bautista |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 0.3 |
| 1st in | 130/214 | 102/144 |
| %1st in | 61% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 83/130 | 74/102 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 45/84 | 29/42 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 69% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco fired 3 aces (1 per match). Bautista made 1 ace (0.3 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 64% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Bautista won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Bautista |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 13 |
| Converted | 13/24 | 13/27 |
| % Converted | 54% | 48% |
| Conceded | 15 | 3 |
| Saved | 8 | 0 |
| % Saved | 53% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke his opponents 13 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Bolivian surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Bautista broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Bautista conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | |||||
| Q1 De La Fuente | Q3 Ivan | R1 Navone | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 7-5 1-6 6-3 | 6-2 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 28 | 21 | 65 | |
| pts | 58-41 | 102-101 | 73-61 | 233-203 | |
| Total points | 99 | 203 | 134 | 436 | |
| Winners | 21 | 36 | 26 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 35% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 31/49 | 59/94 | 40/71 | 130/214 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | 56% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 21/31 | 36/59 | 26/40 | 83/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 61% | 65% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 18/35 | 17/31 | 45/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 51% | 55% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 4/11 | 4/5 | 13/24 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 36% | 80% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 60% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Bautista | |||||
| Q1 Leon Mantilla | Q3 Collarini | R1 Carlos Prado Angelo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-62 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 18 | 22 | 54 | |
| pts | 53-19 | 69-57 | 75-59 | 197-135 | |
| Total points | 72 | 126 | 134 | 332 | |
| Winners | 18 | 28 | 28 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% | 37% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 19/32 | 43/53 | 40/59 | 102/144 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 81% | 68% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 18/19 | 28/43 | 28/40 | 74/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 95% | 65% | 70% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 7/10 | 12/19 | 29/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 70% | 63% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 4/12 | 4/10 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 33% | 40% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Lima 3 Challenger
- Murkel DellienDellien – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (2-6 6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex BarrenaBarrena – Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Arklon Huertas Del PinoHuertas Del Pino (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Tristan BoyerBoyer (1-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Vilius GaubasGaubas (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (7-65 3-6 7-63) – See score progression
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Miguel TobonTobon (6-72 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Timofey SkatovSkatov (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Zdenek KolarKolar (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Lautaro MidonMidon (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Hady HabibHabib – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (7-62 7-65) – See score progression
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Miguel TobonTobon (6-7(2) 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Christian GarinGarin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hady HabibHabib – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Carlos TabernerTaberner (0-0) – H2H and prediction