Nicolas Kicker and Gonzalo Villanueva will face off in the 2nd round of the Florianopolis Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on QUADRA 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Kicker who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Kicker is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Kicker -> 1.533
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Kicker vs. Gonzalo Villanueva
This will be the 4th time that Nicolas Kicker and Gonzalo Villanueva fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Kicker (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kicker won 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 in the quarter in M15 Concepcion back in 2023.
Nicolas Kicker
52 - 28win/loss
260
78
LWLWWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53-30 | 3-3 | 50-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 12-13 | 2-4 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-10 | 1-1 | 10-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-28 | 6-6 | 20-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 64-21 | 17-2 | 47-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 259, the Argentine reached the 2nd round after defeating Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 6-4 3-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Argentine defeated Pucinelli De Almeida (6-4 3-6 6-4).During the match, Kicker scored less points (4) than Pucinelli De Almeida. In fact, the world no. 259 won 88 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s. That means that Kicker was more focused during the important points. Nicolas was exceptionally aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kicker fired 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nicolas Kicker lost the serve 5 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Kicker put 74% of his first serves in, winning 63% (50/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 32% (9/28) on the 2nd serve. Kicker broke Pucinelli De Almeida 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Kicker has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (256-174). 49-26 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kicker has a composed 221-140 match record in the last years on clay.
Nicolas’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Santiago and the Concepcion Challenger.
Nicolas has a composed 51-28 win-loss record in 2025, 49-26 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Florianopolis Challenger
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46-32 | 1-1 | 41-30 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-34 | 2-2 | 41-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-40 | 5-4 | 39-36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-33 | 1-5 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-29 | 5-10 | 23-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 346, Gonzalo got to the 2nd round after defeating Nicolas Zanellato 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round against Zanellato, Villanueva recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Villanueva scored 91 points vs Zanellato’s 87. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Villanueva scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 6 double faults. Gonzalo Villanueva lost the serve 5 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Villanueva put 72% of his first serves in, winning 62% (45/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 31% (9/29) on the 2nd serve. Villanueva broke Zanellato 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Gonzalo’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Coquimbo and M25 Trelew.
Villanueva has a compiled 45-30 win-loss record in 2025, 41-29 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Florianopolis Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kicker | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 29 | 26 |
| Pts | 88-92 | 91-87 |
| Total Points | 180 | 178 |
| Winners | 50 | 45 |
| %Winners | 57% | 49% |
Both Kicker and Villanueva played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Nicolas Kicker lost 1 set, while Gonzalo Villanueva dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kicker and Villanueva have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kicker played 3 games more than Villanueva. Kicker scored 50 winners (57% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine struck 45 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kicker | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 1 |
| 1st in | 80/108 | 73/102 |
| %1st in | 74% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 50/80 | 45/73 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 9/28 | 9/29 |
| %2nd pts | 32% | 31% |
Kicker fired 2 aces . Villanueva scored 1 ace . Kicker won 63% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 32% of the points. On the other side, Villanueva won 62% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 31% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kicker | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/6 | 7/12 |
| % Converted | 83% | 58% |
| Conceded | 15 | 16 |
| Saved | 10 | 11 |
| % Saved | 67% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Kicker broke his opponent 5 times with a 83% conversion rate. Kicker surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kicker | |||
| R1 Pucinelli De Almeida |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 88-92 | 88-92 | |
| Total points | 180 | 180 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 57% | 57% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 80/108 | 80/108 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 50/80 | 50/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/28 | 9/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 32% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/6 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 83% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 15 | |
| Saved | 10/15 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Villanueva | |||
| R1 Zanellato |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 91-87 | 91-87 | |
| Total points | 178 | 178 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 73/102 | 73/102 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 45/73 | 45/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/29 | 9/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 31% | 31% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 16 | |
| Saved | 11/16 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 69% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLWWWL Tennis Scores in Florianopolis Challenger
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Christoph NegrituNegritu (6-4 6-72 7-65) – See score progression
- Maximo ZeituneZeitune – Jose PereiraPereira (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Santiago De La FuenteDe La Fuente (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Nicolas ZanellatoZanellato (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (4-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Eduardo RibeiroRibeiro – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Valentin Basel/Franco RiberoBasel/Franco Ribero – Santiago De La Fuente/Genaro Alberto OlivieriDe La Fuente/Genaro Alberto Olivieri (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gustavo HeideHeide – Leonardo Storck FrancaStorck Franca (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Orlando LuzLuz – Carlos Maria ZarateMaria Zarate (3-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Bruno FernandezFernandez – Valentin BaselBasel (6-2 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Federico ZeballosZeballos (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo – Joao Eduardo SchiesslEduardo Schiessl (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Miguel TobonTobon (6-1 7-62) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Dmitry PopkoPopko (2-0 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Nicolas KickerKicker (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Orlando LuzLuz – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Eduardo RibeiroRibeiro – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso – (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
