Challenger Santa Cruz 2Challenger 75Round of 16claybest of three sets
Kicker vs Mena: prediction and tips
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Match chances
Winner chance from the market (no margin). The other markets come from the history of matches with a similar balance of strength.
Winner
Nicolas Kicker38%
Facundo Mena62%
Elo: N. Kicker 37% · F. Mena 63%
from the market (no margin)
Set score
2:0 N. Kicker21%
2:1 N. Kicker16%
2:1 F. Mena22%
2:0 F. Mena40%
First set
Nicolas Kicker40%
Facundo Mena60%
Full distance (3rd set)
yes38%
no62%
Total games
Expected total: 22.6
| Line | Over | Under | Tour over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.5 | 70% | 30% | 68% |
| 19.5 | 62% | 38% | 59% |
| 20.5 | 56% | 44% | 52% |
| 21.5 | 50% | 51% | 46% |
| 22.5 | 43% | 57% | 40% |
| 23.5 | 40% | 60% | 36% |
| 24.5 | 37% | 63% | 34% |
Sample: 4,803 matches
Games handicap
Facundo Mena −2.553%
Tie-break in the match
Tie-break: yes26%
tour average 27%
Serve profile (12 months)
Matches with stats from the last 12 months, pulled towards the tour average on a small sample.
| N. Kicker | Tour | F. Mena | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service points won | 60% | 62% | 63% |
| Return points won | 42% | 38% | 39% |
| Service games held | 72% | 76% | 80% |
| Breaks of serve | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Aces per service game | 0.14 | 0.61 | |
| Double faults per game | 0.19 | 0.27 | |
| Sets with a tie-break | 4% | 16% | |
| Tie-breaks won | 1/5 | 9/22 | |
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 73% | |
| Matches in the sample | 59 | 60 |
Form
The last 10 matches in all tournaments, newest first.
Nicolas Kicker
- 13/10/26WThiago Cigarran#622Challenger Santa Cruz 2 · R326:3 6:2
- 05/10/26LThiago Cigarran#622Challenger Antofagasta · Q23:6 0:3
- 04/10/26WMilledge CossuChallenger Antofagasta · Q16:3 6:4
- 25/09/26LFacundo Mena#197Challenger Buenos Aires 2 · QF4:6 4:6
- 23/09/26WHugo Dellien#128Challenger Buenos Aires 2 · R164:6 7:5 6:0
- 22/09/26WTomas Martinez#790Challenger Buenos Aires 2 · R321:6 6:2 6:0
- 16/08/26LMaxim Mrva#217Challenger Todi · F2:6 2:6
- 15/08/26WMarco Cecchinato#163Challenger Todi · SF6:4 4:6 6:2
- 14/08/26WFrancesco Passaro#229Challenger Todi · QF6:4 6:1
- 13/08/26WThomas Faurel#328Challenger Todi · R166:4 6:4
Facundo Mena
- 13/10/26WPedro Boscardin Dias#242Challenger Santa Cruz 2 · R327:5 6:4
- 30/09/26LLuis Guto Miguel#603Challenger Curitiba · R322:6 1:2
- 26/09/26WPedro Boscardin Dias#242Challenger Buenos Aires 2 · SF7:5 6:0
- 25/09/26WNicolas Kicker#351Challenger Buenos Aires 2 · QF6:4 6:4
- 23/09/26WGuido Ivan Justo#188Challenger Buenos Aires 2 · R166:4 7:6
- 22/09/26WRenzo OlivoChallenger Buenos Aires 2 · R326:2 6:1
- 06/09/26WHugo Dellien#128Challenger Porto · F7:6 6:4
- 05/09/26WGustavo Heide#116Challenger Porto · SF7:6 3:6 6:3
- 04/09/26WOriol Roca Batalla#312Challenger Porto · QF6:4 6:4
- 02/09/26WMax Alcala Gurri#138Challenger Porto · R160:6 6:0 6:2
Elo over the last year
Nicolas KickerFacundo Mena
Record by surface (12 months)
Wins–losses over the last 12 months.
| N. Kicker | F. Mena | |
|---|---|---|
| Hard court | 1–150% | 4–544% |
| Clay | 30–2753% | 33–1865% |
Head to head
N. Kicker 3–1 F. Mena
- 25/09/26Winner: Facundo Mena4:6 4:6
- 03/11/25Winner: Nicolas Kicker3:6 6:2 6:3
- 07/03/22Winner: Nicolas Kicker6:3 6:4
- 14/03/21Winner: Nicolas Kicker6:4 3:6 7:6
Road through the tournament
Nicolas Kicker
- 13/10/26WThiago Cigarran#622Challenger Santa Cruz 2 · R326:3 6:2
Facundo Mena
- 13/10/26WPedro Boscardin Dias#242Challenger Santa Cruz 2 · R327:5 6:4