ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Murcia
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Varona
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 599 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Nicolas Alvarez Varona here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 2.36 |
| ROI % | +1.9% | -6.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | -0.67u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Merida
1
Varona
Feb 3, 2025
Tenerife 1
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 14, 2024
Olbia
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 6, 2022
Murcia
C Clay · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Varona's 33%).
| Opponent | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| Valentin Royer | L 36 57 | L 46 36 |
| George Loffhagen | W 61 16 75 | L 67 76 46 |
| Jaime Faria | W 46 75 64 | L 63 36 46 |
| Johannus Monday | W 63 57 64 | W 64 76 |
| Fajing Sun | W 63 64 | W 63 62 |
| Rafael Jodar | W 75 63 | L 63 26 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.7% | 63.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.7% | 63.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.9% | 42.3% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 3.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 53.9% | 57% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.6% | 33.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.5% | 56.4% |
| BP Converted % | 39.4% | 57.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25.1 | 38 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.4 | 31 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.6% | 66.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.8% | 49.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 67% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Martin Damm
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 7
Andrea Pellegrino
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 6
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Liam Broady
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Milos Karol
Bratislava Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Hynek Barton
Bratislava Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Valentin Royer
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Manuel Mazza
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Benjamin Winter Lopez
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Matchup overview
Daniel Merida and Nicolas Alvarez Varona face off in the Round of 32 at Murcia on Clay.
Daniel Merida leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Daniel Merida is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Martin Damm (Jun 13).
Nicolas Alvarez Varona is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Milos Karol (Jun 8).
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