ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Dublin Challenger
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ficovich
🛡️ The Spoiler
Mejia
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 55% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,366 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Nicolas Mejia here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Grass, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ficovich | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.31 | 1.65 |
| ROI % | -51.3% | -18.5% |
| Units P/L | -4.62u | -2.40u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Ficovich
1
Mejia
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mejia has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Ficovich's 0%).
| Opponent | Ficovich | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Damm | L 26 26 | W 63 64 |
| Alex Hernandez | L 57 64 46 | W 63 67 63 |
| Matias Soto | L 67 16 | W 76 64 |
| Borna Gojo | L 67 26 | L 46 67 |
| Facundo Mena | L 46 26 | W 76 16 62 |
| Arthur Fery | L 36 36 | W 63 62 |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | L 61 57 26 16 | L 60 26 46 |
| Yibing Wu | L 06 26 | L 46 46 |
| Andres Andrade | L 61 57 67 | L 61 57 57 |
| Juan Sebastian Gomez | L 76 26 46 | W 64 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Ficovich | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.4% | 58.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.1% | 65% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51% | 46.5% |
| Aces / Match | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 42.7% | 59.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.7% | 27.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.6% | 44.8% |
| BP Converted % | 42% | 38% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.7 | 16.2 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 32 | 34.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 63.7% | 64.5% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.2% | 46.4% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 0% | 0% |
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Match summary
Juan Pablo Ficovich meets Nicolas Mejia in the Round of 32 at the Dublin Challenger on June 15, a grass court event where both players operate outside their comfort zones. Ficovich is ranked 198; Mejia sits at 164. The two have met three times previously, with Ficovich leading the head-to-head 2-1.
Both men arrive in poor form. Ficovich has won just one of his last five matches and sits on a four-match losing streak, though he played seven days ago. Mejia has also won one of five but has not competed in 22 days. Recent results show Mejia earned wins over Juan Sebastian Gomez and Thiago Agustin Tirante, opponents who defeated Ficovich in the same period. On grass, the records diverge sharply: Ficovich carries a 3-6 sample, while Mejia is 0-2 on the surface.
Ficovich functions as a disruptor who can trouble higher-ranked opponents with tactical adjustments. Mejia operates as a counterpuncher, patient in construction and clinical in transition. On grass, the court rewards aggression and quick decision-making; Ficovich's adaptability must contend with Mejia's reactive precision. Neither player has found grass their natural stage, making it unclear which will adjust more effectively to the faster conditions.
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