Igor Gimenez and Tomas Farjat will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Santa Fe Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10:00 am 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 Tomas Farjat who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tomas Farjat is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Farjat -> 1.48
Igor Gimenez -> 2.51
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Prediction and head to head Igor Gimenez vs. Tomas Farjat
This will be the 3rd time that Igor Gimenez and Tomas Farjat face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Gimenez and Farjat (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Farjat won 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Santa Fe back in June 2023.
Igor Gimenez
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-25 | 6-3 | 25-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-33 | 2-5 | 42-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-30 | 4-3 | 43-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Gimenez reached the 2nd round after beating Santiago Giamichelle 6-1 6-2, Luis Britto 3-6 6-3 6-0 and Eduardo Ribeiro 6-2 4-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Brazilian defeated Ribeiro (6-2 4-6 6-4). During the match, Gimenez scored 91 points vs Ribeiro’s 79. Igor was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gimenez made 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Igor Gimenez lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Gimenez put 73% of his first serves in, winning 63% (37/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Ribeiro 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Gimenez has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (86-55). 32-17 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Gimenez has a compiled80-51 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Igor has an overall 32-17 win-loss record in 2023, 32-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Fe Challenger
Tomas Farjat
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-26 | 0-0 | 32-25 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-29 | 0-0 | 31-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-20 | 5-3 | 21-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-16 | 22-11 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 635, Farjat reached the 2nd round after defeating Fermin Tenti 6-75 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round against Tenti, Tomas recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 6-3). During the match Farjat scored 112 points vs Tenti’s 101. Farjat was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Farjat bagged 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tomas Farjat lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Farjat put 56% of his first serves in, winning 73% (45/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (22/49) on the 2nd serve. Farjat broke Tenti 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Santa Fe.
Tomas has a compiled 15-15 win-loss record in 2023, 15-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gimenez | Farjat |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 32 |
| Pts | 242-194 | 112-101 |
| Total Points | 436 | 213 |
| Winners | 90 | 45 |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% |
Gimenez played 3 matches while Farjat competed in 1 match. Gimenez started his run from the qualifications while Farjat had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Igor Gimenez conceded 2 sets, while Tomas Farjat surrendered 1 set. Gimenez has played 5 sets more than Farjat (8 vs 3). Therefore, Gimenez played 35 games more than Farjat. The Brazilian scored 90 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine struck 45 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gimenez | Farjat |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 8 |
| 1st in | 151/223 | 62/111 |
| %1st in | 68% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 90/151 | 45/62 |
| %1st pts | 60% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 39/72 | 22/49 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 45% |
Gimenez struck 3 aces (1 per match). Farjat recorded 8 aces . Gimenez won 60% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Farjat won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gimenez | Farjat |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 5 |
| Converted | 19/31 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 61% | 42% |
| Conceded | 26 | 10 |
| Saved | 16 | 7 |
| % Saved | 62% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 3 |
Gimenez broke his opponents 19 times with a 61% conversion rate. The Brazilian lost his serve 10 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Farjat conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gimenez | |||||
| Q1 Giamichelle |
Q3 Britto |
R1 Ribeiro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-0 | 6-2 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 24 | 28 | 67 | |
| pts | 63-44 | 88-71 | 91-79 | 242-194 | |
| Total points | 107 | 159 | 170 | 436 | |
| Winners | 19 | 34 | 37 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 39% | 41% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 30/52 | 62/90 | 59/81 | 151/223 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 69% | 73% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 19/30 | 34/62 | 37/59 | 90/151 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 55% | 63% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 13/28 | 12/22 | 39/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 46% | 55% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 8/9 | 6/12 | 19/31 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 89% | 50% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 7/12 | 3/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 58% | 43% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
| Farjat | |||||
| R1 Tenti |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-4 6-3 | ||||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |||
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |||
| pts | 112-101 | 112-101 | |||
| Total points | 213 | 213 | |||
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |||
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |||
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1st in | 62/111 | 62/111 | |||
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |||
| 1st pts | 45/62 | 45/62 | |||
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |||
| 2nd pts | 22/49 | 22/49 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |||
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |||
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |||
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |||
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |||
| Saved % | 70% | 23% | |||
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |||
Head 2 Head
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