Juan Manuel La Serna and Nick Hardt will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Guayaquil Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Manuel La Serna who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel La Serna is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel La Serna -> 1.53
Nick Hardt -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel La Serna vs. Nick Hardt
This will be the 2nd time that Juan Manuel La Serna and Nick Hardt clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Manuel La Serna (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Manuel La Serna won 6-2 2-0 ret. in the quarter in the Piracicaba Challenger back in June 2026.
Juan Manuel La Serna
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41-22 | 0-0 | 41-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 38-23 | 2-1 | 33-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-21 | 0-0 | 34-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-20 | 0-0 | 35-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 251 (career-high), the Argentine will start his run in the Guayaquil Challenger after he played his last match in the Cali Challenger where he lost 6-4 4-6 7-5 to Pucinelli De Almeida in the quarter on the 23rd of October.
Juan has an aggregate 41-22 win-loss record in 2026, 41-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Cordoba Challenger where he overcame Franco Roncadelli in the final 7-5 2-6 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Manuel La Serna has an overall 151-96 record. He has a positive 145-92 record on clay.
Previously in the Guayaquil Challenger
Manuel La Serna has never competed in this tournament before.
Nick Hardt
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-15 | 4-3 | 31-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 31-21 | 1-3 | 30-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-25 | 6-6 | 34-18 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-28 | 11-9 | 10-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 18-6 | 28-16 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 307, the Dominican will start his run in the Guayaquil Challenger after he played his last match in the Cali Challenger where he lost 6-3 7-5 to Comesana in the 1st round on the 20th of October.
Hardt has an overall 35-15 win-loss record in 2026, 31-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Asuncion Challenger where he overcame Juan Estevez in the final 7-6(0) 4-6 6-2.
In terms of his career, Hardt has an overall 289-183 record. He has a positive 207-121 record on clay.
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Guayaquil Challenger
- Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez – Filip MisolicMisolic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Miguel TobonTobon – Daniel Salazar MartinezSalazar Martinez (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Lorenzo ClaverieClaverie – Ryan NijboerNijboer (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Miguel TobonTobon – Daniel Salazar MartinezSalazar Martinez (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez – Filip MisolicMisolic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Lorenzo Joaquin RodriguezJoaquin Rodriguez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Hugo DellienDellien (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nick HardtHardt – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Federico CoriaCoria (4-2) – H2H and prediction
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alan MagadanMagadan – Tristan MccormickMccormick (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – (1-4) – H2H and prediction
