Pedro Martinez Portero and Carlos Taberner will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Marbella Challenger for the 11th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pedro Martinez Portero who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pedro Martinez Portero is the pick to win this match.
Pedro Martinez Portero -> 1.33
Carlos Taberner -> 3.25
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Prediction and head to head Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Carlos Taberner
This will be the 11th time that Pedro Martinez Portero and Carlos Taberner fight against each other. The head to head is 8-2 for Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats), 8-2 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Martinez Portero won 2-6 6-1 6-4 in the final in Spain F23 back in 2016.
Pedro Martinez Portero
Ranked no. 93, Martinez Portero got to the final after defeating Mario Vilella Martinez 6-2 6-1, Elliot Benchetrit 7-5 6-3 and Blaz Rola 7-64 4-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Pedro defeated Rola (7-64 4-6 6-3). During the match Martinez Portero scored 109 points vs Rola’s 105. The Spaniard was extremely aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Regarding the service games, Martinez Portero wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Pedro Martinez Portero lost the serve 4 times and he saved 15 break points. Furthermore, Martinez Portero put 73% of his first serves in, winning 65% (52/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the 2nd serve. Pedro broke Rola 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Martinez Portero has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 65% of his matches (307-163). 27-7 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Martinez Portero has a 258-124 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
Pedro’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Alicante Challenger.
The Spaniard has a 33-12 win-loss record in 2020, 27-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Marbella Challenger
The Spaniard lost in the semifinal to Benoit Paire.
Carlos Taberner
Ranked no. 158, Taberner reached the final after beating Ramkumar Ramanathan 3-6 7-5 7-64, Jay Clarke 7-62 1-6 6-3 and Daniel Elahi Galan 5-7 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter against Elahi Galan Riveros, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-4). During the match Taberner and Elahi Galan Riveros scored the same amount of points (107). However, the world no. 93 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Spaniard was very aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about serving, Taberner recorded 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 63% of his first serves in, winning 63% (42/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Elahi Galan Riveros 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Carlos has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Carlos’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Iasi Challenger.
The Spaniard has a 16-12 win-loss record in 2020, 16-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Marbella Challenger
Carlos lost in the 3rd round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Martinez Portero | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 95 |
| Pts | 245-202 | 321-310 |
| Total Points | 447 | 631 |
| Winners | 107 | 127 |
| %Winners | 44% | 40% |
Both Martinez Portero and Taberner played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Pedro Martinez Portero conceded 1 set, while Carlos Taberner dropper 3 sets. Martinez Portero has played 2 set(s) less than Taberner (7 vs 9). Therefore, Martinez Portero played 27 games less than Taberner. Martinez Portero scored 107 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Carlos blasted 127 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Martinez Portero | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 148/211 | 187/294 |
| %1st in | 70% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 107/148 | 127/187 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 31/63 | 61/107 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 57% |
Martinez Portero recorded 2 aces (0.7 per match). Taberner fired 6 aces (2 per match). Martinez Portero won 72% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Taberner won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Martinez Portero | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 10 |
| Converted | 14/29 | 10/33 |
| % Converted | 48% | 30% |
| Conceded | 24 | 32 |
| Saved | 18 | 22 |
| % Saved | 75% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 10 |
Pedro broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Martinez Portero surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 10 times with a 30% conversion rate. Taberner conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Martinez Portero | |||||
| R1 Vilella Martinez |
R2 Benchetrit |
1/4 Rola |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 7-5 6-3 | 7-64 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 21 | 32 | 68 | |
| pts | 64-38 | 72-59 | 109-105 | 245-202 | |
| Total points | 102 | 131 | 214 | 447 | |
| Winners | 22 | 33 | 52 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 46% | 48% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 24/36 | 44/65 | 80/110 | 148/211 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 68% | 73% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 22/24 | 33/44 | 52/80 | 107/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 75% | 65% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 7/21 | 17/30 | 31/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 33% | 57% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/8 | 4/10 | 14/29 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 63% | 40% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 19 | 24 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/4 | 15/19 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 79% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Taberner | |||||
| R1 Ramanathan |
R2 Clarke |
1/4 Elahi Galan Riveros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-5 7-64 | 7-62 1-6 6-3 | 5-7 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 29 | 32 | 95 | |
| pts | 111-105 | 103-98 | 107-107 | 321-310 | |
| Total points | 216 | 201 | 214 | 631 | |
| Winners | 46 | 39 | 42 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% | 39% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 65/100 | 55/87 | 67/107 | 187/294 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 63% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 46/65 | 39/55 | 42/67 | 127/187 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | 63% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/35 | 18/32 | 21/40 | 61/107 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 56% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 2/13 | 5/10 | 10/33 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 15% | 50% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 8/11 | 7/11 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 73% | 64% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWLWWLL Tennis Scores in Marbella Challenger
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Blaz RolaRola (7-64 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (2-8) – H2H and prediction
