Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera will face off in the semifinal of the Santiago Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CANCHA 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera who should win in 3 sets.
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.81
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves vs. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
There is no head to head record between Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
Ranked no. 235, the Brazilian reached the semifinal after beating Joao Menezes 5-7 6-3 7-5, Pedro Sousa 6-4 6-2 and Nicolas Kicker 6-1 7-5.
In the quarter, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Kicker (6-1 7-5). During the match Meligeni Rodrigues Alves scored 71 points vs Kicker’s 58. The Brazilian was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves fired 2 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves put 64% of his first serves in, winning 61% (27/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the 2nd serve. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves broke Kicker 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 64% of his matches (180-101). 6-5 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves has a 158-85 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves has a 7-6 win-loss record in 2021, 6-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santiago Challenger
Felipe has never competed in this tournament before.
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
Ranked no. 263, Tomas Barrios Vera reached the semifinal after defeating Christian Lindell 4-6 6-1 7-64, Kimmer Coppejans 6-4 6-4 and Gonzalo Lama 7-64 7-65.
In the quarter, Marcelo had a good straight sets win against Lama (7-64 7-65). During the match Tomas Barrios Vera scored 86 points vs Lama’s 80. Marcelo was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Tomas Barrios Vera recorded 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera was quite efficient on serve to win 80% (44/55) of his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marcelo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Chilean has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2021, 7-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 76 |
| Pts | 240-214 | 265-231 |
| Total Points | 454 | 496 |
| Winners | 99 | 115 |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% |
Both Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Tomas Barrios Vera played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves conceded 1 set, while Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Tomas Barrios Vera have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves played 6 games less than Tomas Barrios Vera. Felipe scored 99 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Tomas Barrios Vera bagged 115 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 5 |
| 1st in | 154/236 | 162/245 |
| %1st in | 65% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 99/154 | 115/162 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 48/82 | 52/83 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 63% |
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves scored 6 aces (2 per match). Tomas Barrios Vera struck 15 aces (5 per match). Meligeni Rodrigues Alves won 64% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Tomas Barrios Vera won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 9 |
| Converted | 13/23 | 9/30 |
| % Converted | 57% | 30% |
| Conceded | 20 | 14 |
| Saved | 14 | 9 |
| % Saved | 70% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 5 |
Felipe broke his opponents 13 times with a 57% conversion rate. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Chilean broke his opponents 9 times with a 30% conversion rate. The Chilean conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | |||||
| R1 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | R2 Sousa | 1/4 Kicker | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 18 | 19 | 70 | |
| pts | 103-102 | 66-54 | 71-58 | 240-214 | |
| Total points | 205 | 120 | 129 | 454 | |
| Winners | 47 | 25 | 27 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 38% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 73/111 | 37/56 | 44/69 | 154/236 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | 64% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 47/73 | 25/37 | 27/44 | 99/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 68% | 61% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/38 | 11/19 | 15/25 | 48/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/8 | 5/10 | 13/23 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 50% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 6/7 | 4/6 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 86% | 67% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tomas Barrios Vera | |||||
| R1 Lindell | R2 Coppejans | 1/4 Lama | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 7-64 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-64 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 20 | 26 | 76 | |
| pts | 97-82 | 82-69 | 86-80 | 265-231 | |
| Total points | 179 | 151 | 166 | 496 | |
| Winners | 43 | 28 | 44 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 34% | 51% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 66/96 | 41/70 | 55/79 | 162/245 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 59% | 70% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 43/66 | 28/41 | 44/55 | 115/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 68% | 80% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/30 | 21/29 | 15/24 | 52/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 72% | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 2/16 | 0/4 | 9/30 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 13% | 0% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 100% | – | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Santiago Challenger
- Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Nicolas KickerKicker (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Gonzalo LamaLama (7-64 7-65) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (1-0) – H2H and prediction