Hernan Casanova and Gonzalo Villanueva will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Salinas 2 Challenger for the 7th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:30 am on CANCHA 5. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hernan Casanova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hernan Casanova is the pick to win this match.
Hernan Casanova -> 1.66
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Hernan Casanova vs. Gonzalo Villanueva
This will be the 7th time that Hernan Casanova and Gonzalo Villanueva clash against each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Casanova and Villanueva (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Villanueva won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Italy F22 (Cornaiano) back in 2018.
Hernan Casanova
Ranked no. 393, Hernan reached the 1st round after beating Wilson Leite 7-5 6-2 and Marek Gengel 3-6 6-4 7-5.
In the qualifications, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Leite (7-5 6-2). During the match Casanova scored 73 points vs Leite’s 54. Casanova was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Casanova wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Hernan Casanova was exceptionally effective on serve to win 75% (27/36) of his 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Argentine broke Leite 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Casanova has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 66% of his matches (211-108). 2-2 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Casanova has a 2-2 record in the last 6 years on hard.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M15 Villa Maria.
Hernan has a 10-10 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Salinas 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
Gonzalo Villanueva
Ranked no. 403, the Argentine got to the 1st round after defeating Gonzalo Lama 4-6 6-3 3-1 ret. and David Poljak 5-7 7-63 7-64.
In the qualifications against Poljak, Gonzalo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-63 7-64). During the match Villanueva and Poljak scored the same amount of points (117). However, the world no. 393 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Argentine was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Villanueva blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Gonzalo Villanueva lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Villanueva put 65% of his first serves in, winning 64% (49/76) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Poljak 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Gonzalo’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Naples.
Gonzalo has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Casanova | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 61 |
| Pts | 169-149 | 193-184 |
| Total Points | 318 | 377 |
| Winners | 72 | 83 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Casanova and Villanueva played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Hernan Casanova dropped 1 set, while Gonzalo Villanueva conceded 2 sets. Casanova has played 2 set(s) less than Villanueva (5 vs 7). Therefore, Casanova played 10 games less than Villanueva. The Argentine scored 72 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine scored 83 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Casanova | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 2 |
| 1st in | 105/150 | 129/194 |
| %1st in | 70% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 72/105 | 83/129 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 22/45 | 35/65 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 54% |
Casanova didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Villanueva recorded 4 aces (2 per match). Casanova won 69% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Villanueva won 64% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Casanova | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/26 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 35% | 53% |
| Conceded | 13 | 15 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 54% | 47% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Casanova broke his opponents 9 times with a 35% conversion rate. Hernan conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Villanueva broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 47% of the break points that he conceded.
| Casanova | |||
| Q1 Leite |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 73-54 | 73-54 | |
| Total points | 127 | 127 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 36/53 | 36/53 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 27/36 | 27/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 9/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 5/14 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Villanueva | ||||
| Q1 Lama |
Q3 Poljak |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 3-1 ret. | 5-7 7-63 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 38 | 61 | |
| pts | 76-67 | 117-117 | 193-184 | |
| Total points | 143 | 234 | 377 | |
| Winners | 34 | 49 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 53/77 | 76/117 | 129/194 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 34/53 | 49/76 | 83/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/24 | 23/41 | 35/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 56% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/10 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 40% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 4/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 44% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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