Andrej Martin and Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Almaty 2 Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrej Martin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrej Martin is the pick to win this match.
Andrej Martin -> 1.84
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Andrej Martin vs. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
This will be the 4th time that Andrej Martin and Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Martin (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Tomas Barrios Vera won 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Zagreb Challenger back in May 2021.
Andrej Martin
Ranked no. 115, Martin reached the semifinal after beating Vitaliy Sachko 6-4 7-611, Denis Yevseyev 6-4 6-2 and Brayden Schnur 7-67 7-5.
In the quarter, Andrej had a good straight sets win against Schnur (7-67 7-5). During the match, Martin scored 88 points vs Schnur’s 84. Andrej was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Martin fired 2 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Andrej Martin lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Martin put 69% of his first serves in, winning 70% (42/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. Andrej broke Schnur twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Martin has a positive match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (355-258). 20-14 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Martin has an overall 306-186 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Andrej’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Concepcion Challenger and Belgrade.
The Slovakian has an aggregate 20-17 win-loss record in 2021, 20-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Almaty 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2019 and 2021. See his history.
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
Ranked no. 232, the Chilean got to the semifinal after defeating Vladyslav Orlov 7-63 6-2, Dmitry Popko 6-4 6-1 and Pavel Kotov 6-3 2-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Marcelo had a good straight sets win against Popko (6-4 6-1). During the match Tomas Barrios Vera scored 65 points vs Popko’s 39. Tomas Barrios Vera was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Tomas Barrios Vera bagged 2 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera was extremely effective on serve to win 75% (21/28) of his 1st serve and 91% (10/11) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Marcelo broke Popko 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tomas Barrios Vera started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to win 59% of the points he played.
The Chilean’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Santiago Challenger.
Marcelo has an aggregate 21-16 win-loss record in 2021, 18-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Martin | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 65 |
| Pts | 237-210 | 229-183 |
| Total Points | 447 | 412 |
| Winners | 96 | 82 |
| %Winners | 41% | 36% |
Both Martin and Tomas Barrios Vera played 3 matches. At the moment, Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera dropped 1 set while Andrej Martin hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Martin has played 1 set(s) less than Tomas Barrios Vera (6 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Martin played 1 game more than Tomas Barrios Vera. The Slovakian scored 96 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Chilean bagged 82 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Martin | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3 |
| 1st in | 136/236 | 113/180 |
| %1st in | 58% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 96/136 | 82/113 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 56/100 | 43/67 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 64% |
Martin scored 3 aces (1 per match). Tomas Barrios Vera fired 9 aces (3 per match). Martin won 71% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Tomas Barrios Vera won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Martin | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/16 | 11/30 |
| % Converted | 56% | 37% |
| Conceded | 15 | 12 |
| Saved | 11 | 7 |
| % Saved | 73% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Martin broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Tomas Barrios Vera broke his opponents 11 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Chilean conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Martin | |||||
| R1 Sachko |
R2 Yevseyev |
1/4 Schnur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-611 | 6-4 6-2 | 7-67 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 | 25 | 66 | |
| pts | 86-76 | 63-50 | 88-84 | 237-210 | |
| Total points | 162 | 113 | 172 | 447 | |
| Winners | 31 | 23 | 42 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% | 48% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 45/85 | 31/64 | 60/87 | 136/236 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 48% | 69% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 31/45 | 23/31 | 42/60 | 96/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 74% | 70% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/40 | 20/33 | 14/27 | 56/100 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 61% | 52% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/4 | 2/6 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 75% | 33% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 3/3 | 4/5 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 100% | 80% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Barrios Vera | |||||
| R1 Orlov |
R2 Popko |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | |||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 38 | ||
| pts | 73-58 | 65-39 | 138-97 | ||
| Total points | 131 | 104 | 235 | ||
| Winners | 33 | 21 | 54 | ||
| %Winners | 45% | 32% | 39% | ||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st in | 44/62 | 28/39 | 72/101 | ||
| % 1st in | 71% | 72% | 71% | ||
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 21/28 | 54/72 | ||
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | 75% | ||
| 2nd pts | 7/18 | 10/11 | 17/29 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 91% | 59% | ||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/10 | 9/18 | ||
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | ||
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3 | ||
| Saved % | 33% | 67% | 33% | ||
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Almaty 2 Challenger
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Mirza BasicBasic – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Pavel KotovKotov (6-3 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrej MartinMartin – Brayden SchnurSchnur (7-67 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrej MartinMartin – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Mirza BasicBasic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
