Facundo Mena and Alexis Gautier will face off in the semifinal of the Quito Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on ESTADIO. 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 Facundo Mena who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Facundo Mena is the pick to win this match.
Facundo Mena -> 1.69
Alexis Gautier -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Mena vs. Alexis Gautier
There is no head to head record between Facundo Mena and Alexis Gautier since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Facundo Mena
Ranked no. 322, Facundo got to the semifinal after defeating Alejandro Gomez 7-66 7-5, Cristian Rodriguez 6-2 6-4 and Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-0.
In the quarter, Facundo had a good straight sets win against Alberto Olivieri (6-4 6-0). During the match, Mena scored 71 points vs Alberto Olivieri’s 54. Mena was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mena made 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Facundo Mena was pretty efficient on serve to win 75% (24/32) of his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mena broke Alberto Olivieri 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Facundo 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 56% of the points he played.
Mena has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (331-238). 17-19 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mena has a compiled283-201 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Tallahassee Challenger and the Prague 2 Challenger.
The Argentine has an aggregate 17-23 win-loss record in 2021, 17-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Quito Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2017. See his history.
Alexis Gautier
Ranked no. 444 (career-high), Alexis reached the semifinal after defeating Alejandro Mendoza 6-1 6-0, Johan Nikles 6-0 6-4, Emilio Gomez 7-5 7-62 and Mathieu Perchicot 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Alexis had a good straight sets win against Perchicot (6-4 6-3). During the match Gautier scored 63 points vs Perchicot’s 54. Gautier was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Gautier bagged 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexis Gautier was pretty efficient on serve to win 79% (23/29) of his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Gautier broke Perchicot twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 Monastir,M15 Skopje and M15 Pescara.
The French player has a composed 37-17 win-loss record in 2021, 27-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mena | Gautier |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 73 |
| Pts | 226-177 | 277-207 |
| Total Points | 403 | 484 |
| Winners | 87 | 102 |
| %Winners | 38% | 37% |
Mena played 3 matches while Gautier competed in 4 matches. Gautier started his run from the qualifications while Mena had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Mena has played 2 set(s) less than Gautier (6 vs 8). Therefore, Mena played 14 games less than Gautier. The Argentine scored 87 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Alexis blasted 102 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mena | Gautier |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 37 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 113/189 | 122/250 |
| %1st in | 60% | 49% |
| 1st pts | 87/113 | 102/122 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 41/76 | 67/128 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 52% |
Mena made 26 aces (8.7 per match). Gautier managed to score 37 aces (9.3 per match). Mena won 77% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Gautier won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mena | Gautier |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 14 |
| Converted | 11/31 | 14/30 |
| % Converted | 35% | 47% |
| Conceded | 9 | 16 |
| Saved | 6 | 14 |
| % Saved | 67% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Mena broke his opponents 11 times with a 35% conversion rate. Facundo dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve twice and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mena | |||||
| R1 Gomez |
R2 Rodriguez |
1/4 Alberto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 18 | 16 | 59 | |
| pts | 86-73 | 69-50 | 71-54 | 226-177 | |
| Total points | 159 | 119 | 125 | 403 | |
| Winners | 39 | 24 | 24 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 35% | 34% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 50/73 | 31/54 | 32/62 | 113/189 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 57% | 52% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 39/50 | 24/31 | 24/32 | 87/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 77% | 75% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 11/23 | 16/30 | 41/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 48% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 5/11 | 4/12 | 11/31 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 45% | 33% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 33% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Gautier | ||||||
| Q3 Mendoza |
R1 Nikles |
R2 Gomez |
1/4 Perchicot |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | 6-0 6-4 | 7-5 7-62 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 73 | |
| pts | 59-31 | 68-44 | 87-78 | 63-54 | 277-207 | |
| Total points | 90 | 112 | 165 | 117 | 484 | |
| Winners | 16 | 25 | 38 | 23 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 37% | 44% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 18/42 | 29/59 | 46/85 | 29/64 | 122/250 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 49% | 54% | 45% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 16/18 | 25/29 | 38/46 | 23/29 | 102/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 86% | 83% | 79% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 14/30 | 18/39 | 21/35 | 67/128 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 47% | 46% | 60% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/6 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 14/30 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 83% | 33% | 33% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 6/7 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 86% | 50% | 100% | 112% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Quito Challenger
- Facundo MenaMena – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexis GautierGautier – Mathieu PerchicotPerchicot (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Gonzalo LamaLama – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (7-65 7-64) – See score progression
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Gonzalo LamaLama – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (7-6(5) 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Alexis GautierGautier – Mathieu PerchicotPerchicot (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Alexis GautierGautier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Gonzalo LamaLama (0-1) – H2H and prediction
