Sebastian Baez and Tomas Barrios Vera will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Santiago 3 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. 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 Sebastian Baez who should win in 3 sets.
Sebastian Baez -> 1.52
Tomas Barrios Vera -> 2.53
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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Baez vs. Tomas Barrios Vera
This will be the 3rd time that Sebastian Baez and Tomas Barrios Vera play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Baez (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Baez won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in the Zagreb Challenger back in May 2021.
Sebastian Baez
Ranked no. 138 (career-high), Sebastian got to the semifinal after defeating Nicolas Alvarez 7-5 6-3, Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-1 7-5 and Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Manuel Cerundolo (6-3 6-4). During the match, Baez scored 78 points vs Manuel Cerundolo’s 64. The Argentine was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Baez scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Sebastian Baez lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Baez put 82% of his first serves in, winning 62% (31/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (4/11) on the 2nd serve. Sebastian broke Manuel Cerundolo 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Baez started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Baez has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 70% of his matches (138-59). 40-11 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Baez has an overall125-52 record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title in the Concepcion Challenger where he overcame Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(5) and in the Santiago Challenger where he defeated Tomas Barrios Vera in the final 6-3 7-6(4) and in the Zagreb Challenger where he defeated Juan Pablo Varillas in the final 3-6 6-3 6-1.
The Argentine has an aggregate 42-13 win-loss record in 2021, 40-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santiago 3 Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2021. See his history.
Tomas Barrios Vera
Ranked no. 154 (career-high), Tomas Barrios Vera reached the semifinal after defeating Lucas Catarina 7-5 6-2, Diego Fernandez Flores 6-0 6-1 and Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Marcelo had a good straight sets win against Pablo Patino-Samudio (6-3 6-4). During the match Tomas Barrios Vera scored 64 points vs Pablo Patino-Samudio’s 54. Marcelo was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Tomas Barrios Vera made 2 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Tomas Barrios Vera lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Tomas Barrios Vera put 67% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. Marcelo broke Pablo Patino-Samudio 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chilean started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Meerbusch Challenger where he beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the final 7-6(7) 6-3.
Tomas Barrios Vera has a composed 39-24 win-loss record in 2021, 32-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Baez | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 52 |
| Pts | 228-172 | 204-148 |
| Total Points | 400 | 352 |
| Winners | 90 | 86 |
| %Winners | 39% | 42% |
Both Baez and Tomas Barrios Vera played 3 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Baez and Tomas Barrios Vera have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Baez played 7 games more than Tomas Barrios Vera. Baez scored 90 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Chilean made 86 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Baez | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 130/174 | 120/173 |
| %1st in | 75% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 90/130 | 86/120 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 24/44 | 24/53 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 45% |
Baez recorded 2 aces (0.7 per match). Tomas Barrios Vera managed to score 6 aces (2 per match). Baez won 69% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Tomas Barrios Vera won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Baez | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 15 |
| Converted | 14/36 | 15/28 |
| % Converted | 39% | 54% |
| Conceded | 19 | 13 |
| Saved | 13 | 9 |
| % Saved | 68% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 14 times with a 39% conversion rate. Sebastian lost his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Tomas Barrios Vera broke his opponents 15 times with a 54% conversion rate. Tomas Barrios Vera conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Baez | |||||
| R1 Alvarez | R2 Pablo Ficovich | 1/4 Manuel | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-1 7-5 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 | 19 | 59 | |
| pts | 77-59 | 73-49 | 78-64 | 228-172 | |
| Total points | 136 | 122 | 142 | 400 | |
| Winners | 34 | 25 | 31 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 34% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 45/62 | 35/51 | 50/61 | 130/174 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 69% | 82% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 34/45 | 25/35 | 31/50 | 90/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 71% | 62% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/17 | 13/16 | 4/11 | 24/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 81% | 36% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/14 | 6/14 | 14/36 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 29% | 43% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/3 | 6/9 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 67% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tomas Barrios Vera | |||||
| R1 Catarina | R2 Fernandez Flores | 1/4 Pablo Patino-Samudio | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-0 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 13 | 19 | 52 | |
| pts | 80-63 | 60-31 | 64-54 | 204-148 | |
| Total points | 143 | 91 | 118 | 352 | |
| Winners | 39 | 21 | 26 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 35% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 57/83 | 26/35 | 37/55 | 120/173 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 74% | 67% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 39/57 | 21/26 | 26/37 | 86/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 81% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 2/9 | 9/18 | 24/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 22% | 50% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 7/14 | 4/9 | 15/28 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 50% | 44% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Tennis Scores in Santiago 3 Challenger
- Hans Hach Verdugo/Miguel-Angel Reyes-VarelaHach Verdugo/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela – Nicolas Barrientos/Fernando RomboliBarrientos/Fernando Romboli (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (2-0) – H2H and prediction