Gerald Melzer and Nicolas Barrientos will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Bogota Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 10:00 am on CAMPO DIRECTV. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gerald Melzer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gerald Melzer is the pick to win this match.
Gerald Melzer -> 1.181
Nicolas Barrientos -> 4.85
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Prediction and head to head Gerald Melzer vs. Nicolas Barrientos
There is no head to head record between Gerald Melzer and Nicolas Barrientos since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Gerald Melzer
Ranked no. 421, the Austrian got to the semifinal after defeating Orlando Luz 7-5 6-2, Daniel Elahi Galan 7-65 6-2 and Nicolas Mejia 6-0 6-4.
In the quarter, Melzer had a good straight sets win against Mejia (6-0 6-4). During the match, Melzer scored 62 points vs Mejia’s 40. Gerald was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Melzer managed to score 6 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Gerald Melzer was very effective on serve to win 84% (21/25) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Austrian broke Mejia 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gerald started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
Melzer has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (307-193). 21-11 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Melzer has a composed 274-154 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Melzer’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Lima Challenger.
Gerald has an aggregate 21-11 win-loss record in 2021, 21-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bogota Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2017. See his history.
Nicolas Barrientos
Ranked no. 769, the Colombian got to the semifinal after beating Johan Alexander Rodriguez 7-5 6-2, Alejandro Hoyos Franco 6-3 6-3, Juan Sebastian Gomez 2-6 6-2 6-4, Enzo Couacaud 6-3 6-4 and Oriol Roca Batalla 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter, Nicolas had a good straight sets win against Roca Batalla (6-3 7-5). During the match Barrientos scored 71 points vs Roca Batalla’s 54. Barrientos was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Barrientos fired 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Nicolas Barrientos was pretty efficient on serve to win 81% (35/43) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Nicolas broke Roca Batalla 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nicolas started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Nicolas’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Tulsa.
Nicolas has a composed 15-6 win-loss record in 2021, 9-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Melzer | Barrientos |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 104 |
| Pts | 212-162 | 381-318 |
| Total Points | 374 | 699 |
| Winners | 80 | 163 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Melzer played 3 matches while Barrientos competed in 5 matches. Barrientos started his run from the qualifications while Melzer had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Nicolas Barrientos surrendered 1 set while Gerald Melzer hasn’t dropped a set so far. Melzer has played 5 set(s) less than Barrientos (6 vs 11). Therefore, Melzer played 47 games less than Barrientos. Gerald scored 80 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Colombian fired 163 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Melzer | Barrientos |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 2.2 |
| 1st in | 100/178 | 226/361 |
| %1st in | 56% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 80/100 | 163/226 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 42/78 | 65/135 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 48% |
Melzer scored 18 aces (6 per match). Barrientos fired 11 aces (2.2 per match). Melzer won 80% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Barrientos won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Melzer | Barrientos |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 20 |
| Converted | 11/25 | 20/38 |
| % Converted | 44% | 53% |
| Conceded | 11 | 40 |
| Saved | 9 | 33 |
| % Saved | 82% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 7 |
Melzer broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. Gerald conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. The Colombian broke his opponents 20 times with a 53% conversion rate. Barrientos conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Melzer | |||||
| R1 Luz |
R2 Elahi Galan Riveros |
1/4 Mejia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 7-65 6-2 | 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 21 | 16 | 57 | |
| pts | 71-50 | 79-72 | 62-40 | 212-162 | |
| Total points | 121 | 151 | 102 | 374 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 21 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 34% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 35/54 | 40/78 | 25/46 | 100/178 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 51% | 54% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 33/40 | 21/25 | 80/100 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 83% | 84% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 18/38 | 13/21 | 42/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 47% | 62% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 2/5 | 4/8 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 40% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 5/5 | 4/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Barrientos | |||||||
| Q1 Alexander |
Q3 Hoyos |
R1 Sebastian Gomez |
R2 Couacaud |
1/4 Roca Batalla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | 2-6 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 104 | |
| pts | 74-64 | 68-46 | 95-91 | 73-63 | 71-54 | 381-318 | |
| Total points | 138 | 114 | 186 | 136 | 125 | 699 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 44 | 25 | 35 | 163 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 49% | 46% | 34% | 49% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | |
| 1st in | 42/78 | 37/55 | 66/101 | 38/67 | 43/60 | 226/361 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 67% | 65% | 57% | 72% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 26/42 | 33/37 | 44/66 | 25/38 | 35/43 | 163/226 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 89% | 67% | 66% | 81% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/36 | 8/18 | 14/35 | 17/29 | 10/17 | 65/135 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | 40% | 59% | 59% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 3/5 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 20/38 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 40 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 5/5 | 12/15 | 7/8 | 6/6 | 33 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 80% | 88% | 100% | 139% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Bogota Challenger
- Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Gerald MelzerMelzer – Nicolas MejiaMejia (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Gerald MelzerMelzer – Nicolas MejiaMejia (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gerald MelzerMelzer – Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Facundo MenaMena (0-1) – H2H and prediction
