Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Gonzalo Lama will face off in the semifinal of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on COURT DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN. 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 Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna who should win in 3 sets.
Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna -> 1.6
Gonzalo Lama -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna vs. Gonzalo Lama
This will be the 2nd time that Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Gonzalo Lama fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fa Rodriguez Taverna (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Fa Rodriguez Taverna won 6-3 7-5 in the quarter in M15 Villa Maria back in 2021.
Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 302 (career-high), the Argentine reached the semifinal after defeating Mats Rosenkranz 6-3 3-6 6-3, Juan Pablo Paz 7-5 7-65 and Hernan Casanova 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Casanova (7-5 6-4). During the match, Fa Rodriguez Taverna scored 82 points vs Casanova’s 71. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fa Rodriguez Taverna recorded 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Fa Rodriguez Taverna put 54% of his first serves in, winning 68% (28/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (20/35) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Casanova 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fa Rodriguez Taverna started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Fa Rodriguez Taverna has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (183-110). 3-0 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Fa Rodriguez Taverna has a composed123-77 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
Santiago has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Gonzalo Lama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-29 | 3-4 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-29 | 0-0 | 39-28 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-19 | 0-1 | 49-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-16 | 1-4 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 322, the Chilean reached the semifinal after defeating Matias Franco Descotte 7-5 7-64, Juan Bautista Torres 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Jose Pereira 6-71 6-1 6-4.
In the quarter against Pereira, Lama recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-71 6-1 6-4). During the match Lama scored 98 points vs Pereira’s 89. Gonzalo was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Lama struck 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Gonzalo Lama lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lama put 57% of his first serves in, winning 70% (39/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (24/42) on the 2nd serve. Lama broke Pereira 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gonzalo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Chilean has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fa Rodriguez Taverna | Lama |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 82 |
| Pts | 270-231 | 272-252 |
| Total Points | 501 | 524 |
| Winners | 103 | 95 |
| %Winners | 38% | 35% |
Both Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Lama played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna conceded 1 set, while Gonzalo Lama conceded 2 sets. Fa Rodriguez Taverna has played 1 set(s) less than Lama (7 vs 8). Therefore, Fa Rodriguez Taverna played 8 games less than Lama. Fa Rodriguez Taverna scored 103 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Gonzalo made 95 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fa Rodriguez Taverna | Lama |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 138/232 | 137/260 |
| %1st in | 59% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 103/138 | 95/137 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 54/94 | 64/123 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 52% |
Fa Rodriguez Taverna managed to score 17 aces (5.7 per match). Lama recorded 7 aces (2.3 per match). Fa Rodriguez Taverna won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Lama won 69% 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 | Fa Rodriguez Taverna | Lama |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 14 |
| Converted | 10/36 | 14/34 |
| % Converted | 28% | 41% |
| Conceded | 16 | 16 |
| Saved | 10 | 7 |
| % Saved | 63% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 9 |
Santiago broke his opponents 10 times with a 28% conversion rate. Fa Rodriguez Taverna surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Chilean broke his opponents 14 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Chilean conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fa Rodriguez Taverna | |||||
| R1 Rosenkranz | R2 Pablo Paz | 1/4 Casanova | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 7-5 7-65 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 25 | 22 | 74 | |
| pts | 86-69 | 102-91 | 82-71 | 270-231 | |
| Total points | 155 | 193 | 153 | 501 | |
| Winners | 39 | 36 | 28 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 35% | 34% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 46/74 | 51/82 | 41/76 | 138/232 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | 54% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 39/46 | 36/51 | 28/41 | 103/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 71% | 68% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 17/31 | 20/35 | 54/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 55% | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 4/18 | 4/11 | 10/36 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 22% | 36% | 28% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 63% | 71% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Lama | |||||
| R1 Franco Descotte | R2 Bautista | 1/4 Pereira | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-64 | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | 6-71 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 27 | 30 | 82 | |
| pts | 85-78 | 89-85 | 98-89 | 272-252 | |
| Total points | 163 | 174 | 187 | 524 | |
| Winners | 26 | 30 | 39 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 34% | 40% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 30/71 | 51/91 | 56/98 | 137/260 | |
| % 1st in | 42% | 56% | 57% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 26/30 | 30/51 | 39/56 | 95/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 59% | 70% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 19/40 | 24/42 | 64/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 48% | 57% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 6/13 | 5/12 | 14/34 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 46% | 42% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 3/8 | 4/6 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 38% | 67% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires Challenger
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Gonzalo LamaLama – Jose PereiraPereira (6-71 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gonzalo LamaLama – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (0-1) – H2H and prediction