Gonzalo Villanueva and Juan Pablo Paz will square off in the quarter of the Blumenau Challenger for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on QUADRA 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Pablo Paz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Pablo Paz is the pick to win this match.
Juan Pablo Paz -> 1.727
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Gonzalo Villanueva vs. Juan Pablo Paz
This will be the 7th time that Gonzalo Villanueva and Juan Pablo Paz fight against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Pablo Paz (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Villanueva won 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the qualifications in the Buenos Aires Challenger back in 2016.
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-34 | 2-2 | 41-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-40 | 5-4 | 39-36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-33 | 1-5 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-29 | 5-10 | 23-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 419, Villanueva got to the quarter after defeating Carlos Gimeno Valero 0-6 6-3 6-1 and Ignacio Carou 1-6 6-1 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Carou, Gonzalo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-1 6-2). During the match, Villanueva scored 82 points vs Carou’s 77. Gonzalo was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Villanueva scored 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Gonzalo Villanueva lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Villanueva put 76% of his first serves in, winning 54% (33/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Carou 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Villanueva started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Villanueva has a favorable record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (301-211). 4-1 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Villanueva has a compiled 293-196 record in the last years on clay.
The Argentine has an aggregate 4-1 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Blumenau Challenger
Villanueva has never competed in this tournament before.
Juan Pablo Paz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-27 | 3-2 | 35-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-33 | 1-2 | 43-31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-30 | 0-1 | 46-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 50-32 | 0-0 | 50-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-15 | 4-5 | 24-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 437, Pablo Paz reached the quarter after beating Gonzalo Lama 6-71 7-69 6-3 and Noah Rubin 6-76 7-61 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Rubin, Pablo Paz recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 7-61 6-3). During the match Pablo Paz scored 116 points vs Rubin’s 100. Juan was quite aggressive to blast 52 winners.
About the serving games, Pablo Paz bagged 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Juan Pablo Paz was exceptionally effective on serve to win 83% (52/63) of his 1st serve and 55% (29/53) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Argentine broke Rubin twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The Argentine has a composed 3-1 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Villanueva | Pablo Paz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 70 |
| Pts | 171-159 | 220-208 |
| Total Points | 330 | 428 |
| Winners | 67 | 98 |
| %Winners | 39% | 45% |
Both Villanueva and Pablo Paz played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Gonzalo Villanueva lost 2 sets, while Juan Pablo Paz surrendered 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Villanueva and Pablo Paz have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Villanueva played 26 games less than Pablo Paz. Villanueva scored 67 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Pablo Paz blasted 98 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Villanueva | Pablo Paz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 8 |
| 1st in | 126/178 | 125/228 |
| %1st in | 71% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 67/126 | 98/125 |
| %1st pts | 53% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 24/52 | 58/103 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 56% |
Villanueva made 4 aces (2 per match). Pablo Paz recorded 16 aces (8 per match). Villanueva won 53% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Pablo Paz won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Villanueva | Pablo Paz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 4 |
| Converted | 13/24 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 54% | 44% |
| Conceded | 28 | 10 |
| Saved | 18 | 8 |
| % Saved | 64% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 2 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 13 times with a 54% conversion rate. Villanueva surrendered his serve 10 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Pablo Paz conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Villanueva | ||||
| R1 Gimeno |
R2 Carou |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0-6 6-3 6-1 | 1-6 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | 44 | |
| pts | 89-82 | 82-77 | 171-159 | |
| Total points | 171 | 159 | 330 | |
| Winners | 34 | 33 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 65/98 | 61/80 | 126/178 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 76% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 34/65 | 33/61 | 67/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 52% | 54% | 53% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/33 | 10/19 | 24/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 53% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 6/12 | 13/24 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 50% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 12 | 28 | |
| Saved | 10/16 | 8/12 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 67% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Pablo Paz | ||||
| R1 Lama |
R2 Rubin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 7-69 6-3 | 6-76 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | 70 | |
| pts | 104-108 | 116-100 | 220-208 | |
| Total points | 212 | 216 | 428 | |
| Winners | 46 | 52 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 62/112 | 63/116 | 125/228 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 54% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 46/62 | 52/63 | 98/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 83% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/50 | 29/53 | 58/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 55% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/4 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 5/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 83% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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