Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Nicolas Alvarez will square off in the 2nd round of the Concepcion Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna is the pick to win this match.
Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna -> 1.182
Nicolas Alvarez -> 4.85
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Prediction and head to head Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna vs. Nicolas Alvarez
There is no head to head record between Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Nicolas Alvarez since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
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. 264 (career-high), Santiago got to the 2nd round after beating Wilson Leite 6-1 6-3.
In the 1st round, Fa Rodriguez Taverna had a good straight sets win against Leite (6-1 6-3). During the match, Fa Rodriguez Taverna scored 57 points vs Leite’s 35. Santiago was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fa Rodriguez Taverna bagged 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna was exceptionally effective on serve to win 72% (21/29) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Argentine broke Leite 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Fa Rodriguez Taverna has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (186-110). 6-0 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fa Rodriguez Taverna has a composed126-77 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Buenos Aires Challenger.
The Argentine has an aggregate 6-0 win-loss record in 2022, 6-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Concepcion Challenger
Santiago has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicolas Alvarez
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-27 | 5-5 | 18-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-28 | 2-4 | 22-23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-10 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 417, Alvarez reached the 2nd round after beating Diego Hidalgo 4-6 7-65 6-4.
In the 1st round against Hidalgo, Alvarez recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-65 6-4). During the match Alvarez and Hidalgo scored the same amount of points (133). However, the world no. 264 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Peruvian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Alvarez made 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nicolas Alvarez lost the serve 4 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Alvarez put 69% of his first serves in, winning 62% (54/87) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. Nicolas broke Hidalgo 4 times after converting 25% of his break points (4/16).
The Peruvian has an overall 1-0 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Concepcion Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fa Rodriguez Taverna | Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 33 |
| Pts | 57-35 | 133-133 |
| Total Points | 92 | 266 |
| Winners | 21 | 54 |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% |
Both Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Alvarez played 1 match. At the moment, Nicolas Alvarez lost 1 set while Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna hasn’t dropped a set so far. Fa Rodriguez Taverna has played 1 set(s) less than Alvarez (2 vs 3). Therefore, Fa Rodriguez Taverna played 17 games less than Alvarez. The Argentine scored 21 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Peruvian made 54 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fa Rodriguez Taverna | Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 29/47 | 87/126 |
| %1st in | 62% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 21/29 | 54/87 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 19/39 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 49% |
Fa Rodriguez Taverna made 2 aces . Alvarez made 3 aces . Fa Rodriguez Taverna won 72% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Alvarez won 62% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fa Rodriguez Taverna | Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/16 |
| % Converted | 56% | 25% |
| Conceded | 3 | 15 |
| Saved | 2 | 11 |
| % Saved | 67% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
Santiago broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Argentine dropped his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Peruvian broke his opponent 4 times with a 25% conversion rate. Alvarez conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fa Rodriguez Taverna | |||
| R1 Leite |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 57-35 | 57-35 | |
| Total points | 92 | 92 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 29/47 | 29/47 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 21/29 | 21/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 12/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Alvarez | |||
| R1 Hidalgo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 133-133 | 133-133 | |
| Total points | 266 | 266 | |
| Winners | 54 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 87/126 | 87/126 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 54/87 | 54/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/39 | 19/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/16 | 4/16 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 15 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Concepcion Challenger
- Facundo MenaMena – Cristian RodriguezRodriguez (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (4-6 6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Gonzalo LamaLama – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (2-6 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Noah RubinRubin (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Gonzalo LamaLama (4-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo DellienDellien – Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna – Nicolas AlvarezAlvarez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Quentin FolliotFolliot – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (0-0) – H2H and prediction
