Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Facundo Mena will play each other in the semifinal of the Pereira Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:30 pm on CANCHA SANTIAGO GIRALDO. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Martin Etcheverry who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tomas Martin Etcheverry is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 1.36
Facundo Mena -> 3.15
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Prediction and head to head Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Facundo Mena
This will be the 3rd time that Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Facundo Mena play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Martin Etcheverry and Mena (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Martin Etcheverry won 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in the Biella 6 Challenger back in 2021.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-25 | 7-9 | 19-13 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-29 | 8-11 | 25-14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-33 | 4-5 | 48-25 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-29 | 0-2 | 62-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-15 | 0-1 | 24-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 108 (career-high), Martin Etcheverry got to the semifinal after defeating Juan Sebastian Gomez 6-4 7-5, Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-1 7-5 and Pedja Krstin 6-2 7-64.
In the quarter, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Krstin (6-2 7-64). During the match, Martin Etcheverry scored 78 points vs Krstin’s 63. Martin Etcheverry was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Martin Etcheverry blasted 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Tomas Martin Etcheverry lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Martin Etcheverry put 76% of his first serves in, winning 56% (32/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Tomas broke Krstin 7 times after converting 88% of his break points (7/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Martin Etcheverry has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 67% of his matches (234-116). 14-6 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Martin Etcheverry has a composed208-98 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Concepcion 2 Challenger.
Tomas has an aggregate 17-8 win-loss record in 2022, 14-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pereira Challenger
Tomas has never competed in this tournament before.
Facundo Mena
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49-22 | 3-1 | 46-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-21 | 11-9 | 18-11 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-29 | 8-7 | 25-20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-30 | 0-4 | 29-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 181 (career-high), Facundo reached the semifinal after beating Daniel Dutra Da Silva 6-4 6-2, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-3 2-6 6-4 and Juan Pablo Ficovich 4-6 7-64 6-1.
In the quarter against Pablo Ficovich, Mena recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-64 6-1). During the match Mena scored 97 points vs Pablo Ficovich’s 88. Facundo was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Mena scored 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Facundo Mena was very effective on serve to win 74% (43/58) of his 1st serve and 51% (24/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Facundo broke Pablo Ficovich 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mena has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Argentine has an aggregate 11-9 win-loss record in 2022, 9-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Martin Etcheverry | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 75 |
| Pts | 239-182 | 240-206 |
| Total Points | 421 | 446 |
| Winners | 83 | 99 |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% |
Both Martin Etcheverry and Mena played 3 matches. At the moment, Facundo Mena lost 2 sets while Tomas Martin Etcheverry hasn’t conceded a set so far. Martin Etcheverry has played 2 set(s) less than Mena (6 vs 8). Therefore, Martin Etcheverry played 13 games less than Mena. Martin Etcheverry scored 83 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Mena managed to score 99 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Martin Etcheverry | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 9.7 |
| 1st in | 122/188 | 125/237 |
| %1st in | 65% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 83/122 | 99/125 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 40/66 | 55/112 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 49% |
Martin Etcheverry scored 18 aces (6 per match). Mena recorded 29 aces (9.7 per match). Martin Etcheverry won 68% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Mena won 79% 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 | Martin Etcheverry | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 10 |
| Converted | 14/32 | 10/22 |
| % Converted | 44% | 45% |
| Conceded | 12 | 16 |
| Saved | 5 | 10 |
| % Saved | 42% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 6 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 14 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Argentine dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 42% of the break points that he conceded. Facundo broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Mena conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Martin Etcheverry | |||||
| R1 Sebastian Gomez |
R2 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
1/4 Krstin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-1 7-5 | 6-2 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 19 | 21 | 62 | |
| pts | 79-63 | 82-56 | 78-63 | 239-182 | |
| Total points | 142 | 138 | 141 | 421 | |
| Winners | 28 | 23 | 32 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 28% | 41% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 33/59 | 32/54 | 57/75 | 122/188 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 59% | 76% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 28/33 | 23/32 | 32/57 | 83/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 72% | 56% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 18/22 | 8/18 | 40/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 82% | 44% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/15 | 7/8 | 14/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 27% | 88% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/3 | 3/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 67% | 38% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Mena | |||||
| R1 Dutra Da Silva |
R2 Moreno De Alboran |
1/4 Pablo Ficovich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | 4-6 7-64 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 27 | 30 | 75 | |
| pts | 60-38 | 83-80 | 97-88 | 240-206 | |
| Total points | 98 | 163 | 185 | 446 | |
| Winners | 26 | 30 | 43 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% | 44% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 29/51 | 38/81 | 58/105 | 125/237 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 47% | 55% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 30/38 | 43/58 | 99/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 79% | 74% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 18/43 | 24/47 | 55/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 42% | 51% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/11 | 3/7 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 36% | 43% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 3/7 | 6/8 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 43% | 75% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
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