Facundo Mena and Nicolas Alvarez will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Cali Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Facundo Mena who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Facundo Mena is the pick to win this match.
Facundo Mena -> 1.45
Nicolas Alvarez -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Mena vs. Nicolas Alvarez
This will be the 3rd time that Facundo Mena and Nicolas Alvarez square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mena (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Mena won 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 in the 1st round in the Lima Challenger back in 2021.
Facundo Mena
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-16 | 3-1 | 34-15 | 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. 160, Facundo reached the semifinal after beating Goncalo Oliveira 6-4 6-4, Facundo Juarez 6-4 6-0 and Yunseong Chung 6-3 5-7 7-64.
In the quarter, Mena defeated Chung (6-3 5-7 7-64). During the match, Mena scored 105 points vs Chung’s 101. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mena struck 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Facundo Mena was very efficient on serve to win 71% (42/59) of his 1st serve and 58% (28/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Mena broke Chung 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has lost 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Mena has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (328-233). 14-14 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Mena has an aggregate 279-196 record in the last years on clay.
Mena’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Pereira Challenger.
Mena has an overall 17-17 win-loss record in 2022, 14-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cali Challenger
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. 369, the Peruvian reached the semifinal after defeating Adrian Menendez-Maceiras 7-5 7-63, Roberto Quiroz 4-6 6-3 6-3 and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-74 6-4 7-67.
In the quarter against Meligeni Rodrigues Alves, Alvarez recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-4 7-67). During the match Alvarez scored 124 points vs Meligeni Rodrigues Alves’s 115. The Peruvian was pretty aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about serving, Alvarez struck 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Nicolas Alvarez was very efficient on serve to win 71% (52/73) of his 1st serve and 67% (22/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Alvarez broke Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alvarez has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Peruvian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Campos do Jordao.
Alvarez has a compiled 11-10 win-loss record in 2022, 6-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mena | Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 89 |
| Pts | 223-191 | 283-251 |
| Total Points | 414 | 534 |
| Winners | 87 | 123 |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% |
Both Mena and Alvarez played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Facundo Mena dropped 1 set, while Nicolas Alvarez surrendered 2 sets. Mena has played 1 set(s) less than Alvarez (7 vs 8). Therefore, Mena played 19 games less than Alvarez. Facundo scored 87 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Alvarez made 123 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mena | Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 4.7 |
| 1st in | 125/209 | 179/251 |
| %1st in | 60% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 87/125 | 123/179 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 55/84 | 49/72 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 68% |
Mena blasted 22 aces (7.3 per match). Alvarez struck 14 aces (4.7 per match). Mena won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Alvarez won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mena | Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/17 | 11/31 |
| % Converted | 65% | 35% |
| Conceded | 21 | 14 |
| Saved | 17 | 7 |
| % Saved | 81% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 7 |
Facundo broke his opponents 11 times with a 65% conversion rate. Facundo conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded. Alvarez broke his opponents 11 times with a 35% conversion rate. Alvarez conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mena | |||||
| R1 Oliveira |
R2 Juarez |
1/4 Chung |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-0 | 6-3 5-7 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 16 | 34 | 70 | |
| pts | 62-52 | 56-38 | 105-101 | 223-191 | |
| Total points | 114 | 94 | 206 | 414 | |
| Winners | 21 | 24 | 42 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 43% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/58 | 33/44 | 59/107 | 125/209 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 75% | 55% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 21/33 | 24/33 | 42/59 | 87/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 73% | 71% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/25 | 6/11 | 28/48 | 55/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 84% | 55% | 58% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 5/8 | 4/7 | 11/17 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 63% | 57% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 1/2 | 12/15 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 80% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Alvarez | |||||
| R1 Menendez-Maceiras |
R2 Quiroz |
1/4 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-63 | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | 6-74 6-4 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 28 | 36 | 89 | |
| pts | 75-65 | 84-71 | 124-115 | 283-251 | |
| Total points | 140 | 155 | 239 | 534 | |
| Winners | 32 | 39 | 52 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 42% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 52/72 | 54/73 | 73/106 | 179/251 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 74% | 69% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 32/52 | 39/54 | 52/73 | 123/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 72% | 71% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/20 | 13/19 | 22/33 | 49/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 68% | 67% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/13 | 3/13 | 11/31 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 31% | 23% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | 60% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLL Tennis Scores in Cali Challenger
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Matias ZukasZukas (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas AlvarezAlvarez – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-74 6-4 7-67) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Yunseong ChungChung (6-3 5-7 7-64) – See score progression
- Miljan ZekicZekic – Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Miljan ZekicZekic – Nicolas MejiaMejia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas AlvarezAlvarez – Facundo MenaMena (0-2) – H2H and prediction
