Gonzalo Villanueva and Valerio Aboian will play each other in the quarter of the Tigre 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 10:00 am on CANCHA 2. 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 Gonzalo Villanueva who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gonzalo Villanueva is the pick to win this match.
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 1.62
Valerio Aboian -> 2.23
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Prediction and head to head Gonzalo Villanueva vs. Valerio Aboian
This will be the 2nd time that Gonzalo Villanueva and Valerio Aboian square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Aboian (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Aboian won 7-6(0) 6-3 in the qualifications in M15 Cordoba back in 2021.
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-31 | 0-0 | 39-31 | 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. 311, the Argentine got to the quarter after defeating Oriol Roca Batalla 6-2 2-6 6-3 and Remy Bertola 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Gonzalo had a good straight sets win against Bertola (6-2 6-3). During the match, Villanueva scored 63 points vs Bertola’s 43. Villanueva was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Villanueva struck 2 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults. Gonzalo Villanueva was exceptionally effective on serve to win 77% (24/31) of his 1st serve and 75% (9/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Bertola 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Villanueva has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Villanueva has favorable record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (309-222). 2-0 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Villanueva has a composed 300-202 match record in the last years on clay.
The Argentine has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2023, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tigre 1 Challenger
Villanueva has never competed in this tournament before.
Valerio Aboian
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-33 | 0-0 | 37-33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-33 | 0-0 | 54-33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-22 | 0-0 | 48-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-19 | 0-0 | 42-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 452, the Argentine reached the quarter after beating Sean Hess 6-1 6-2, Ignacio Monzon 7-5 6-74 7-5, Andrea Collarini 5-7 6-1 7-63 and Alex Barrena 7-61 3-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Argentine defeated Barrena (7-61 3-6 6-2). During the match Aboian scored 99 points vs Barrena’s 90. Aboian was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Aboian blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Valerio Aboian lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Aboian put 54% of his first serves in, winning 65% (36/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (22/46) on the 2nd serve. Aboian broke Barrena 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Argentine has a composed 4-0 win-loss record in 2023, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Villanueva | Aboian |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 114 |
| Pts | 156-131 | 394-330 |
| Total Points | 287 | 724 |
| Winners | 58 | 149 |
| %Winners | 37% | 38% |
Villanueva played 2 matches while Aboian competed in 4 matches. Aboian started his run from the qualifications while Villanueva had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Gonzalo Villanueva dropped 1 set, while Valerio Aboian conceded 3 sets. Villanueva has played 6 set(s) less than Aboian (5 vs 11). Therefore, Villanueva played 72 games less than Aboian. Gonzalo scored 58 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine recorded 149 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Villanueva | Aboian |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 84/139 | 217/359 |
| %1st in | 60% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 58/84 | 149/217 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 30/55 | 63/142 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 44% |
Villanueva struck 4 aces (2 per match). Aboian recorded 11 aces (2.8 per match). Villanueva won 69% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Aboian won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Villanueva | Aboian |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 26 |
| Converted | 9/16 | 26/49 |
| % Converted | 56% | 53% |
| Conceded | 13 | 37 |
| Saved | 10 | 19 |
| % Saved | 77% | 51% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 18 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Villanueva surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Aboian broke his opponents 26 times with a 53% conversion rate. Valerio conceded his serve 18 times and he saved 51% of the break points that he conceded.
| Villanueva | ||||
| R1 Roca Batalla |
R2 Bertola |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-6 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 17 | 42 | |
| pts | 93-88 | 63-43 | 156-131 | |
| Total points | 181 | 106 | 287 | |
| Winners | 34 | 24 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 53/96 | 31/43 | 84/139 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 72% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 34/53 | 24/31 | 58/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 77% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/43 | 9/12 | 30/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 75% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 4/8 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| Saved | 10/13 | 0/0 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 77% | – | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aboian | ||||||
| Q1 Hess |
Q3 Monzon |
R1 Collarini |
R2 Barrena |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 7-5 6-74 7-5 | 5-7 6-1 7-63 | 7-61 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 114 | |
| pts | 62-34 | 123-105 | 110-101 | 99-90 | 394-330 | |
| Total points | 96 | 228 | 211 | 189 | 724 | |
| Winners | 25 | 43 | 45 | 36 | 149 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 35% | 41% | 36% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 30/40 | 66/115 | 66/103 | 55/101 | 217/359 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 57% | 64% | 54% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 43/66 | 45/66 | 36/55 | 149/217 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 65% | 68% | 65% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/10 | 20/49 | 13/37 | 22/46 | 63/142 | |
| % 2nd pts | 80% | 41% | 35% | 48% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 10/17 | 6/14 | 6/10 | 26/49 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 59% | 43% | 60% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 37 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 6/14 | 6/11 | 6/11 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 43% | 55% | 55% | 127% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
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