Valentin Vacherot and Alafia Ayeni will fight against each other in the quarter of the Temuco Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. 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 Valentin Vacherot who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Valentin Vacherot is the pick to win this match.
Valentin Vacherot -> 1.35
Alafia Ayeni -> 3.08

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Prediction and head to head Valentin Vacherot vs. Alafia Ayeni

There is no head to head record between Valentin Vacherot and Alafia Ayeni since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Valentin Vacherot

Ranked no. 299, Valentin got to the quarter after defeating Mariano Kestelboim 7-5 6-2 and Gustavo Heide 1-6 6-4 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Heide, The Monegasque recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-2). During the match, Vacherot and Heide scored the same amount of points (77). However, the world no. 299 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Valentin was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Regarding the service games, Vacherot scored 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Valentin Vacherot lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Vacherot put 71% of his first serves in, winning 64% (35/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (15/23) on the 2nd serve. Valentin broke Heide 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Monegasque has dropped 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.

Vacherot has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (195-104). 5-3 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Vacherot has an aggregate86-34 match record in the last 8 years on hard.

Valentin’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Montauban,Bresse,M25 Ystad and M25 Zlatibor.

Valentin has a composed 54-31 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Temuco Challenger

Vacherot has never competed in this tournament before.

Alafia Ayeni

Ranked no. 620, Alafia reached the quarter after beating Matias Franco Descotte 4-6 6-3 6-2 and Conner Huertas Del Pino 3-6 6-0 6-3.

In the 2^nd round against Huertas Del Pino, Ayeni recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-0 6-3). During the match Ayeni scored 80 points vs Huertas Del Pino’s 65. Alafia was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.

Talking about serving, Ayeni fired 3 aces and he was not very steady on his 2nd serve to score 12 double faults. Alafia Ayeni lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ayeni put 49% of his first serves in, winning 86% (31/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (17/37) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Huertas Del Pino 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

The American’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in M15 Los Angeles.

Alafia has an overall 23-21 win-loss record in 2023, 17-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Temuco Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2022. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Vacherot	Ayeni
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	45	51
Pts	156-138	175-150
Total Points	294	325
Winners	59	75
%Winners	38%	43%

Both Vacherot and Ayeni played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Valentin Vacherot conceded 1 set, while Alafia Ayeni lost 2 sets. Vacherot has played 1 set(s) less than Ayeni (5 vs 6). Therefore, Vacherot played 6 games less than Ayeni. Vacherot scored 59 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Alafia scored 75 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Vacherot	Ayeni
Aces	9	13
Avg per match	4.5	6.5
1st in	86/132	96/166
%1st in	65%	58%
1st pts	59/86	75/96
%1st pts	69%	78%
2nd pts	29/46	33/70
%2nd pts	63%	47%

Vacherot bagged 9 aces (4.5 per match). Ayeni recorded 13 aces (6.5 per match). Vacherot won 69% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Ayeni won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Vacherot	Ayeni
Won	7	9
Converted	7/24	9/18
% Converted	29%	50%
Conceded	11	11
Saved	8	7
% Saved	73%	64%
Times Broken	3	4

The Monegasque broke his opponents 7 times with a 29% conversion rate. Vacherot dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Alafia conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.

Vacherot
	R1 Kestelboim	R2 Heide	Total
Score	7-5 6-2	1-6 6-4 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	20	25	45
pts	79-61	77-77	156-138
Total points	140	154	294
Winners	24	35	59
%Winners	30%	45%	38%
SERVE
Aces	4	5	9
Double Faults	4	4	8
1st in	31/54	55/78	86/132
% 1st in	57%	71%	65%
1st pts	24/31	35/55	59/86
% 1st pts	77%	64%	69%
2nd pts	14/23	15/23	29/46
% 2nd pts	61%	65%	63%
Breaks
Won	4	3	7
Converted	4/17	3/7	7/24
Converted %	24%	43%	29%
Conceded	2	9	11
Saved	1/2	7/9	8
Saved %	50%	78%	64%
Times Broken	1	2	3

Ayeni
	R1 Franco Descotte	R2 Huertas Del Pino	Total
Score	4-6 6-3 6-2	3-6 6-0 6-3
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	27	24	51
pts	95-85	80-65	175-150
Total points	180	145	325
Winners	44	31	75
%Winners	46%	39%	43%
SERVE
Aces	10	3	13
Double Faults	11	12	23
1st in	60/93	36/73	96/166
% 1st in	65%	49%	58%
1st pts	44/60	31/36	75/96
% 1st pts	73%	86%	78%
2nd pts	16/33	17/37	33/70
% 2nd pts	48%	46%	47%
Breaks
Won	4	5	9
Converted	4/6	5/12	9/18
Converted %	67%	42%	50%
Conceded	7	4	11
Saved	5/7	2/4	7
Saved %	71%	50%	61%
Times Broken	2	2	4

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