Max Houkes and Gonzalo Bueno will fight against each other in the quarter of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:30 pm on ENRIQUE MOREA. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Max Houkes who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Max Houkes is the pick to win this match.
Max Houkes -> 1.75
Gonzalo Bueno -> 1.98

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Prediction and head to head Max Houkes vs. Gonzalo Bueno

There is no head to head record between Max Houkes and Gonzalo Bueno since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Max Houkes

Ranked no. 361, Houkes got to the quarter after defeating Lautaro Midon 7-6⁶ 6-1 and Matias Franco Descotte 4-6 6-3 6-3.

In the 2^nd round against Franco Descotte, Houkes recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Houkes scored 96 points vs Franco Descotte’s 84. Houkes was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Talking about the service games, Houkes fired 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Max Houkes lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Houkes put 58% of his first serves in, winning 79% (41/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (15/37) on the 2nd serve. Houkes broke Franco Descotte 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Dutch has lost 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.

Houkes has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (207-111). 2-0 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Houkes has an overall193-94 record in the last 7 years on clay.

The Dutch has an aggregate 2-0 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger

The Dutch has never competed in this tournament before.

Gonzalo Bueno

Ranked no. 415, the Peruvian got to the quarter after defeating Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez 2-6 6-3 6-4, Marlon Vankan 4-6 6-0 6-2, Alex Barrena 6-4 5-7 6-3 and Renzo Olivo 7-5 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Bueno had a good straight sets win against Olivo (7-5 6-2). During the match Bueno scored 73 points vs Olivo’s 58. Gonzalo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.

About the serving games, Bueno wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Gonzalo Bueno lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Bueno put 62% of his first serves in, winning 62% (26/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the 2nd serve. The Peruvian broke Olivo 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Gonzalo 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.

Gonzalo has an overall 4-0 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Houkes	Bueno
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	5	11
Tot Games	48	102
Pts	173-145	331-278
Total Points	318	609
Winners	76	137
%Winners	44%	41%

Houkes played 2 matches while Bueno competed in 4 matches. Bueno started his run from the qualifications while Houkes had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Max Houkes surrendered 1 set, while Gonzalo Bueno conceded 3 sets. Houkes has played 6 set(s) less than Bueno (5 vs 11). Therefore, Houkes played 54 games less than Bueno. The Dutch scored 76 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Bueno struck 137 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Houkes	Bueno
Aces	4	2
Avg per match	2	0.5
1st in	98/162	199/309
%1st in	60%	64%
1st pts	76/98	137/199
%1st pts	78%	69%
2nd pts	27/64	52/110
%2nd pts	42%	47%

Houkes struck 4 aces (2 per match). Bueno fired 2 aces (0.5 per match). Houkes won 78% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Bueno won 69% 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	Houkes	Bueno
Won	9	22
Converted	9/18	22/40
% Converted	50%	55%
Conceded	14	36
Saved	9	22
% Saved	64%	61%
Times Broken	5	14

The Dutch broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Max lost his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Gonzalo broke his opponents 22 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Peruvian conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.

Houkes
	R1 Midon	R2 Franco Descotte	Total
Score	7-66 6-1	4-6 6-3 6-3
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	20	28	48
pts	77-61	96-84	173-145
Total points	138	180	318
Winners	35	41	76
%Winners	45%	43%	44%
SERVE
Aces	1	3	4
Double Faults	7	5	12
1st in	46/73	52/89	98/162
% 1st in	63%	58%	60%
1st pts	35/46	41/52	76/98
% 1st pts	76%	79%	78%
2nd pts	12/27	15/37	27/64
% 2nd pts	44%	41%	42%
Breaks
Won	4	5	9
Converted	4/4	5/14	9/18
Converted %	100%	36%	50%
Conceded	6	8	14
Saved	4/6	5/8	9
Saved %	67%	63%	65%
Times Broken	2	3	5

Bueno
	Q1 Joaquin	Q3 Vankan	R1 Barrena	R2 Olivo	Total
Score	2-6 6-3 6-4	4-6 6-0 6-2	6-4 5-7 6-3	7-5 6-2
Tot Set	3	3	3	2	11
Tot Games	27	24	31	20	102
pts	77-76	86-61	95-83	73-58	331-278
Total points	153	147	178	131	609
Winners	40	35	36	26	137
%Winners	52%	41%	38%	36%	41%
SERVE
Aces	0	1	1	0	2
Double Faults	7	4	0	2	13
1st in	56/81	49/72	52/88	42/68	199/309
% 1st in	69%	68%	59%	62%	64%
1st pts	40/56	35/49	36/52	26/42	137/199
% 1st pts	71%	71%	69%	62%	69%
2nd pts	12/25	11/23	15/36	14/26	52/110
% 2nd pts	48%	48%	42%	54%	47%
Breaks
Won	3	7	7	5	22
Converted	3/7	7/12	7/13	5/8	22/40
Converted %	43%	58%	54%	63%	55%
Conceded	12	8	9	7	36
Saved	9/12	5/8	3/9	5/7	22
Saved %	75%	63%	33%	71%	121%
Times Broken	3	3	6	2	14

Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires Challenger

• Max Houkes/Lukas NeumayerHoukes/Lukas Neumayer – Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco/Mariano KestelboimAlejandro Dellien Velasco/Mariano Kestelboim (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings

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