Damien Wenger and Gonzalo Villanueva will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Tigre Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on CANCHA 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.44
Damien Wenger -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Damien Wenger vs. Gonzalo Villanueva
There is no head to head record between Damien Wenger and Gonzalo Villanueva since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Damien Wenger
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-11 | 0-0 | 16-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 0-0 | 46-24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 46-24 | 0-0 | 46-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-22 | 0-0 | 63-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 0-1 | 16-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 406, Wenger got to the 1st round after beating Alex Barrena 6-0 6-1 and Carlos Taberner 6-74 7-5 6-3.
In the qualifications against Taberner, The Swiss recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-5 6-3). During the match, Wenger scored 121 points vs Taberner’s 110. The Swiss was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Wenger struck 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Damien Wenger lost the serve 6 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Wenger put 60% of his first serves in, winning 59% (36/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (20/41) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Taberner 9 times after converting 41% of his break points (9/22).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Wenger has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (236-126). 2-1 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Wenger has an aggregate227-112 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Damien has a composed 2-1 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tigre Challenger
The Swiss has never competed in this tournament before.
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-15 | 0-0 | 21-15 | 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. 457, the Argentine reached the 1st round after defeating Gilbert Klier Junior 7-5 6-4 and Gerard Campana Lee 6-4 7-64.
In the qualifications, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Campana Lee (6-4 7-64). During the match Villanueva scored 80 points vs Campana Lee’s 71. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Villanueva was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Gonzalo Villanueva lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Villanueva put 75% of his first serves in, winning 55% (32/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the 2nd serve. Gonzalo broke Campana Lee 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gonzalo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Gonzalo has a compiled 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wenger | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 47 | 45 |
| Pts | 177-139 | 155-138 |
| Total Points | 316 | 293 |
| Winners | 54 | 62 |
| %Winners | 31% | 40% |
Both Wenger and Villanueva played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Damien Wenger conceded 1 set while Gonzalo Villanueva hasn’t dropped a set so far. Wenger has played 1 set more than Villanueva (5 vs 4). Therefore, Wenger played 2 games more than Villanueva. Damien scored 54 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Gonzalo recorded 62 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wenger | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 88/149 | 98/155 |
| %1st in | 59% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 54/88 | 62/98 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 32/61 | 30/57 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 53% |
Wenger bagged 3 aces (1.5 per match). Villanueva blasted 1 ace (0.5 per match). Wenger won 61% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Villanueva won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wenger | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 9 |
| Converted | 15/31 | 9/16 |
| % Converted | 48% | 56% |
| Conceded | 13 | 16 |
| Saved | 6 | 10 |
| % Saved | 46% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 6 |
The Swiss broke his opponents 15 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Swiss dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 46% of the break points that he conceded. Villanueva broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Gonzalo conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Wenger | ||||
| Q1 Barrena |
Q3 Taberner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 6-74 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 34 | 47 | |
| pts | 56-29 | 121-110 | 177-139 | |
| Total points | 85 | 231 | 316 | |
| Winners | 18 | 36 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 30% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 27/47 | 61/102 | 88/149 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 18/27 | 36/61 | 54/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 59% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 20/41 | 32/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 49% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 9/22 | 15/31 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 41% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/10 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 40% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Villanueva | ||||
| Q1 Klier |
Q3 Campana |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 23 | 45 | |
| pts | 75-67 | 80-71 | 155-138 | |
| Total points | 142 | 151 | 293 | |
| Winners | 30 | 32 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 40/78 | 58/77 | 98/155 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 75% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 32/58 | 62/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 55% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/38 | 10/19 | 30/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 6/11 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 55% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5/10 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 50% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
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