Roman Andres Burruchaga and Joao Fonseca will square off in the semifinal of the Asuncion Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:30 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 Roman Andres Burruchaga who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roman Andres Burruchaga is the pick to win this match.
Roman Andres Burruchaga -> 1.67
Joao Fonseca -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Roman Andres Burruchaga vs. Joao Fonseca
This will be the 2nd time that Roman Andres Burruchaga and Joao Fonseca clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Andres Burruchaga (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Andres Burruchaga won 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Brasilia Challenger back in 2023.
Roman Andres Burruchaga
14 - 9win/loss
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LLWWWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-28 | 2-3 | 40-24 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-30 | 4-2 | 35-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-32 | 5-3 | 40-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-24 | 18-9 | 25-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-9 | 5-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 161, Roman reached the semifinal after beating Andrea Collarini 6-4 6-4, Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-4 6-74 6-2 and Gianluca Mager 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Mager, Roman recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Andres Burruchaga scored 100 points vs Mager’s 91. The Argentine was pretty aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Andres Burruchaga managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Roman Andres Burruchaga lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Andres Burruchaga put 67% of his first serves in, winning 69% (48/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the 2nd serve. Andres Burruchaga broke Mager 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Roman has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Andres Burruchaga has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 58% of his matches (152-108). 13-6 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Andres Burruchaga has an overall119-86 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
Andres Burruchaga’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
The Argentine has an aggregate 14-8 win-loss record in 2024, 13-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Asuncion Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Joao Fonseca
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-23 | 8-3 | 14-11 | 13-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 341 (career-high), Fonseca got to the semifinal after defeating Alvaro Guillen Meza 3-6 6-2 6-4, Hernando Jose Escurra Isnardi 6-3 6-4 and Orlando Luz 3-6 7-64 6-2.
In the quarter against Luz, Fonseca recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-64 6-2). During the match Fonseca scored 102 points vs Luz’s 101. Fonseca was quite aggressive to blast 49 winners.
About the serving games, Fonseca managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Joao Fonseca lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Fonseca put 71% of his first serves in, winning 64% (49/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (16/32) on the 2nd serve. Fonseca broke Luz 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Joao has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Brazilian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Buenos Aires Challenger.
Fonseca has an overall 8-6 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Andres Burruchaga | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 80 | 76 |
| Pts | 297-254 | 265-237 |
| Total Points | 551 | 502 |
| Winners | 117 | 117 |
| %Winners | 39% | 44% |
Both Andres Burruchaga and Fonseca played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Roman Andres Burruchaga lost 2 sets, while Joao Fonseca lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Andres Burruchaga and Fonseca have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Andres Burruchaga played 4 games more than Fonseca. Roman scored 117 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Joao fired 117 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Andres Burruchaga | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 170/273 | 178/264 |
| %1st in | 62% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 117/170 | 117/178 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 49/103 | 51/86 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 59% |
Andres Burruchaga recorded 4 aces (1.3 per match). Fonseca recorded 11 aces (3.7 per match). Andres Burruchaga won 69% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Fonseca won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Andres Burruchaga | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 11 |
| Converted | 16/40 | 11/18 |
| % Converted | 40% | 61% |
| Conceded | 24 | 24 |
| Saved | 14 | 18 |
| % Saved | 58% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 6 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 16 times with a 40% conversion rate. Roman conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. The Brazilian broke his opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Andres Burruchaga | |||||
| R1 Collarini |
R2 Daniel Vallejo |
1/4 Mager |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-74 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 31 | 29 | 80 | |
| pts | 78-67 | 119-96 | 100-91 | 297-254 | |
| Total points | 145 | 215 | 191 | 551 | |
| Winners | 25 | 44 | 48 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 37% | 48% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 34/71 | 66/97 | 70/105 | 170/273 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 68% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 44/66 | 48/70 | 117/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 67% | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/37 | 13/31 | 19/35 | 49/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 42% | 54% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 9/20 | 3/10 | 16/40 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 45% | 30% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 5/11 | 7/9 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 45% | 78% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| Fonseca | |||||
| R1 Guillen |
R2 Jose Escurra Isnardi |
1/4 Luz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 3-6 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 19 | 30 | 76 | |
| pts | 95-88 | 68-48 | 102-101 | 265-237 | |
| Total points | 183 | 116 | 203 | 502 | |
| Winners | 36 | 32 | 49 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% | 48% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 60/98 | 41/57 | 77/109 | 178/264 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 72% | 71% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 36/60 | 32/41 | 49/77 | 117/178 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 78% | 64% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/38 | 12/16 | 16/32 | 51/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 75% | 50% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 2/3 | 4/7 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 67% | 57% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 1 | 12 | 24 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 1/1 | 9/12 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 100% | 75% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWLWWWL Tennis Scores in Asuncion Challenger
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Gianluca MagerMager (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Gustavo HeideHeide – Alexander WeisWeis (6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Joao FonsecaFonseca – Orlando LuzLuz (3-6 7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Gustavo HeideHeide – Alexander WeisWeis (6-3 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Joao FonsecaFonseca – Orlando LuzLuz (3-6 7-6(4) 6-2) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Gianluca MagerMager (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
