Facundo Mena and Kaichi Uchida will play each other in the 2nd round of the Porto Alegre Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:30 am on QUADRA 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 Facundo Mena who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Facundo Mena is the pick to win this match.
Facundo Mena -> 1.42
Kaichi Uchida -> 2.73
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Mena vs. Kaichi Uchida
This will be the 2nd time that Facundo Mena and Kaichi Uchida clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mena (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Mena won 6-4 6-7(4) 6-0 in the final in USA F16 (Tampa) back in 2017.
Facundo Mena
23 - 10win/loss
333
127
LLWWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-12 | 3-1 | 21-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-21 | 11-9 | 18-11 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-29 | 8-7 | 25-20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-30 | 0-4 | 29-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 406, Facundo reached the 2nd round after beating Leonardo Aboian 3-6 6-1 6-1.
In the 1st round against Aboian, The Argentine recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-1). During the match, Mena scored 77 points vs Aboian’s 61. Facundo was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mena fired 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Facundo Mena lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Mena put 54% of his first serves in, winning 76% (28/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. Facundo broke Aboian 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Mena has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (315-221). 19-9 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mena has an overall 247-170 record in the last years on clay.
Mena’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Villa Maria and M15 Santiago.
Mena has an aggregate 22-10 win-loss record in 2024, 19-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Porto Alegre Challenger
Facundo has never competed in this tournament before.
Kaichi Uchida
13 - 13win/loss
483
147
WWWWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-13 | 2-7 | 11-6 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-33 | 4-18 | 3-10 | 9-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-34 | 24-23 | 8-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-26 | 27-13 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-11 | 10-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 568, the Japanese got to the 2nd round after beating Vicente Freda 6-1 6-0, Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen 7-65 7-5 and Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 6-3 4-6 1-0 ret..
In the 1st round against Lucas Reis Da, Kaichi had a free pass after Lucas Reis Da retired on a 6-3 4-6 1-0 . scoreline.
Kaichi’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Quillota.
Uchida has a composed 13-12 win-loss record in 2024, 11-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mena | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 58 |
| Pts | 77-61 | 213-165 |
| Total Points | 138 | 378 |
| Winners | 28 | 64 |
| %Winners | 36% | 30% |
Mena played 1 match while Uchida competed in 3 matches. Uchida started his run from the qualifications while Mena had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Facundo Mena conceded 1 set, while Kaichi Uchida lost 1 set. Mena has played 5 set(s) less than Uchida (3 vs 8). Therefore, Mena played 35 games less than Uchida. Mena scored 28 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Kaichi struck 64 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mena | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 4 |
| 1st in | 37/68 | 90/188 |
| %1st in | 54% | 48% |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 64/90 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 52/98 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 53% |
Mena managed to score 4 aces . Uchida made 12 aces (4 per match). Mena won 76% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Uchida won 71% of the points on 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 | Mena | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 14 |
| Converted | 6/8 | 14/27 |
| % Converted | 75% | 52% |
| Conceded | 3 | 25 |
| Saved | 1 | 19 |
| % Saved | 33% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
The Argentine broke his opponent 6 times with a 75% conversion rate. Facundo dropped his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Uchida broke his opponents 14 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mena | |||
| R1 Aboian |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 77-61 | 77-61 | |
| Total points | 138 | 138 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 37/68 | 37/68 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 28/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 15/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 6/8 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Uchida | |||||
| Q1 Freda |
Q3 Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen |
R1 Lucas Reis Da |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | 7-65 7-5 | 6-3 4-6 1-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 25 | 20 | 58 | |
| pts | 62-32 | 83-74 | 68-59 | 213-165 | |
| Total points | 94 | 157 | 127 | 378 | |
| Winners | 20 | 23 | 21 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 28% | 31% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 25/47 | 32/74 | 33/67 | 90/188 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 43% | 49% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 20/25 | 23/32 | 21/33 | 64/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 72% | 64% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 21/42 | 20/34 | 52/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 59% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 5/13 | 3/3 | 14/27 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 38% | 100% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | |
| Saved | 6/6 | 3/7 | 10/12 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 43% | 83% | 226% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWLWWWL Tennis Scores in Porto Alegre Challenger
- Kaichi UchidaUchida – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-3 4-6 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Luciano Emanuel AmbrogiEmanuel Ambrogi – Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco (7-63 7-5) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Leonardo AboianAboian (3-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Guilherme ClezarClezar (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara – Igor GimenezGimenez (7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi – Hady HabibHabib (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Gustavo Ribeiro De AlmeidaRibeiro De Almeida (7-61 6-0) – See score progression
- Karue SellSell – Calvin HemeryHemery (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (7-5 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – Valerio AboianAboian (3-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Dmitry PopkoPopko (7-65 7-68) – See score progression
- Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (6-2 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Luis Felipe MiguelFelipe Miguel (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (7-65 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicolas ZanellatoZanellato – Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis (6-3 6-76 7-65) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (13-1) – H2H and prediction
- Facundo MenaMena – Kaichi UchidaUchida (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karue SellSell – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo – Roberto CidCid (0-0) – H2H and prediction
