Ergi Kirkin and Gonzalo Bueno will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Porto Alegre Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:00 pm on QUADRA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gonzalo Bueno who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gonzalo Bueno is the pick to win this match.
Gonzalo Bueno -> 1.53
Ergi Kirkin -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Ergi Kirkin vs. Gonzalo Bueno
There is no head to head record between Ergi Kirkin and Gonzalo Bueno since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Ergi Kirkin
26 - 10win/loss
285
251
LLWWWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49-30 | 18-5 | 29-20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-26 | 3-4 | 39-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 3-5 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-27 | 4-8 | 29-16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-8 | 14-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 299, the Turk reached the semifinal after defeating Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-1 7-63, Bruno Kuzuhara 3-6 6-4 6-2 and Juan Bautista Torres 6-3 6-73 7-5.
In the quarter, Kirkin defeated Bautista Torres (6-3 6-73 7-5). During the match, Kirkin and Bautista Torres scored the same amount of points (109). However, the world no. 299 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Ergi was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kirkin scored 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ergi Kirkin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Kirkin put 41% of his first serves in, winning 69% (36/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (38/76) on the 2nd serve. The Turk broke Bautista Torres 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ergi has lost 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Kirkin has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (235-155). 13-5 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kirkin has a composed164-90 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Ergi’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Doha and M15 Torello.
Ergi has a compiled 25-10 win-loss record in 2024, 13-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Porto Alegre Challenger
Ergi has never competed in this tournament before.
Gonzalo Bueno
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-31 | 0-2 | 35-28 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-28 | 2-1 | 38-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 361, the Peruvian got to the semifinal after beating Alvaro Guillen Meza 7-65 3-6 6-1, Nicolas Zanellato 6-1 2-6 6-4 and Juan Carlos Prado Angelo 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter, Bueno had a good straight sets win against Carlos Prado Angelo (6-3 6-1). During the match Bueno scored 65 points vs Carlos Prado Angelo’s 45. Bueno was very aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, 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 3 break points. Furthermore, Bueno put 71% of his first serves in, winning 65% (22/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (7/14) on the 2nd serve. Gonzalo broke Carlos Prado Angelo 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Peruvian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Buenos Aires Challenger where he overcame Dmitry Popko in the final 6-4 2-6 7-6(4) and the Concepcion Challenger where he overcame Juan Pablo Ficovich in the final 6-4 6-0.
The Peruvian has a composed 20-9 win-loss record in 2024, 20-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kirkin | Bueno |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 70 |
| Pts | 288-266 | 253-222 |
| Total Points | 554 | 475 |
| Winners | 102 | 98 |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% |
Both Kirkin and Bueno played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ergi Kirkin conceded 2 sets, while Gonzalo Bueno lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kirkin and Bueno have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Kirkin played 11 games more than Bueno. The Turk scored 102 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Gonzalo blasted 98 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kirkin | Bueno |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| 1st in | 140/292 | 159/224 |
| %1st in | 48% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 102/140 | 98/159 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 75/152 | 30/65 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 46% |
Kirkin made 10 aces (3.3 per match). Bueno fired 1 ace (0.3 per match). Kirkin won 73% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Bueno won 62% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kirkin | Bueno |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 18 |
| Converted | 13/29 | 18/33 |
| % Converted | 45% | 55% |
| Conceded | 25 | 30 |
| Saved | 19 | 19 |
| % Saved | 76% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 11 |
Kirkin broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Ergi surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Gonzalo broke his opponents 18 times with a 55% conversion rate. Bueno conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kirkin | |||||
| R1 Daniel |
R2 Kuzuhara |
1/4 Bautista |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-63 | 3-6 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-73 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 27 | 34 | 81 | |
| pts | 80-69 | 99-88 | 109-109 | 288-266 | |
| Total points | 149 | 187 | 218 | 554 | |
| Winners | 24 | 42 | 36 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 42% | 33% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 36/73 | 52/91 | 52/128 | 140/292 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 57% | 41% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 24/36 | 42/52 | 36/52 | 102/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 81% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 15/39 | 38/76 | 75/152 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 38% | 50% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/14 | 5/7 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 29% | 71% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 4/6 | 8/11 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 67% | 73% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Bueno | |||||
| R1 Guillen |
R2 Zanellato |
1/4 Carlos Prado Angelo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 3-6 6-1 | 6-1 2-6 6-4 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 25 | 16 | 70 | |
| pts | 113-111 | 75-66 | 65-45 | 253-222 | |
| Total points | 224 | 141 | 110 | 475 | |
| Winners | 51 | 25 | 22 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 33% | 34% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 81/110 | 44/66 | 34/48 | 159/224 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 67% | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 51/81 | 25/44 | 22/34 | 98/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 57% | 65% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/29 | 12/22 | 7/14 | 30/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 55% | 50% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 7/9 | 6/12 | 18/33 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 78% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 13 | 5 | 30 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8/13 | 3/5 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 62% | 60% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWWWLLWL Tennis Scores in Porto Alegre Challenger
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (6-3 6-73 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (2-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Karue SellSell (6-77 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva (4-2) – H2H and prediction
