Ergi Kirkin and Gonzalo Bueno will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Porto Alegre Challenger for the 1^st 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

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

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

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