Santiago Rodriguez Taverna and Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen will face off in the semifinal of the Santos Challenger for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on QUADRA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Santiago Rodriguez Taverna who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Santiago Rodriguez Taverna is the pick to win this match.
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna -> 1.54
Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Santiago Rodriguez Taverna vs. Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen
This will be the 6th time that Santiago Rodriguez Taverna and Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Rodriguez Taverna (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen won 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in the Santa Fe Challenger back in 2023.
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
12 - 14win/loss
277
157
LWLLLWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-17 | 3-3 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-35 | 7-7 | 34-27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 0-2 | 35-24 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 67-26 | 40-16 | 26-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 246, Santiago got to the semifinal after beating Nicolas Zanellato 6-2 6-4, Leonardo Aboian 5-7 6-3 6-4 and Gonzalo Villanueva 6-3 7-610.
In the quarter, Santiago had a good straight sets win against Villanueva (6-3 7-610). During the match, Rodriguez Taverna scored 83 points vs Villanueva’s 74. Santiago was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rodriguez Taverna managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Rodriguez Taverna put 55% of his first serves in, winning 67% (29/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (22/35) on the 2nd serve. Rodriguez Taverna broke Villanueva twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Rodriguez Taverna has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (269-185). 9-10 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Rodriguez Taverna has a compiled198-138 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Argentine has a compiled 12-13 win-loss record in 2024, 9-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santos Challenger
Santiago has never competed in this tournament before.
Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-13 | 0-0 | 30-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-14 | 0-0 | 21-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-26 | 9-7 | 39-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-11 | 5-5 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 665, Alejo reached the semifinal after defeating Pedro Rodrigues Longobardi 6-1 6-1, Leonid Sheyngezikht 7-65 6-2, Daniel Dutra Da Silva 6-3 4-6 6-3, Renzo Olivo 7-62 6-1 and Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 7-5 7-61.
In the 2nd round, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen had a good straight sets win against Olivo (7-62 6-1). During the match Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen scored 72 points vs Olivo’s 53. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen put 62% of his first serves in, winning 75% (27/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (9/22) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Olivo 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alejo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Bragado.
Alejo has a compiled 19-9 win-loss record in 2024, 19-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rodriguez Taverna | Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 108 |
| Pts | 264-236 | 382-298 |
| Total Points | 500 | 680 |
| Winners | 98 | 133 |
| %Winners | 37% | 35% |
Rodriguez Taverna played 3 matches while Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen competed in 5 matches. Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen started his run from the qualifications while Rodriguez Taverna had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost 1 set, while Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen dropped 1 set. Rodriguez Taverna has played 4 set(s) less than Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen (7 vs 11). Therefore, Rodriguez Taverna played 37 games less than Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen. The Argentine scored 98 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine fired 133 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rodriguez Taverna | Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2.2 |
| 1st in | 136/244 | 189/324 |
| %1st in | 56% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 98/136 | 133/189 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 55/108 | 68/135 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 50% |
Rodriguez Taverna made 9 aces (3 per match). Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen scored 11 aces (2.2 per match). Rodriguez Taverna won 72% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rodriguez Taverna | Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 27 |
| Converted | 11/35 | 27/50 |
| % Converted | 31% | 54% |
| Conceded | 25 | 36 |
| Saved | 19 | 22 |
| % Saved | 76% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 14 |
Santiago broke his opponents 11 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Argentine lost his serve 6 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 27 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rodriguez Taverna | |||||
| R1 Zanellato |
R2 Aboian |
1/4 Villanueva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 7-610 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 22 | 71 | |
| pts | 75-62 | 106-100 | 83-74 | 264-236 | |
| Total points | 137 | 206 | 157 | 500 | |
| Winners | 26 | 43 | 29 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% | 35% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 39/68 | 54/98 | 43/78 | 136/244 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 55% | 55% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 26/39 | 43/54 | 29/43 | 98/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 80% | 67% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/29 | 19/44 | 22/35 | 55/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 43% | 63% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/18 | 2/6 | 11/35 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 22% | 33% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 8/11 | 2/3 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 73% | 67% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen | ||||||
| Q1 Rodrigues Longobardi |
Q3 Sheyngezikht |
R1 Dutra Da Silva |
R2 Olivo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 7-65 6-2 | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | 7-62 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 83 | |
| pts | 52-24 | 75-61 | 95-78 | 72-53 | 294-216 | |
| Total points | 76 | 136 | 173 | 125 | 510 | |
| Winners | 18 | 21 | 33 | 27 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 28% | 35% | 38% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 20/37 | 32/62 | 48/79 | 36/58 | 136/236 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 52% | 61% | 62% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 18/20 | 21/32 | 33/48 | 27/36 | 99/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 66% | 69% | 75% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 16/30 | 17/31 | 9/22 | 52/100 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 53% | 55% | 41% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/8 | 6/15 | 6/9 | 22/39 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 63% | 40% | 67% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/6 | 6/10 | 3/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 60% | 50% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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