Pedro Sakamoto and Facundo Mena will face off in the 2nd round of the Lima 1 Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following lines 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 -> 1.67
Pedro Sakamoto -> 2.12
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Prediction and head to head Pedro Sakamoto vs. Facundo Mena
This will be the 5th time that Pedro Sakamoto and Facundo Mena face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Sakamoto and Mena (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Sakamoto won 7-6(6) 0-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in M15 Naples back in 2019.
Pedro Sakamoto
14 - 14win/loss
316
271
LWLWLLLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-29 | 7-2 | 28-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-24 | 4-2 | 35-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-24 | 2-3 | 19-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-14 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 304, Sakamoto reached the 2nd round after beating Milledge Cossu 6-1 6-0.
In the 1st round, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Cossu (6-1 6-0). During the match, Sakamoto scored 54 points vs Cossu’s 24. Pedro was extremely aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sakamoto bagged 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Pedro Sakamoto was pretty efficient on serve to win 72% (18/25) of his 1st serve and 83% (10/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Sakamoto broke Cossu 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Sakamoto has positive record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (300-214). 13-12 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Sakamoto has a compiled 283-195 match record in the last years on clay.
The Brazilian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Tucuman.
Pedro has an aggregate 14-13 win-loss record in 2024, 13-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lima 1 Challenger
Facundo Mena
30 - 13win/loss
198
127
WLLWLLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-24 | 3-1 | 47-23 | 1-0 | 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. 307, the Argentine reached the 2nd round after beating Roberto Cid Subervi 3-6 7-62 7-5.
In the 1st round against Cid, The Argentine recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-62 7-5). During the match Mena scored 112 points vs Cid’s 101. Facundo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Mena bagged 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Facundo Mena was quite effective on serve to win 75% (46/61) of his 1st serve and 65% (22/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Facundo broke Cid twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Facundo’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Villa Maria,M15 Santiago and the Santa Fe Challenger.
The Argentine has an aggregate 29-13 win-loss record in 2024, 26-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakamoto | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 13 | 34 |
| Pts | 54-24 | 112-101 |
| Total Points | 78 | 213 |
| Winners | 18 | 46 |
| %Winners | 33% | 41% |
Both Sakamoto and Mena played 1 match. At the moment, Facundo Mena surrendered 1 set while Pedro Sakamoto hasn’t conceded a set so far. Sakamoto has played 1 set(s) less than Mena (2 vs 3). Therefore, Sakamoto played 21 games less than Mena. Sakamoto scored 18 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Facundo scored 46 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakamoto | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 5 |
| 1st in | 25/37 | 61/95 |
| %1st in | 68% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 18/25 | 46/61 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 10/12 | 22/34 |
| %2nd pts | 83% | 65% |
Sakamoto fired 2 aces . Mena blasted 5 aces . Sakamoto won 72% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 83% of the points. On the other side, Mena won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakamoto | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 2 |
| Converted | 5/8 | 2/9 |
| % Converted | 63% | 22% |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 |
| Saved | 0 | 3 |
| % Saved | 0% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
The Brazilian broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. Pedro was rock solid on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 0 break points. Facundo broke his opponent twice with a 22% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sakamoto | |||
| R1 Cossu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 13 | |
| pts | 54-24 | 54-24 | |
| Total points | 78 | 78 | |
| Winners | 18 | 18 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 25/37 | 25/37 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 18/25 | 18/25 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/12 | 10/12 | |
| % 2nd pts | 83% | 83% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Mena | |||
| R1 Cid |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-62 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 112-101 | 112-101 | |
| Total points | 213 | 213 | |
| Winners | 46 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 61/95 | 61/95 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 46/61 | 46/61 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/34 | 22/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 2/9 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLWLLWLWW Tennis Scores in Lima 1 Challenger
- Karue SellSell – Hady HabibHabib (6-3 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Blaise BicknellBicknell (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Harrison AdamsAdams (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (3-6 7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Igor GimenezGimenez – Mateo Barreiros ReyesBarreiros Reyes (6-2 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Diego Barreto SanchezBarreto Sanchez – Nicolas AlvarezAlvarez (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alejo Lorenzo Lingua LavallenLorenzo Lingua Lavallen – Nicolas ZanellatoZanellato (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Wilson LeiteLeite (6-2 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Emile HuddHudd (6-4 6-74 6-2) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Gonzalo BuenoBueno (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – Valerio AboianAboian (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Garrett JohnsJohns – Luis Jose NakamineJose Nakamine (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Lautaro MidonMidon (6-3 5-7 7-63) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Milledge CossuCossu (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Gonzalo BuenoBueno (7-6(6) 6-4) – See score progression
- Karue SellSell – Hady HabibHabib (6-3 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Igor GimenezGimenez – Mateo Barreiros ReyesBarreiros Reyes (6-2 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Diego Barreto SanchezBarreto Sanchez – Nicolas AlvarezAlvarez (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Wilson LeiteLeite (6-2 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Igor GimenezGimenez (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- Garrett JohnsJohns – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejo Lorenzo Lingua LavallenLorenzo Lingua Lavallen – Karue SellSell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Diego Augusto Barreto SanchezAugusto Barreto Sanchez – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (0-1) – H2H and prediction
