Facundo Mena and Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen will play each other in the 2nd round of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 7:30 pm on CANCHA 2. 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 Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen is the pick to win this match.
Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen -> 1.84
Facundo Mena -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Mena vs. Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen
This will be the 2nd time that Facundo Mena and Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mena (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Mena won 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in M15 Villa Maria back in February 2024.
Facundo Mena
32 - 14win/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. 295, Mena got to the 2nd round after beating Nicolas Zanellato 7-66 6-1.
In the 1st round, Facundo had a good straight sets win against Zanellato (7-66 6-1). During the match, Mena scored 82 points vs Zanellato’s 63. Mena was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mena scored 5 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults. Facundo Mena lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Mena put 63% of his first serves in, winning 76% (26/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Mena broke Zanellato 5 times after converting 25% of his break points (5/20).
Mena has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (324-225). 28-13 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Mena has an aggregate 256-174 record in the last years on clay.
Facundo’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Villa Maria,M15 Santiago and the Santa Fe Challenger.
The Argentine has an overall 31-14 win-loss record in 2024, 28-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger
Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-19 | 0-0 | 37-19 | 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. 398 (career-high), Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen got to the 2nd round after defeating Gonzalo Villanueva 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, Alejo had a good straight sets win against Villanueva (6-4 6-2). During the match Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen scored 83 points vs Villanueva’s 66. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen struck 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen lost the serve twice and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen put 53% of his first serves in, winning 61% (28/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (22/41) on the 2nd serve. Alejo broke Villanueva 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Santos Challenger where he defeated Hady Habib in the final 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Alejo has an overall 29-11 win-loss record in 2024, 29-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mena | Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 18 |
| Pts | 82-63 | 83-66 |
| Total Points | 145 | 149 |
| Winners | 26 | 28 |
| %Winners | 32% | 34% |
Both Mena and Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Mena and Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Mena played 2 games more than Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen. Facundo scored 26 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine blasted 28 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mena | Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 34/54 | 46/87 |
| %1st in | 63% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 28/46 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 22/41 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 54% |
Mena scored 5 aces . Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen made 4 aces . Mena won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen won 61% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mena | Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/20 | 5/15 |
| % Converted | 25% | 33% |
| Conceded | 3 | 14 |
| Saved | 1 | 12 |
| % Saved | 33% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Facundo broke his opponent 5 times with a 25% conversion rate. Mena lost his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponent 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Alejo conceded his serve twice and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mena | |||
| R1 Zanellato |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 82-63 | 82-63 | |
| Total points | 145 | 145 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 34/54 | 34/54 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 26/34 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 10/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/20 | 5/20 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen | |||
| R1 Villanueva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 83-66 | 83-66 | |
| Total points | 149 | 149 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 46/87 | 46/87 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 28/46 | 28/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/41 | 22/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 | |
| Saved | 12/14 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLWLWWW Tennis Scores in Santa Cruz De La Sierra 2 Challenger
- Leonardo AboianAboian – Ulises BlanchBlanch (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jose PereiraPereira – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Dali BlanchBlanch (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – Agustin Eduardo Cuellar LorbergEduardo Cuellar Lorberg (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Leonardo Aboian/Valerio AboianAboian/Valerio Aboian – Estaban Davila/Raul GarciaDavila/Raul Garcia (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Hady HabibHabib – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Lautaro MidonMidon (1-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Noah SchachterSchachter (3-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Diego Barreto SanchezBarreto Sanchez (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Valerio AboianAboian (7-65 6-76 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Nicolas ZanellatoZanellato (7-66 6-1) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Emilio GomezGomez (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Garrett JohnsJohns – Raul GarciaGarcia (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Alejo Lorenzo Lingua LavallenLorenzo Lingua Lavallen – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Adria Soriano BarreraSoriano Barrera (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Alejo Lorenzo Lingua LavallenLorenzo Lingua Lavallen (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hady HabibHabib – Matias SotoSoto (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Leonardo AboianAboian – Andrea CollariniCollarini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Jose PereiraPereira (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Garrett JohnsJohns – Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
