Facundo Mena and Tomas Farjat will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Bogota Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 10:00 am on CAMPO CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Facundo Mena who should win in 2 sets.
Facundo Mena -> 1.25
Tomas Farjat -> 3.68
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Mena vs. Tomas Farjat
This will be the 3rd time that Facundo Mena and Tomas Farjat play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mena (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Mena won 7-5 6-0 in the 1st round in the Lima Challenger back in 2022.
Facundo Mena
45 - 19win/loss
199
127
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 50-24 | 3-1 | 47-23 | 0-0 | 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. 243, Facundo got to the 2nd round after beating Guido Ivan Justo 6-0 6-4.
In the 1st round, Facundo had a good straight sets win against Ivan Justo (6-0 6-4). During the match, Mena scored 59 points vs Ivan Justo’s 37. Mena was pretty aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mena blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Facundo Mena conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 52% of his first serves in, win 69% (18/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 71% (17/24) on the 2nd serve. Mena broke Ivan Justo 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Mena has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (337-230). 41-18 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Mena has an aggregate 269-179 record in the last years on clay.
Facundo’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Villa Maria,M15 Santiago,the Santa Fe Challenger,the Ibague Challenger and M25 Telfs.
The Argentine has an overall 44-19 win-loss record in 2024, 41-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bogota Challenger
Tomas Farjat
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 35-26 | 0-0 | 32-25 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 31-29 | 0-0 | 31-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 26-20 | 5-3 | 21-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 39-16 | 22-11 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2020 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 522 (career-high), Farjat got to the 2nd round after defeating Unknown Player bye, Frazier Rengifo 6-1 6-4 and Mateo Castaneda 6-1 6-4.
In the 1st round, Tomas had a good straight sets win against Castaneda (6-1 6-4). During the match Farjat scored 66 points vs Castaneda’s 45. Tomas was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Farjat managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Tomas Farjat was pretty effective on serve to win 81% (30/37) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Farjat broke Castaneda 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Tomas’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Sao Paulo.
Farjat has a composed 23-16 win-loss record in 2024, 20-15 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.Previously in the Bogota Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Mena | Farjat |
---|---|---|
Match played | 1 | 2 |
Tot Set | 2 | 4 |
Tot Games | 16 | 34 |
Pts | 59-37 | 121-84 |
Total Points | 96 | 205 |
Winners | 18 | 54 |
%Winners | 31% | 45% |
Mena played 1 match while Farjat competed in 2 matches. Farjat started his run from the qualifications while Mena had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Mena has played 2 set(s) less than Farjat (2 vs 4). Therefore, Mena played 18 games less than Farjat. The Argentine scored 18 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Farjat blasted 54 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Mena | Farjat |
---|---|---|
Aces | 4 | 11 |
Avg per match | 4 | 5.5 |
1st in | 26/50 | 70/107 |
%1st in | 52% | 65% |
1st pts | 18/26 | 54/70 |
%1st pts | 69% | 77% |
2nd pts | 17/24 | 19/37 |
%2nd pts | 71% | 51% |
Mena managed to score 4 aces . Farjat scored 11 aces (5.5 per match). Mena won 69% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Farjat won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Mena | Farjat |
---|---|---|
Won | 4 | 8 |
Converted | 4/7 | 8/13 |
% Converted | 57% | 62% |
Conceded | 0 | 6 |
Saved | 0 | 4 |
% Saved | 0% | 67% |
Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Facundo broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Mena was rock solid on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 0 break points. Farjat broke his opponents 8 times with a 62% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
Mena | |||
R1 Ivan | Total | ||
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Score | 6-0 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
pts | 59-37 | 59-37 | |
Total points | 96 | 96 | |
Winners | 18 | 18 | |
%Winners | 31% | 31% | |
SERVE | |||
Aces | 4 | 4 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
1st in | 26/50 | 26/50 | |
% 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
1st pts | 18/26 | 18/26 | |
% 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
2nd pts | 17/24 | 17/24 | |
% 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
Breaks | |||
Won | 4 | 4 | |
Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | |
Converted % | 57% | 57% | |
Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
Saved % | – | 0% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Farjat | ||||
Q3 Rengifo | R1 Castaneda | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 34 | |
pts | 55-39 | 66-45 | 121-84 | |
Total points | 94 | 111 | 205 | |
Winners | 24 | 30 | 54 | |
%Winners | 44% | 45% | 45% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
1st in | 33/52 | 37/55 | 70/107 | |
% 1st in | 63% | 67% | 65% | |
1st pts | 24/33 | 30/37 | 54/70 | |
% 1st pts | 73% | 81% | 77% | |
2nd pts | 9/19 | 10/18 | 19/37 | |
% 2nd pts | 47% | 56% | 51% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
Converted | 5/6 | 3/7 | 8/13 | |
Converted % | 83% | 43% | 62% | |
Conceded | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Saved | 3/5 | 1/1 | 4 | |
Saved % | 60% | 100% | 160% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Tennis Scores in Bogota Challenger
- Tomas FarjatFarjat – Mateo CastanedaCastaneda (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Cannon KingsleyKingsley – Garrett JohnsJohns (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Matias SotoSoto (7-65 7-63) – See score progression
- Benjamin LockLock – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Alejandro ArcilaArcila (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Tristan MccormickMccormick (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Karue SellSell – Mateo Barreiros ReyesBarreiros Reyes (7-62 6-1) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Harrison AdamsAdams (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (0-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Miguel TobonTobon (7-5 7-63) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Lorenzo ClaverieClaverie (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Johan Alexander RodriguezAlexander Rodriguez – Salvador PricePrice (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Kiranpal PannuPannu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Benjamin LockLock – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Miguel TobonTobon (7-5 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (0-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Karue SellSell – Mateo Barreiros ReyesBarreiros Reyes (7-6(2) 6-1) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Alejandro ArcilaArcila (7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Tomas FarjatFarjat (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Facundo BagnisBagnis (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Karue SellSell – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin LockLock – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Jay ClarkeClarke (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Cannon KingsleyKingsley (0-0) – H2H and prediction