Carlos Taberner and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Porto 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Taberner who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Taberner is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.39
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna -> 2.84
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
This will be the 2nd time that Carlos Taberner and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Taberner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Taberner won 6-4 6-3 in the final in the Todi Challenger back in August 2024.
Carlos Taberner
41 - 27win/loss
195
85
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 47-35 | 0-3 | 46-30 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 25-23 | 3-4 | 22-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 31-33 | 1-2 | 29-27 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 40-25 | 3-4 | 33-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
2020 | 20-14 | 0-2 | 20-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 234, the Spaniard got to the semifinal after defeating Franco Agamenone 7-5 6-4, Moez Echargui 6-3 6-3 and Dino Prizmic 6-3 1-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Taberner defeated Prizmic (6-3 1-6 6-3). During the match, Taberner scored 87 points vs Prizmic’s 84. Taberner was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Taberner scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 4 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 69% of his first serves in, winning 63% (38/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (10/27) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Prizmic 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Carlos has lost 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Taberner has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (397-243). 39-24 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Taberner has an overall 354-193 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Todi Challenger where he overcame Santiago Rodriguez Taverna in the final 6-4 6-3.
Taberner has an aggregate 40-27 win-loss record in 2024, 39-24 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Porto 2 Challenger
Carlos has never competed in this tournament before.
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
24 - 24win/loss
230
157
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 31-31 | 3-3 | 28-28 | 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. 237, the Argentine reached the semifinal after defeating Buvaysar Gadamauri 6-3 2-6 7-6(4), Lukas Neumayer 6-3 6-4 and Enrico Dalla Valle 7-5 7-5.
In the quarter, Rodriguez had a good straight sets win against Dalla Valle (7-5 7-5). During the match Rodriguez scored 79 points vs Dalla Valle’s 68. Santiago was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Rodriguez scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rodriguez put 46% of his first serves in, winning 67% (24/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (26/43) on the 2nd serve. Rodriguez broke Dalla Valle 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Santiago has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Santiago’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Todi Challenger.
The Argentine has a compiled 24-23 win-loss record in 2024, 21-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Taberner | Rodriguez |
---|---|---|
Match played | 3 | 3 |
Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
Tot Games | 65 | 73 |
Pts | 235-202 | 247-229 |
Total Points | 437 | 476 |
Winners | 93 | 92 |
%Winners | 40% | 37% |
Both Taberner and Rodriguez played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Carlos Taberner lost 1 set, while Santiago Rodriguez Taverna conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Taberner and Rodriguez have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Taberner played 8 games less than Rodriguez. Carlos scored 93 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Rodriguez recorded 92 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Taberner | Rodriguez |
---|---|---|
Aces | 1 | 5 |
Avg per match | 0.3 | 1.7 |
1st in | 132/204 | 140/256 |
%1st in | 65% | 55% |
1st pts | 93/132 | 92/140 |
%1st pts | 70% | 66% |
2nd pts | 37/72 | 64/116 |
%2nd pts | 51% | 55% |
Taberner recorded 1 ace (0.3 per match). Rodriguez also made 5 aces (1.7 per match). Taberner won 70% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Rodriguez won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Taberner | Rodriguez |
---|---|---|
Won | 12 | 11 |
Converted | 12/34 | 11/23 |
% Converted | 35% | 48% |
Conceded | 18 | 18 |
Saved | 12 | 10 |
% Saved | 67% | 56% |
Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Carlos broke his opponents 12 times with a 35% conversion rate. Taberner lost his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. Rodriguez conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
Taberner | |||||
R1 Agamenone |
R2 Echargui |
1/4 Prizmic |
Total | ||
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Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 1-6 6-3 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Tot Games | 22 | 18 | 25 | 65 | |
pts | 73-61 | 75-57 | 87-84 | 235-202 | |
Total points | 134 | 132 | 171 | 437 | |
Winners | 29 | 26 | 38 | 93 | |
%Winners | 40% | 35% | 44% | 40% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
1st in | 32/55 | 40/62 | 60/87 | 132/204 | |
% 1st in | 58% | 65% | 69% | 65% | |
1st pts | 29/32 | 26/40 | 38/60 | 93/132 | |
% 1st pts | 91% | 65% | 63% | 70% | |
2nd pts | 12/23 | 15/22 | 10/27 | 37/72 | |
% 2nd pts | 52% | 68% | 37% | 51% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Converted | 3/13 | 4/10 | 5/11 | 12/34 | |
Converted % | 23% | 40% | 45% | 35% | |
Conceded | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |
Saved | 0/1 | 3/4 | 9/13 | 12 | |
Saved % | 0% | 75% | 69% | 48% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Rodriguez | |||||
R1 Gadamauri |
R2 Neumayer |
1/4 Dalla Valle |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-3 2-6 7-64 | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 7-5 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Tot Games | 30 | 19 | 24 | 73 | |
pts | 101-103 | 67-58 | 79-68 | 247-229 | |
Total points | 204 | 125 | 147 | 476 | |
Winners | 39 | 29 | 24 | 92 | |
%Winners | 39% | 43% | 30% | 37% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
1st in | 63/114 | 41/63 | 36/79 | 140/256 | |
% 1st in | 55% | 65% | 46% | 55% | |
1st pts | 39/63 | 29/41 | 24/36 | 92/140 | |
% 1st pts | 62% | 71% | 67% | 66% | |
2nd pts | 27/51 | 11/22 | 26/43 | 64/116 | |
% 2nd pts | 53% | 50% | 60% | 55% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Converted | 3/8 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 11/23 | |
Converted % | 38% | 40% | 80% | 48% | |
Conceded | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
Saved | 6/10 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 10 | |
Saved % | 60% | 33% | 60% | 51% | |
Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Porto 2 Challenger
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Daniel CukiermanCukierman (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Dino PrizmicPrizmic (6-3 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo – Daniel MasurMasur (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniel Cukierman/Piotr MatuszewskiCukierman/Piotr Matuszewski – Adrian Andreev/Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoAndreev/Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (0-1) – H2H and prediction