Jesper De Jong and Facundo Mena will square off in the 1^st round of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on CANCHA 8. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jesper De Jong who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jesper De Jong is the pick to win this match.
Jesper De Jong -> 1.28
Facundo Mena -> 3.4

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Prediction and head to head Jesper De Jong vs. Facundo Mena

This will be the 3^rd time that Jesper De Jong and Facundo Mena clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mena (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Mena won 7-6(3) 7-5 in the semifinal in the Bogota Challenger back in 2021.

Jesper De Jong

Ranked no. 128, Jesper will start his run in the Buenos Aires Challenger after he played his last match in the Antofagasta Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-4 to Daniel Vallejo in the semifinal on the 28^th of September.

Jesper has an overall 40-21 win-loss record in 2024, 27-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Sassuolo Challenger where he defeated Daniel Altmaier in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

Talking about his overall career, The Dutch has an overall 245-143 record. He has a positive 139-76 record on clay.

Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger

De Jong has never competed in this tournament before.

Facundo Mena

Ranked no. 210, Mena will start his run in the Buenos Aires Challenger after he played his last match in the Antofagasta Challenger where he lost 7-6(5) 6-4

to Emanuel Ambrogi in the 2^nd round on the 25^th of September.

The Argentine has an aggregate 49-21 win-loss record in 2024, 46-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Bogota Challenger where he beat Mateus Alves in the final 6-4 7-5.

In terms of his career, Mena has an overall 458-316 record. He has a positive 384-259 record on clay.

Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires Challenger

• Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Federico CoriaCoria – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (5-7 6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings

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