Thiago Agustin Tirante and Tomas Barrios Vera will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Sao Paulo Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on QUADRA 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 Thiago Agustin Tirante who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thiago Agustin Tirante is the pick to win this match.
Thiago Agustin Tirante -> 1.85
Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.87
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Tomas Barrios Vera
This will be the 4th time that Thiago Agustin Tirante and Tomas Barrios Vera play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Tomas Barrios Vera (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Agustin Tirante won 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in the Bogota Challenger back in 2023.
Thiago Agustin Tirante
35 - 29win/loss
117
90
LWWWWLWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-30 | 5-4 | 26-22 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-31 | 13-10 | 29-19 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-31 | 2-4 | 25-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-23 | 8-4 | 27-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 35-17 | 17-5 | 18-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 123, Thiago got to the semifinal after beating Renzo Olivo 6-2 6-2, Juan Bautista Torres 7-5 6-4 and Hady Habib 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Agustin Tirante defeated Habib (7-63 4-6 6-4). During the match, Agustin Tirante scored 113 points vs Habib’s 105. The Argentine was exceptionally aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about the service games, Agustin Tirante submerged his opponent with 21 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Thiago Agustin Tirante was quite efficient on serve to win 84% (52/62) of his 1st serve and 52% (17/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Argentine broke Habib once after converting 8% of his break points (1/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Agustin Tirante has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Agustin Tirante has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 57% of his matches (211-156). 4-3 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Agustin Tirante has an overall51-30 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Mexico City Challenger where he beat Alexis Galarneau in the final 6-1 6-3.
Agustin Tirante has a compiled 34-29 win-loss record in 2024, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sao Paulo Challenger
Agustin Tirante has never competed in this tournament before.
Tomas Barrios Vera
34 - 27win/loss
154
93
LWWLWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-28 | 6-5 | 26-19 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-30 | 4-7 | 42-22 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-17 | 3-1 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-27 | 4-6 | 34-20 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-13 | 1-1 | 24-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 162, the Chilean reached the semifinal after defeating Mateus Alves 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(2), Pedro Sakamoto 7-5 3-6 6-3 and Garrett Johns 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter, Tomas Barrios Vera had a good straight sets win against Johns (6-3 6-1). During the match Tomas Barrios Vera scored 65 points vs Johns’s 40. Tomas Barrios Vera was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Tomas Barrios Vera managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tomas Barrios Vera was quite effective on serve to win 81% (26/32) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Tomas Barrios Vera broke Johns 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marcelo has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Amersfoort Challenger where he defeated Alexey Zakharov in the final 6-2 6-1.
Tomas Barrios Vera has a compiled 34-26 win-loss record in 2024, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Agustin Tirante | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 82 |
| Pts | 239-196 | 268-241 |
| Total Points | 435 | 509 |
| Winners | 108 | 127 |
| %Winners | 45% | 47% |
Both Agustin Tirante and Tomas Barrios Vera played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Thiago Agustin Tirante surrendered 1 set, while Tomas Barrios Vera lost 2 sets. Agustin Tirante has played 1 set(s) less than Tomas Barrios Vera (7 vs 8). Therefore, Agustin Tirante played 11 games less than Tomas Barrios Vera. Thiago scored 108 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Tomas Barrios Vera scored 127 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Agustin Tirante | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 43 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 14.3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 131/211 | 163/254 |
| %1st in | 62% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 108/131 | 127/163 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 39/80 | 53/91 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 58% |
Agustin Tirante fired 43 aces (14.3 per match). Tomas Barrios Vera recorded 21 aces (7 per match). Agustin Tirante won 82% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Tomas Barrios Vera won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Agustin Tirante | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 7 |
| Converted | 10/22 | 7/17 |
| % Converted | 45% | 41% |
| Conceded | 15 | 16 |
| Saved | 11 | 13 |
| % Saved | 73% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Thiago broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Argentine surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Marcelo broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Chilean conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| Agustin Tirante | |||||
| R1 Olivo |
R2 Bautista Torres |
1/4 Habib |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 7-5 6-4 | 7-63 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 22 | 33 | 71 | |
| pts | 54-35 | 72-56 | 113-105 | 239-196 | |
| Total points | 89 | 128 | 218 | 435 | |
| Winners | 26 | 30 | 52 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 42% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 12 | 21 | 43 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 28/45 | 41/71 | 62/95 | 131/211 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 58% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 26/28 | 30/41 | 52/62 | 108/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 73% | 84% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/17 | 14/30 | 17/33 | 39/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | 52% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 5/5 | 1/13 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | 8% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 8/11 | 3/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | – | 73% | 75% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Barrios Vera | |||||
| R1 Alves |
R2 Sakamoto |
1/4 Johns |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 4-6 7-62 | 7-5 3-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 30 | 16 | 82 | |
| pts | 112-117 | 91-84 | 65-40 | 268-241 | |
| Total points | 229 | 175 | 105 | 509 | |
| Winners | 56 | 45 | 26 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 49% | 40% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 74/119 | 57/86 | 32/49 | 163/254 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 66% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 56/74 | 45/57 | 26/32 | 127/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 79% | 81% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/45 | 14/29 | 10/17 | 53/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 48% | 59% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 0/5 | 3/3 | 4/9 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 100% | 44% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 50% | 100% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWLWL Tennis Scores in Sao Paulo Challenger
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Garrett JohnsJohns (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Hady HabibHabib (7-63 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Gustavo HeideHeide (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Gustavo HeideHeide (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Matias SotoSoto – Francisco ComesanaComesana (0-0) – H2H and prediction
