Alvaro Guillen Meza and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna will square off in the quarter of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:00 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alvaro Guillen Meza who should win in 3 sets.
Alvaro Guillen Meza -> 1.58
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Alvaro Guillen Meza vs. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
There is no head to head record between Alvaro Guillen Meza and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Alvaro Guillen Meza
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45-28 | 0-1 | 45-26 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-32 | 1-3 | 36-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-22 | 0-1 | 51-20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 1-2 | 32-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 270, Guillen Meza got to the quarter after defeating Andrea Collarini 6-4 4-2 ret. and Joel Schwaerzler 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Alvaro had a good straight sets win against Schwaerzler (6-3 6-2). During the match, Guillen Meza scored 66 points vs Schwaerzler’s 43. Guillen Meza was pretty aggressive to blast 17 winners.
Regarding the service games, Guillen Meza struck 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Alvaro Guillen Meza was very efficient on serve to win 85% (17/20) of his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Alvaro broke Schwaerzler 5 times after converting 31% of his break points (5/16).
Guillen Meza has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (134-94). 2-0 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Guillen Meza has an overall130-85 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Ecuadorian has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50-39 | 4-4 | 46-34 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-35 | 4-5 | 28-29 | 0-1 | 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 |
Ranked no. 280, the Argentine got to the quarter after defeating Lautaro Midon 1-6 6-4 6-4 and Mateus Alves 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(5).
In the 2nd round against Alves, Rodriguez Taverna recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 7-65). During the match Rodriguez Taverna scored 120 points vs Alves’s 111. Santiago was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Rodriguez Taverna blasted 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Rodriguez Taverna put 61% of his first serves in, winning 66% (48/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 72% (33/46) on the 2nd serve. Rodriguez Taverna broke Alves twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Santiago has an overall 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history
.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Guillen Meza | Rodriguez Taverna |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 33 | 62 |
| Pts | 120-85 | 211-210 |
| Total Points | 205 | 421 |
| Winners | 40 | 87 |
| %Winners | 33% | 41% |
Both Guillen Meza and Rodriguez Taverna played 2 matches. At the moment, Santiago Rodriguez Taverna conceded 2 sets while Alvaro Guillen Meza hasn’t dropped a set so far. Guillen Meza has played 1 set(s) less than Rodriguez Taverna (5 vs 6). Therefore, Guillen Meza played 29 games less than Rodriguez Taverna. Guillen Meza scored 40 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Santiago made 87 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Guillen Meza | Rodriguez Taverna |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 46/89 | 145/223 |
| %1st in | 52% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 40/46 | 87/145 |
| %1st pts | 87% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 21/43 | 48/78 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 62% |
Guillen Meza bagged 6 aces (3 per match). Rodriguez Taverna made 6 aces (3 per match). Guillen Meza won 87% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Rodriguez Taverna won 60% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Guillen Meza | Rodriguez Taverna |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 7 |
| Converted | 9/24 | 7/18 |
| % Converted | 38% | 39% |
| Conceded | 3 | 21 |
| Saved | 0 | 15 |
| % Saved | 0% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
Alvaro broke his opponents 9 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Ecuadorian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Guillen Meza | ||||
| R1 Collarini | R2 Schwaerzler | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-2 ret. | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 33 | |
| pts | 54-42 | 66-43 | 120-85 | |
| Total points | 96 | 109 | 205 | |
| Winners | 23 | 17 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 26% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 26/45 | 20/44 | 46/89 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 45% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 23/26 | 17/20 | 40/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 85% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/19 | 14/24 | 21/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 37% | 58% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/16 | 9/24 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 31% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rodriguez Taverna | ||||
| R1 Midon | R2 Alves | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-4 6-4 | 6-75 6-3 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 35 | 62 | |
| pts | 91-99 | 120-111 | 211-210 | |
| Total points | 190 | 231 | 421 | |
| Winners | 39 | 48 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 72/104 | 73/119 | 145/223 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 61% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 39/72 | 48/73 | 87/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 54% | 66% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/32 | 33/46 | 48/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 72% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 2/8 | 7/18 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 6 | 21 | |
| Saved | 10/15 | 5/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 83% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
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