Daniel Elahi Galan and Facundo Mena will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Punta Del Este Challenger for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on CANCHA 4. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniel Elahi Galan who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Daniel Elahi Galan is the pick to win this match.
Daniel Elahi Galan -> 1.48
Facundo Mena -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Facundo Mena
This will be the 7th time that Daniel Elahi Galan and Facundo Mena fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Mena (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Elahi Galan Riveros won 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Lima Challenger back in 2019.
Daniel Elahi Galan
3 - 2win/loss
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LLWLLLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-20 | 1-2 | 25-16 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-33 | 5-7 | 25-24 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-34 | 4-12 | 23-19 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-28 | 14-7 | 33-17 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-32 | 6-9 | 19-16 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 128, Daniel got to the 2nd round after defeating Maxime Chazal 6-2 6-2.
In the 1st round, Daniel had a good straight sets win against Chazal (6-2 6-2). During the match, Elahi Galan Riveros scored 66 points vs Chazal’s 43. Elahi Galan Riveros was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Elahi Galan Riveros struck 8 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Daniel Elahi Galan conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Elahi Galan Riveros put 64% of his first serves in, winning 93% (28/30) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (7/17) on the 2nd serve. The Colombian broke Chazal 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Elahi Galan Riveros has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (330-261). 1-0 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Elahi Galan Riveros has an aggregate 232-155 match record in the last years on clay.
The Colombian has an overall 2-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Punta Del Este Challenger
Elahi Galan Riveros has never competed in this tournament before.
Facundo Mena
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-24 | 3-1 | 47-23 | 1-0 | 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 |
Ranked no. 220, the Argentine got to the 2nd round after defeating Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Aguilar Cardozo (6-3 6-3). During the match Mena scored 64 points vs Aguilar Cardozo’s 43. Mena was exceptionally aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Mena bagged 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Facundo Mena was pretty effective on serve to win 88% (21/24) of his 1st serve and 83% (15/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Facundo broke Aguilar Cardozo 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Mena has a compiled 1-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Elahi Galan Riveros | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 |
| Pts | 66-43 | 64-43 |
| Total Points | 109 | 107 |
| Winners | 28 | 21 |
| %Winners | 42% | 33% |
Both Elahi Galan Riveros and Mena played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Elahi Galan Riveros and Mena have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Elahi Galan Riveros played 2 games less than Mena. Elahi Galan Riveros scored 28 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Facundo bagged 21 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Elahi Galan Riveros | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 10 |
| 1st in | 30/47 | 24/42 |
| %1st in | 64% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 28/30 | 21/24 |
| %1st pts | 93% | 88% |
| 2nd pts | 7/17 | 15/18 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 83% |
Elahi Galan Riveros recorded 8 aces . Mena bagged 10 aces . Elahi Galan Riveros won 93% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Mena won 88% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 83% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Elahi Galan Riveros | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/11 |
| % Converted | 36% | 27% |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 |
| Saved | 2 | 0 |
| % Saved | 100% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Elahi Galan Riveros broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Elahi Galan Riveros quite strong on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 2 break points. Mena broke his opponent 3 times with a 27% conversion rate. Mena was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
| Elahi Galan Riveros | |||
| R1 Chazal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 66-43 | 66-43 | |
| Total points | 109 | 109 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 30/47 | 30/47 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 28/30 | 28/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 93% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/17 | 7/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Mena | |||
| R1 Aguilar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 64-43 | 64-43 | |
| Total points | 107 | 107 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 24/42 | 24/42 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 21/24 | 21/24 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/18 | 15/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 83% | 83% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 3/11 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLLWLWW Tennis Scores in Punta Del Este Challenger
- Lautaro MidonMidon – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Maxime ChazalChazal (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (7-65 6-75 6-0) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Hugo DellienDellien (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (3-6 6-4 7-67) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Mateus AlvesAlves (6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Max HoukesHoukes – Andrea CollariniCollarini (7-5 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Joaquin Aguilar CardozoAguilar Cardozo (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Murkel DellienDellien – Renzo OlivoOlivo (2-6 6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Emilio NavaNava – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (3-6 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Gustavo HeideHeide (6-71 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Andres AndradeAndrade (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Gabriel DebruDebru – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-4 5-7 6-0) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Joaquin Aguilar CardozoAguilar Cardozo (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (3-6 6-4 7-6(7)) – See score progression
- Max HoukesHoukes – Andrea CollariniCollarini (7-5 6-7(5) 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (4-2) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Facundo MenaMena (2-4) – H2H and prediction
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Max HoukesHoukes (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Emilio NavaNava – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
