Facundo Mena and Andrea Pellegrino will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Piracicaba Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on INDOOR 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Facundo Mena who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Facundo Mena is the pick to win this match.
Facundo Mena -> 1.84
Andrea Pellegrino -> 1.88

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Prediction and head to head Facundo Mena vs. Andrea Pellegrino

This will be the 2^nd time that Facundo Mena and Andrea Pellegrino clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mena (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Mena won 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the qualifications in the Antalya Challenger back in 2021.

Facundo Mena

Ranked no. 224, Facundo got to the 2^nd round after beating Felipe Meligeni Alves 4-6 7-6(1) 6-2.

In the 1^st round against Meligeni Alves, Facundo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-6¹ 6-2). During the match, Mena scored 99 points vs Meligeni Alves’s 95. Mena was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about the service games, Mena managed to score 15 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Facundo Mena lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mena put 53% of his first serves in, winning 70% (35/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (23/45) on the 2nd serve. Mena broke Meligeni Alves 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).

Mena has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (297-212). 2-2 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mena has an overall 236-165 win-loss record in the last years on clay.

Mena has an overall 2-3 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Piracicaba Challenger

Mena has never competed in this tournament before.

Andrea Pellegrino

Ranked no. 259, Andrea reached the 2^nd round after defeating Daniel Dutra Da Silva 6-2 4-6 6-3.

In the 1^st round, Andrea defeated Dutra Da Silva (6-2 4-6 6-3). During the match Pellegrino scored 86 points vs Dutra Da Silva’s 68. Pellegrino was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.

About the serving games, Pellegrino recorded 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Andrea Pellegrino lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Pellegrino put 53% of his first serves in, winning 65% (24/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (22/33) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Dutra Da Silva 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).

Pellegrino has a compiled 1-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Mena	Pellegrino
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	31	27
Pts	99-95	86-68
Total Points	194	154
Winners	35	24
%Winners	35%	28%

Both Mena and Pellegrino played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Facundo Mena surrendered 1 set, while Andrea Pellegrino conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Mena and Pellegrino have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Mena played 4 games more than Pellegrino. The Argentine scored 35 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Pellegrino made 24 winners (28%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Mena	Pellegrino
Aces	15	5
Avg per match	15	5
1st in	50/95	37/70
%1st in	53%	53%
1st pts	35/50	24/37
%1st pts	70%	65%
2nd pts	23/45	22/33
%2nd pts	51%	67%

Mena struck 15 aces . Pellegrino managed to score 5 aces . Mena won 70% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Pellegrino won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Mena	Pellegrino
Won	5	6
Converted	5/12	6/9
% Converted	42%	67%
Conceded	8	3
Saved	4	0
% Saved	50%	0%
Times Broken	4	3

The Argentine broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Facundo conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponent 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. Pellegrino conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.

Mena
	R1 Meligeni	Total
Score	4-6 7-61 6-2
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	31	31
pts	99-95	99-95
Total points	194	194
Winners	35	35
%Winners	35%	35%
SERVE
Aces	15	15
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	50/95	50/95
% 1st in	53%	53%
1st pts	35/50	35/50
% 1st pts	70%	70%
2nd pts	23/45	23/45
% 2nd pts	51%	51%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/12	5/12
Converted %	42%	42%
Conceded	8	8
Saved	4/8	4
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	4	4

Pellegrino
	R1 Dutra Da Silva	Total
Score	6-2 4-6 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	27	27
pts	86-68	86-68
Total points	154	154
Winners	24	24
%Winners	28%	28%
SERVE
Aces	5	5
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	37/70	37/70
% 1st in	53%	53%
1st pts	24/37	24/37
% 1st pts	65%	65%
2nd pts	22/33	22/33
% 2nd pts	67%	67%
Breaks
Won	6	6
Converted	6/9	6/9
Converted %	67%	67%
Conceded	3	3
Saved	0/3	0
Saved %	0%	0%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores in Piracicaba Challenger

• Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Mateus AlvesAlves (7-6³ 4-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Hugo DellienDellien – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (7-6⁷ 4-6 7-6⁶) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Andrea CollariniCollarini (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Emilio NavaNava (7-6¹³ 6-7² 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Hugo DellienDellien (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo – Federico CoriaCoria (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – (2-1) – H2H and prediction