Nicolas Alvarez Varona and Petr Bar Biryukov will play each other in the 2nd round of the Bengaluru Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Alvarez Varona who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Alvarez Varona is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Alvarez Varona -> 1.42
Petr Bar Biryukov -> 2.69
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Alvarez Varona vs. Petr Bar Biryukov
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Alvarez Varona and Petr Bar Biryukov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Nicolas Alvarez Varona
10 - 3win/loss
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LLLLWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-8 | 10-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-26 | 4-3 | 36-19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 9-9 | 3-2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-34 | 3-7 | 13-19 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-26 | 11-8 | 29-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 322, Alvarez Varona reached the 2nd round after defeating Manish Sureshkumar 6-2 6-2, Hiroki Moriya 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Ugo Blanchet 6-3 4-2 ret..
In the 1st round against Blanchet, Nicolas had a free pass after Blanchet retired on a 6-3 4-2 . scoreline.
Alvarez Varona has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (210-151). 10-3 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Alvarez Varona has a composed 90-53 match record in the last years on hard.
The Spaniard has an overall 10-3 win-loss record in 2025, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bengaluru Challenger
Nicolas has never competed in this tournament before.
Petr Bar Biryukov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-9 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-23 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-20 | 15-9 | 9-9 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-17 | 25-14 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-18 | 3-1 | 2-10 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 395 (career-high), Bar Biryukov reached the 2nd round after defeating Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 6-2 3-6 7-6(1), Billy Harris 7-6(4) 6-4 and Manas Manoj Dhamne 6-3 3-6 7-6(3).
In the 1st round, Bar Biryukov defeated Manoj Dhamne (6-3 3-6 7-63). During the match Bar Biryukov scored 95 points vs Manoj Dhamne’s 91. Petr was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Bar Biryukov made 14 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Petr Bar Biryukov lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Bar Biryukov put 67% of his first serves in, winning 79% (48/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (14/30) on the 2nd serve. Petr broke Manoj Dhamne twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Bar Biryukov’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Monastir.
Petr has a composed 10-5 win-loss record in 2025, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alvarez Varona | Bar Biryukov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 84 |
| Pts | 199-166 | 257-236 |
| Total Points | 365 | 493 |
| Winners | 85 | 119 |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% |
Both Alvarez Varona and Bar Biryukov played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Nicolas Alvarez Varona dropped 1 set, while Petr Bar Biryukov dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Alvarez Varona and Bar Biryukov have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Alvarez Varona played 26 games less than Bar Biryukov. Nicolas scored 85 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian bagged 119 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alvarez Varona | Bar Biryukov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 43 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 14.3 |
| 1st in | 115/173 | 145/236 |
| %1st in | 66% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 85/115 | 119/145 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 33/58 | 54/91 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 59% |
Alvarez Varona scored 14 aces (4.7 per match). Bar Biryukov recorded 43 aces (14.3 per match). Alvarez Varona won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Bar Biryukov won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alvarez Varona | Bar Biryukov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 5 |
| Converted | 10/24 | 5/13 |
| % Converted | 42% | 38% |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 |
| Saved | 1 | 6 |
| % Saved | 33% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Alvarez Varona broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Spaniard lost his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Petr broke his opponents 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alvarez Varona | |||||
| Q1 Sureshkumar |
Q3 Moriya |
R1 Blanchet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-3 4-2 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 27 | 15 | 58 | |
| pts | 64-44 | 84-79 | 51-43 | 199-166 | |
| Total points | 108 | 163 | 94 | 365 | |
| Winners | 25 | 40 | 20 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 48% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/46 | 56/84 | 28/43 | 115/173 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 25/31 | 40/56 | 20/28 | 85/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 71% | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 15/28 | 10/15 | 33/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 54% | 67% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 3/7 | 3/5 | 10/24 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 43% | 60% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 33% | – | 11% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bar Biryukov | |||||
| Q1 Kaliyanda Poonacha |
Q3 Harris |
R1 Manoj Dhamne |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 3-6 7-61 | 7-64 6-4 | 6-3 3-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 23 | 31 | 84 | |
| pts | 90-81 | 72-64 | 95-91 | 257-236 | |
| Total points | 171 | 136 | 186 | 493 | |
| Winners | 39 | 32 | 48 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% | 51% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 14 | 15 | 14 | 43 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 44/77 | 40/68 | 61/91 | 145/236 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 59% | 67% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 39/44 | 32/40 | 48/61 | 119/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 80% | 79% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 20/28 | 14/30 | 54/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 71% | 47% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5/13 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 100% | 67% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 71% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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