Tomas Barrios Vera and Gonzalo Villanueva will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Asuncion Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 8:00 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 Tomas Barrios Vera who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tomas Barrios Vera is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.25
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 3.64
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Prediction and head to head Tomas Barrios Vera vs. Gonzalo Villanueva
This will be the 5th time that Tomas Barrios Vera and Gonzalo Villanueva face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Tomas Barrios Vera (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Tomas Barrios Vera won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in the Curitiba Challenger back in 2024.
Tomas Barrios Vera
9 - 7win/loss
149
93
WLWLLWWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-7 | 1-2 | 8-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 149, the Chilean got to the 2nd round after defeating Felix Corwin 6-1 7-6(3).
In the 1st round, The Chilean had a good straight sets win against Corwin (6-1 7-63). During the match, Tomas Barrios Vera scored 76 points vs Corwin’s 53. The Chilean was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tomas Barrios Vera scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Tomas Barrios Vera was exceptionally effective on serve to win 80% (32/40) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Tomas Barrios Vera broke Corwin 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Tomas Barrios Vera has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (350-206). 8-4 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Tomas Barrios Vera has a composed 265-144 record in the last years on clay.
The Chilean’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
Marcelo has an overall 9-7 win-loss record in 2025, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Asuncion Challenger
Tomas Barrios Vera has never competed in this tournament before.
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-34 | 2-2 | 41-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-40 | 5-4 | 39-36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-33 | 1-5 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-29 | 5-10 | 23-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 410, Gonzalo got to the 2nd round after defeating Hernando Jose Escurra Isnardi 7-6(6) 6-1.
In the 1st round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Jose Escurra Isnardi (7-66 6-1). During the match Villanueva scored 74 points vs Jose Escurra Isnardi’s 52. Villanueva was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Villanueva recorded 2 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Gonzalo Villanueva was very efficient on serve to win 78% (39/50) of his 1st serve and 73% (8/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Jose Escurra Isnardi twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Gonzalo has a compiled 11-5 win-loss record in 2025, 11-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Asuncion Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tomas Barrios Vera | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 |
| Pts | 76-53 | 74-52 |
| Total Points | 129 | 126 |
| Winners | 32 | 39 |
| %Winners | 42% | 53% |
Both Tomas Barrios Vera and Villanueva played 1 match. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Tomas Barrios Vera and Villanueva have played the same amount of sets 2. They also played the same amount of games (20). The Chilean scored 32 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Villanueva fired 39 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tomas Barrios Vera | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 2 |
| 1st in | 40/60 | 50/61 |
| %1st in | 67% | 82% |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 39/50 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 8/11 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 73% |
Tomas Barrios Vera made 1 ace . Villanueva also fired 2 aces . Tomas Barrios Vera won 80% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Villanueva won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 73% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tomas Barrios Vera | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 2 |
| Converted | 3/8 | 2/5 |
| % Converted | 38% | 40% |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 |
| Saved | 0 | 1 |
| % Saved | 0% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Tomas Barrios Vera broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Tomas Barrios Vera lost his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. The Argentine was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points.
| Tomas Barrios Vera | |||
| R1 Corwin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 76-53 | 76-53 | |
| Total points | 129 | 129 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 40/60 | 40/60 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 32/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 11/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Villanueva | |||
| R1 Jose Escurra Isnardi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 74-52 | 74-52 | |
| Total points | 126 | 126 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 50/61 | 50/61 | |
| % 1st in | 82% | 82% | |
| 1st pts | 39/50 | 39/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/11 | 8/11 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 73% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLWWWWLWL Tennis Scores in Asuncion Challenger
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Benjamin TorrealbaTorrealba (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Felix CorwinCorwin (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Conner Huertas Del PinoHuertas Del Pino (7-63 6-0) – See score progression
- Guillermo Duran/Mariano KestelboimDuran/Mariano Kestelboim – Seita Watanabe/Takeru YuzukiWatanabe/Takeru Yuzuki (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Igor GimenezGimenez (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Emilio NavaNava – Lorenzo Joaquin RodriguezJoaquin Rodriguez (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Mariano KestelboimKestelboim – Gustavo Ribeiro De AlmeidaRibeiro De Almeida (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Facundo MenaMena (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Remy BertolaBertola (6-4 0-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Murkel DellienDellien (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Hernando Jose Escurra IsnardiJose Escurra Isnardi (7-66 6-1) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Alex Santino Nunez VeraSantino Nunez Vera (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Emilio NavaNava (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Matias SotoSoto – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
