Ignacio Buse and Daniel Rincon will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Menorca Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10:00 am on SAN MIGUEL COURT 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ignacio Buse who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ignacio Buse is the pick to win this match.
Ignacio Buse -> 1.71
Daniel Rincon -> 2.04
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Prediction and head to head Ignacio Buse vs. Daniel Rincon
This will be the 2nd time that Ignacio Buse and Daniel Rincon square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rincon (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Rincon won 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 1st round in M25 Sabadell back in 2024.
Ignacio Buse
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-16 | 0-3 | 20-10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-28 | 3-3 | 44-24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-19 | 7-3 | 28-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-8 | 4-2 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 215, the Peruvian reached the 2nd round after beating Marin Cilic 6-2 6-1.
In the 1st round, The Peruvian had a good straight sets win against Cilic (6-2 6-1). During the match, Buse scored 53 points vs Cilic’s 32. Buse was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Buse blasted 2 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Ignacio Buse was very efficient on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 80% (8/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Peruvian broke Cilic 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Buse has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (105-72). 6-4 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Buse has an overall90-58 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
Ignacio’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Santiago Challenger.
Ignacio has a composed 7-9 win-loss record in 2025, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Menorca Challenger
Buse has never competed in this tournament before.
Daniel Rincon
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22-18 | 3-2 | 10-11 | 9-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-28 | 3-7 | 25-19 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-30 | 19-7 | 31-18 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-29 | 6-10 | 31-16 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-18 | 9-8 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 227, the Spaniard reached the 2nd round after defeating Kimmer Coppejans 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round against Coppejans, Rincon recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-4 6-2). During the match Rincon scored 116 points vs Coppejans’s 105. Daniel was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Rincon bagged 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Daniel Rincon was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (48/67) of his 1st serve and 53% (28/53) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Rincon broke Coppejans 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Oeiras 1 Challenger,the Tenerife 2 Challenger and the Glasgow Challenger.
Daniel has a composed 14-8 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Buse | Rincon |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 15 | 31 |
| Pts | 53-32 | 116-105 |
| Total Points | 85 | 221 |
| Winners | 26 | 48 |
| %Winners | 49% | 41% |
Both Buse and Rincon played 1 match. At the moment, Daniel Rincon dropped 1 set while Ignacio Buse hasn’t conceded a set so far. Buse has played 1 set(s) less than Rincon (2 vs 3). Therefore, Buse played 16 games less than Rincon. Ignacio scored 26 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Rincon blasted 48 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Buse | Rincon |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 6 |
| 1st in | 36/46 | 67/120 |
| %1st in | 78% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 48/67 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 8/10 | 28/53 |
| %2nd pts | 80% | 53% |
Buse managed to score 2 aces . Rincon managed to score 6 aces . Buse won 72% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 80% of the points. On the other side, Rincon won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Buse | Rincon |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 67% | 50% |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 |
| Saved | 1 | 7 |
| % Saved | 100% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 |
Ignacio broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Buse was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points. Daniel broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Buse | |||
| R1 Cilic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 15 | |
| pts | 53-32 | 53-32 | |
| Total points | 85 | 85 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 36/46 | 36/46 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 26/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/10 | 8/10 | |
| % 2nd pts | 80% | 80% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Rincon | |||
| R1 Coppejans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 116-105 | 116-105 | |
| Total points | 221 | 221 | |
| Winners | 48 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 67/120 | 67/120 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 48/67 | 48/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/53 | 28/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLLWLLW Tennis Scores in Menorca Challenger
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (5-7 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Daniel RinconRincon – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-73 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Marin CilicCilic (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha/Sergio Martos GornesKaliyanda Poonacha/Sergio Martos Gornes – Nicolas Alvarez Varona/Carlos TabernerAlvarez Varona/Carlos Taberner (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Elmer MollerMoller – Max Alcala GurriAlcala Gurri (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel Merida AguilarMerida Aguilar – Nick HardtHardt (6-73 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Arthur GeaGea – Gerard Campana LeeCampana Lee (6-3 4-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano – Kilian FeldbauschFeldbausch (6-2 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Adrian AndreevAndreev (6-2 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Billy HarrisHarris (6-2 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (6-2 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Daniel Cukierman/Joshua ParisCukierman/Joshua Paris – Anirudh Chandrasekar/David Vega HernandezChandrasekar/David Vega Hernandez (7-64 5-7 10-5) – See score progression
- Pedro CachinCachin – Edas ButvilasButvilas (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Jan ChoinskiChoinski – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Lukas NeumayerNeumayer – Felipe Virgili BeriniVirgili Berini (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Justin EngelEngel (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Vilius GaubasGaubas – Henri SquireSquire (6-0 7-65) – See score progression
- Daniel Merida AguilarMerida Aguilar – Nick HardtHardt (6-7(3) 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Elmer MollerMoller – Max Alcala GurriAlcala Gurri (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (5-7 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Marin CilicCilic (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jan ChoinskiChoinski – Zsombor PirosPiros (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
