Murkel Dellien and Alex Barrena will fight against each other in the semifinal of the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. 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 Murkel Dellien who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Murkel Dellien is the pick to win this match.
Murkel Dellien -> 1.4
Alex Barrena -> 2.77
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Prediction and head to head Murkel Dellien vs. Alex Barrena
There is no head to head record between Murkel Dellien and Alex Barrena since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Murkel Dellien
13 - 12win/loss
214
168
LWLWWWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-13 | 0-1 | 14-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-31 | 1-1 | 47-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-28 | 1-4 | 54-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-13 | 3-2 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222, the Bolivian got to the semifinal after beating Maximo Zeitune 6-3 6-2, Conner Huertas Del Pino 6-4 6-2 and Pedro Boscardin Dias 1-6 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter against Boscardin Dias, The Bolivian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-1). During the match, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 88 points vs Boscardin Dias’s 77. Murkel was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Murkel Dellien lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco put 63% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. Murkel broke Boscardin Dias 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (191-121). 13-10 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has an aggregate180-109 record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Bolivian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Rosario Challenger.
The Bolivian has an aggregate 13-11 win-loss record in 2025, 13-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger
Murkel has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Barrena
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-20 | 0-0 | 29-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-30 | 0-0 | 51-30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-19 | 2-1 | 26-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-24 | 1-5 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 568, Barrena got to the semifinal after beating Nicolas Kicker 6-4 6-2, Franco Roncadelli 6-4 6-3 and Mariano Kestelboim 6-0 6-2.
In the quarter, Alex had a good straight sets win against Kestelboim (6-0 6-2). During the match Barrena scored 53 points vs Kestelboim’s 23. Barrena was exceptionally aggressive to blast 16 winners.
About the serving games, Barrena made 5 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Alex Barrena was quite efficient on serve to win 84% (16/19) of his 1st serve and 86% (12/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Barrena broke Kestelboim 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Barrena hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points he played.
The Argentine has an aggregate 7-9 win-loss record in 2025, 7-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Barrena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 51 |
| Pts | 207-165 | 190-129 |
| Total Points | 372 | 319 |
| Winners | 88 | 59 |
| %Winners | 43% | 31% |
Both Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Barrena played 3 matches. At the moment, Murkel Dellien lost 1 set while Alex Barrena hasn’t conceded a set so far. Alejandro Dellien Velasco has played 1 set more than Barrena (7 vs 6). Therefore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 7 games more than Barrena. The Bolivian scored 88 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Barrena managed to score 59 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Barrena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 5 |
| 1st in | 119/178 | 80/142 |
| %1st in | 67% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 88/119 | 59/80 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 31/59 | 42/62 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 68% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Barrena blasted 15 aces (5 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 74% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Barrena won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Barrena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 13 |
| Converted | 12/23 | 13/26 |
| % Converted | 52% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 |
| Saved | 6 | 4 |
| % Saved | 60% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Murkel broke his opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. Alejandro Dellien Velasco conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. Barrena conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | |||||
| R1 Zeitune |
R2 Huertas Del Pino |
1/4 Boscardin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | 1-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 18 | 23 | 58 | |
| pts | 55-40 | 64-48 | 88-77 | 207-165 | |
| Total points | 95 | 112 | 165 | 372 | |
| Winners | 28 | 26 | 34 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 41% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 35/50 | 35/50 | 49/78 | 119/178 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | 63% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 26/35 | 34/49 | 88/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 74% | 69% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 9/15 | 13/29 | 31/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | 45% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 4/8 | 5/12 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 42% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/1 | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 67% | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Barrena | |||||
| R1 Kicker |
R2 Roncadelli |
1/4 Kestelboim |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 14 | 51 | |
| pts | 69-54 | 68-52 | 53-23 | 190-129 | |
| Total points | 123 | 120 | 76 | 319 | |
| Winners | 20 | 23 | 16 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 34% | 30% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 27/53 | 34/56 | 19/33 | 80/142 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 61% | 58% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 23/34 | 16/19 | 59/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 68% | 84% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 15/22 | 12/14 | 42/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 68% | 86% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/6 | 5/8 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 63% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | – | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWWWWWL Tennis Scores in San Miguel De Tucuman Challenger
- Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi/Maximo ZeituneEmanuel Ambrogi/Maximo Zeitune – Leonardo Aboian/Valerio AboianAboian/Valerio Aboian (7-64 7-63) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Murkel DellienDellien – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (1-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Facundo BagnisBagnis (3-6 7-63 4-5 ret.) – See score progression
- Alex BarrenaBarrena – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Facundo BagnisBagnis (3-6 7-6(3) 4-5 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (4-0) – H2H and prediction
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
