Lautaro Midon and Juan Manuel La Serna will play each other in the quarter of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. 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 Lautaro Midon who should win in 2 sets.
Lautaro Midon -> 1.285
Juan Manuel La Serna -> 3.36
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Prediction and head to head Lautaro Midon vs. Juan Manuel La Serna
This will be the 2nd time that Lautaro Midon and Juan Manuel La Serna play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Midon (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Midon won 6-1 6-3 in the quarter in M15 Punta del Este back in 2024.
Lautaro Midon
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49-27 | 0-0 | 49-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-22 | 3-2 | 43-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-22 | 0-0 | 41-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 285 (career-high), the Argentine reached the quarter after beating Alvin Nicholas Tudorica 1-6 6-3 6-2 and Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Lautaro had a good straight sets win against Carlos Manuel Aguilar (6-4 6-4). During the match, Midon scored 72 points vs Carlos Manuel Aguilar’s 64. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Midon scored just 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 3 double faults. Lautaro Midon lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Midon put 81% of his first serves in, winning 61% (38/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (5/15) on the 2nd serve. Midon broke Carlos Manuel Aguilar 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Midon has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 66% of his matches (129-66). 36-14 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Midon has a compiled126-64 record in the last 5 years on clay.
Lautaro’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Yerba Buena,M25 Lujan and the Santa Fe Challenger.
Lautaro has a compiled 36-14 win-loss record in 2025, 36-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger
Juan Manuel La Serna
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-22 | 0-0 | 33-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-21 | 0-0 | 34-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-20 | 0-0 | 35-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 504 (career-high), Manuel La Serna reached the quarter after defeating Diego Eduardo Munoz Navia 6-4 6-0, Bautista Vilicich 2-6 6-1 7-5, Facundo Bagnis 6-2 6-4 and Juan Alejandro Hernandez 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Alejandro Hernandez (6-1 6-4). During the match Manuel La Serna scored 69 points vs Alejandro Hernandez’s 49. Juan was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Manuel La Serna scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Juan Manuel La Serna lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Manuel La Serna put 80% of his first serves in, winning 67% (32/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. Juan broke Alejandro Hernandez 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Manuel La Serna started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 59% of the points he played.
Manuel La Serna’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Villa Maria and M25 Chacabuco.
The Argentine has a compiled 19-13 win-loss record in 2025, 19-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Midon | Manuel La Serna |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 51 |
| Pts | 150-136 | 200-140 |
| Total Points | 286 | 340 |
| Winners | 65 | 88 |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% |
Midon played 2 matches while Manuel La Serna competed in 3 matches. Manuel La Serna started his run from the qualifications while Midon had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Lautaro Midon dropped 1 set while Juan Manuel La Serna hasn’t lost a set so far. Midon has played 1 set(s) less than Manuel La Serna (5 vs 6). Therefore, Midon played 7 games less than Manuel La Serna. The Argentine scored 65 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine struck 88 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Midon | Manuel La Serna |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 0.7 |
| 1st in | 101/144 | 137/185 |
| %1st in | 70% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 65/101 | 88/137 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 20/43 | 28/48 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 58% |
Midon blasted 2 aces (1 per match). Manuel La Serna fired 2 aces (0.7 per match). Midon won 64% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Manuel La Serna won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Midon | Manuel La Serna |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 15 |
| Converted | 9/26 | 15/23 |
| % Converted | 35% | 65% |
| Conceded | 14 | 18 |
| Saved | 8 | 14 |
| % Saved | 57% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
Lautaro broke his opponents 9 times with a 35% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 15 times with a 65% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Midon | ||||
| R1 Nicholas | R2 Carlos Manuel Aguilar | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 20 | 44 | |
| pts | 78-72 | 72-64 | 150-136 | |
| Total points | 150 | 136 | 286 | |
| Winners | 27 | 38 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 53% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 39/67 | 62/77 | 101/144 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 81% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 38/62 | 65/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 61% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 5/15 | 20/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 33% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/17 | 5/9 | 9/26 | |
| Converted % | 24% | 56% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 7/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 70% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Manuel La Serna | ||||||
| Q1 Eduardo Munoz Navia | Q3 Vilicich | R1 Bagnis | R2 Alejandro Hernandez | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-0 | 2-6 6-1 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 78 | |
| pts | 64-39 | – | 67-52 | 69-49 | 200-140 | |
| Total points | 103 | 0 | 119 | 118 | 340 | |
| Winners | 22 | 34 | 32 | 88 | ||
| %Winners | 34% | 0% | 51% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1st in | 40/60 | / | 49/65 | 48/60 | 137/185 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 0% | 75% | 80% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 22/40 | / | 34/49 | 32/48 | 88/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 55% | 0% | 69% | 67% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/20 | / | 8/16 | 6/12 | 28/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Converted | 6/9 | / | 4/6 | 5/8 | 15/23 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 0% | 67% | 63% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/ | 4/5 | 7/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 60% | – | 80% | 88% | 114% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
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