Alex Barrena and Christoph Negritu will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Porto 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 8:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Barrena who should win in 3 sets.
Alex Barrena -> 1.53
Christoph Negritu -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Alex Barrena vs. Christoph Negritu
This will be the 2nd time that Alex Barrena and Christoph Negritu square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Negritu (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Negritu won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in M15 Monastir back in 2021.
Alex Barrena
33 - 17win/loss
174
170
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46-26 | 0-1 | 46-25 | 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. 229 (career-high), Barrena will start his run in the Porto 2 Challenger after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 to Coppejans in the qualifications on the 19th of August.
The Argentine has an overall 33-17 win-loss record in 2025, 33-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger where he beat Santiago Rodriguez Taverna in the final 7-5 6-2 and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger where he beat Franco Roncadelli in the final 5-7 7-5 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Alex has an overall 157-118 record. He has a positive 154-109 record on clay.
Previously in the Porto 2 Challenger
Alex has never competed in this tournament before.
Christoph Negritu
26 - 23win/loss
299
263
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-36 | 9-7 | 18-23 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-26 | 20-14 | 25-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-27 | 29-17 | 8-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-19 | 18-13 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-19 | 19-14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 272, Negritu will start his run in the Porto 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Augsburg Challenger where he lost 6-4 4-6 6-4 to Ritschard in the quarter on the 22nd of August.
Negritu has an overall 26-23 win-loss record in 2025, 13-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Negritu’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Hersonissos 2 Challenger and M15 Oegstgeest.
In terms of his career, Negritu has an overall 244-178 record. He has a positive 101-80 record on clay.
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