Alex Barrena and Juan Manuel La Serna will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Barrena who should win in 2 sets.
Alex Barrena -> 1.178
Juan Manuel La Serna -> 4.45
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Prediction and head to head Alex Barrena vs. Juan Manuel La Serna
This will be the 4th time that Alex Barrena and Juan Manuel La Serna square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Barrena (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Barrena won 6-3 6-0 in the semifinal in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger back in June 2025.
Alex Barrena
35 - 19win/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. 224 (career-high), Barrena reached the 2nd round after defeating Gonzalo Villanueva 7-6(4) 6-1.
In the 1st round, Barrena had a good straight sets win against Villanueva (7-64 6-1). During the match, Barrena scored 66 points vs Villanueva’s 47. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Barrena blasted 5 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Alex Barrena lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Barrena put 52% of his first serves in, winning 62% (18/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (18/27) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Villanueva 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Barrena has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (159-120). 35-18 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Barrena has a composed156-111 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger where he defeated Santiago Rodriguez Taverna in the final 7-5 6-2 and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger where he overcame Franco Roncadelli in the final 5-7 7-5 6-3.
Barrena has a composed 35-19 win-loss record in 2025, 35-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria 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. 531, Manuel La Serna got to the 2nd round after defeating Lautaro Agustin Falabella 7-6(2) 6-1.
In the 1st round, Juan had a good straight sets win against Agustin Falabella (7-62 6-1). During the match Manuel La Serna scored 66 points vs Agustin Falabella’s 47. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Manuel La Serna scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Juan Manuel La Serna was quite efficient on serve to win 81% (30/37) of his 1st serve and 79% (11/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Juan was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Agustin Falabella 3 times.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Villa Maria and M25 Chacabuco.
The Argentine has an aggregate 25-16 win-loss record in 2025, 22-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022 and 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Barrena | Manuel La Serna |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 |
| Pts | 66-47 | 66-47 |
| Total Points | 113 | 113 |
| Winners | 18 | 30 |
| %Winners | 27% | 45% |
Both Barrena and Manuel La Serna played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Barrena and Manuel La Serna have played the same amount of sets 2. They also played the same amount of games (20). Alex scored 18 winners (27% of the total points). On the other side, Manuel La Serna scored 30 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Barrena | Manuel La Serna |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 29/56 | 37/51 |
| %1st in | 52% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 18/29 | 30/37 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 11/14 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 79% |
Barrena recorded 5 aces . Manuel La Serna managed to score 1 ace . Barrena won 62% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Manuel La Serna won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 79% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Barrena | Manuel La Serna |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/3 |
| % Converted | 63% | 100% |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 |
| Saved | 1 | 0 |
| % Saved | 25% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
Barrena broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. Barrena dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded. Juan broke his opponent 3 times with a 100% conversion rate. Manuel La Serna conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Barrena | |||
| R1 Villanueva | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 66-47 | 66-47 | |
| Total points | 113 | 113 | |
| Winners | 18 | 18 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 27% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 29/56 | 29/56 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 18/29 | 18/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 18/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Manuel La Serna | |||
| R1 Agustin Falabella | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 66-47 | 66-47 | |
| Total points | 113 | 113 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 37/51 | 37/51 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 30/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/14 | 11/14 | |
| % 2nd pts | 79% | 79% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 3/3 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Villa Maria Challenger
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- Emilio NavaNava – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Maximus JonesJones (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Matias SotoSoto (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mariano KestelboimKestelboim – (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Emilio NavaNava – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco (0-1) – H2H and prediction