Lautaro Midon and Mariano Kestelboim will square off in the 2nd round of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lautaro Midon who should win in 2 sets.
Lautaro Midon -> 1.3
Mariano Kestelboim -> 3.28
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Prediction and head to head Lautaro Midon vs. Mariano Kestelboim
This will be the 5th time that Lautaro Midon and Mariano Kestelboim square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Midon (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.
The last time that they played, Midon won 6-3 6-1 in the final in M25 Lujan back in March 2025.
Lautaro Midon
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50-27 | 1-0 | 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. 262, Lautaro got to the 2nd round after defeating Hugo Dellien 6-0 2-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Lautaro defeated Dellien (6-0 2-6 6-3). During the match, Midon scored 81 points vs Dellien’s 63. The Argentine was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Midon recorded 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Lautaro Midon lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Midon put 58% of his first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. Lautaro broke Dellien 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Midon has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 65% of his matches (137-73). 44-21 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Midon has an overall134-71 record in the last 5 years on clay.
Lautaro’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Yerba Buena,M25 Lujan,the Santa Fe Challenger and M25 Mar Del Plata.
Lautaro has an overall 44-21 win-loss record in 2025, 44-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger
Mariano Kestelboim
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37-26 | 0-0 | 37-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-20 | 2-1 | 30-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-11 | 2-1 | 18-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-14 | 0-0 | 15-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-23 | 1-4 | 21-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 436, Kestelboim got to the 2nd round after defeating Facundo Juarez 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round, Mariano had a good straight sets win against Juarez (6-4 6-3). During the match Kestelboim scored 70 points vs Juarez’s 53. Mariano was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Kestelboim was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Mariano Kestelboim lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kestelboim put 75% of his first serves in, winning 69% (37/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Kestelboim broke Juarez 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Kestelboim’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Punta del Este and M25 Lujan.
Mariano has a compiled 29-19 win-loss record in 2025, 29-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Midon | Kestelboim |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 19 |
| Pts | 81-63 | 70-53 |
| Total Points | 144 | 123 |
| Winners | 26 | 37 |
| %Winners | 32% | 53% |
Both Midon and Kestelboim played 1 match. At the moment, Lautaro Midon conceded 1 set while Mariano Kestelboim hasn’t dropped a set so far. Midon has played 1 set more than Kestelboim (3 vs 2). Therefore, Midon played 4 games more than Kestelboim. Midon scored 26 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Mariano recorded 37 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Midon | Kestelboim |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 0 |
| 1st in | 38/66 | 54/72 |
| %1st in | 58% | 75% |
| 1st pts | 26/38 | 37/54 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 8/18 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 44% |
Midon managed to score 2 aces . Kestelboim didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Midon won 68% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kestelboim won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Midon | Kestelboim |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 4 |
| Converted | 6/10 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 60% | 67% |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| % Saved | 67% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Midon broke his opponent 6 times with a 60% conversion rate. Lautaro conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Mariano broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Midon | |||
| R1 Dellien | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 81-63 | 81-63 | |
| Total points | 144 | 144 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 38/66 | 38/66 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 26/38 | 26/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 15/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/10 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Kestelboim | |||
| R1 Juarez | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 70-53 | 70-53 | |
| Total points | 123 | 123 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 54/72 | 54/72 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 37/54 | 37/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 8/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Villa Maria Challenger
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Matias SotoSoto (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Murkel DellienDellien – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-4 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
- 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
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Facundo BagnisBagnis (2-3) – H2H and prediction
- 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