Federico Agustin Gomez and Alex Barrena will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:25 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 Federico Agustin Gomez who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Federico Agustin Gomez is the pick to win this match.
Federico Agustin Gomez -> 1.78
Alex Barrena -> 1.95

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Prediction and head to head Federico Agustin Gomez vs. Alex Barrena

This will be the 2^nd time that Federico Agustin Gomez and Alex Barrena clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Agustin Gomez (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Agustin Gomez won 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in the Guayaquil Challenger back in 2024.

Federico Agustin Gomez

Ranked no. 191, Federico reached the semifinal after beating Fernando Cavallo 6-2 7-5, Hernan Casanova 6-3 7-5 and Facundo Bagnis 6-2 7-6(2).

In the quarter, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Bagnis (6-2 7-6²). During the match, Agustin Gomez scored 79 points vs Bagnis’s 56. Agustin Gomez was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Regarding the service games, Agustin Gomez struck 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Federico Agustin Gomez lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Agustin Gomez put 62% of his first serves in, winning 85% (33/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (12/24) on the 2nd serve. Agustin Gomez broke Bagnis 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Argentine hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.

Agustin Gomez has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 63% of his matches (184-110). 10-11 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Agustin Gomez has an overall118-65 record in the last 5 years on clay.

Agustin Gomez’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Sarasota Challenger.

The Argentine has an overall 16-21 win-loss record in 2025, 10-11 on clay (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger

Alex Barrena

Ranked no. 224 (career-high), Barrena got to the semifinal after defeating Gonzalo Villanueva 7-6(4) 6-1, Juan Manuel La Serna 6-4 7-6(5) and Mariano Kestelboim 6-0 6-1.

In the quarter, Alex had a good straight sets win against Kestelboim (6-0 6-1). During the match Barrena scored 54 points vs Kestelboim’s 25. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.

About the serving games, Barrena recorded 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alex Barrena was extremely effective on serve to win 83% (19/23) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alex broke Kestelboim 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Alex hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was conquering 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.

Barrena has a composed 37-19 win-loss record in 2025, 37-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2022. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Agustin Gomez	Barrena
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	6
Tot Games	62	56
Pts	210-154	197-150
Total Points	364	347
Winners	90	72
%Winners	43%	37%

Both Agustin Gomez and Barrena played 3 matches. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Agustin Gomez and Barrena have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Agustin Gomez played 6 games more than Barrena. Agustin Gomez scored 90 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Alex fired 72 winners (37%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Agustin Gomez	Barrena
Aces	24	8
Avg per match	8	2.7
1st in	109/174	105/184
%1st in	63%	57%
1st pts	90/109	72/105
%1st pts	83%	69%
2nd pts	38/65	45/79
%2nd pts	58%	57%

Agustin Gomez struck 24 aces (8 per match). Barrena struck 8 aces (2.7 per match). Agustin Gomez won 83% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Barrena won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Agustin Gomez	Barrena
Won	9	13
Converted	9/14	13/21
% Converted	64%	62%
Conceded	4	17
Saved	2	12
% Saved	50%	71%
Times Broken	2	5

Federico broke his opponents 9 times with a 64% conversion rate. Agustin Gomez dropped his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.

Agustin Gomez
	R1 Cavallo	R2 Casanova	1/4 Bagnis	Total
Score	6-2 7-5	6-3 7-5	6-2 7-62
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	20	21	21	62
pts	65-45	66-53	79-56	210-154
Total points	110	119	135	364
Winners	30	27	33	90
%Winners	46%	41%	42%	43%
SERVE
Aces	7	9	8	24
Double Faults	1	2	3	6
1st in	33/50	37/61	39/63	109/174
% 1st in	66%	61%	62%	63%
1st pts	30/33	27/37	33/39	90/109
% 1st pts	91%	73%	85%	83%
2nd pts	10/17	16/24	12/24	38/65
% 2nd pts	59%	67%	50%	58%
Breaks
Won	3	3	3	9
Converted	3/6	3/3	3/5	9/14
Converted %	50%	100%	60%	64%
Conceded	0	1	3	4
Saved	0/0	0/1	2/3	2
Saved %	–	0%	67%	22%
Times Broken	0	1	1	2

Barrena
	R1 Villanueva	R2 Manuel La Serna	1/4 Kestelboim	Total
Score	7-64 6-1	6-4 7-65	6-0 6-1
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	20	23	13	56
pts	66-47	77-78	54-25	197-150
Total points	113	155	79	347
Winners	18	35	19	72
%Winners	27%	45%	35%	37%
SERVE
Aces	5	0	3	8
Double Faults	0	4	2	6
1st in	29/56	53/89	23/39	105/184
% 1st in	52%	60%	59%	57%
1st pts	18/29	35/53	19/23	72/105
% 1st pts	62%	66%	83%	69%
2nd pts	18/27	17/36	10/16	45/79
% 2nd pts	67%	47%	63%	57%
Breaks
Won	5	3	5	13
Converted	5/8	3/6	5/7	13/21
Converted %	63%	50%	71%	62%
Conceded	4	13	0	17
Saved	1/4	11/13	0/0	12
Saved %	25%	85%	–	37%
Times Broken	3	2	0	5

Tennis Scores in Villa Maria Challenger

• Murkel DellienDellien – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-3 0-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Alex BarrenaBarrena – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-2 7-6²) – See score progression
• Emilio NavaNava – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (7-6⁹ 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Emilio NavaNava – Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco (1-0) – H2H and prediction