Alex Barrena and Alvaro Guillen Meza will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Barrena who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alex Barrena is the pick to win this match.
Alex Barrena -> 1.86
Alvaro Guillen Meza -> 1.86

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Prediction and head to head Alex Barrena vs. Alvaro Guillen Meza

This will be the 3^rd time that Alex Barrena and Alvaro Guillen Meza clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Guillen (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Guillen won 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the 1^st round in M25 Punta del Este back in February 2025.

Alex Barrena

Ranked no. 188 (career-high), Barrena got to the semifinal after defeating Juan Bautista Torres 6-1 5-7 6-4, Hugo Dellien 6-1 1-0 ret. and Guido Ivan Justo 6-2 6-7(1) 6-3.

In the quarter, Barrena defeated Ivan Justo (6-2 6-7¹ 6-3). During the match, Barrena scored 111 points vs Ivan Justo’s 101. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Talking about the service games, Barrena fired 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alex Barrena lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Barrena put 66% of his first serves in, winning 62% (43/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Ivan Justo 7 times after converting 39% of his break points (7/18).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Barrena has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Barrena has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 58% of his matches (165-121). 41-19 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Barrena has an aggregate162-112 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 beat 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 compiled 41-20 win-loss record in 2025, 41-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger

Alvaro Guillen Meza

Ranked no. 226, Guillen got to the semifinal after defeating Hady Habib 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-4, Juan Carlos Prado Angelo 6-1 6-2 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 1-6 6-4 6-4.

In the quarter against Pucinelli De Almeida, Guillen recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-4).During the match Guillen scored less points (6) than Pucinelli De Almeida. In fact, the world no. 188 won 83 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s. That means that Guillen was more focused during the important points. The Ecuadorian was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Talking about serving, Guillen wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Alvaro Guillen Meza lost the serve 7 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Guillen put 73% of his first serves in, winning 50% (32/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Alvaro broke Pucinelli De Almeida 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Guillen has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Santos Challenger where he overcame Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida in the final 6-3 7-6(12).

Alvaro has an overall 33-21 win-loss record in 2025, 33-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Barrena	Guillen
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	9	8
Tot Games	67	78
Pts	234-200	299-275
Total Points	434	574
Winners	86	114
%Winners	37%	38%

Both Barrena and Guillen played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex Barrena surrendered 2 sets, while Alvaro Guillen Meza surrendered 2 sets. Barrena has played 1 set more than Guillen (9 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Barrena played 11 games less than Guillen. The Argentine scored 86 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Alvaro scored 114 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Barrena	Guillen
Aces	6	5
Avg per match	2	1.7
1st in	134/221	175/269
%1st in	61%	65%
1st pts	86/134	114/175
%1st pts	64%	65%
2nd pts	46/87	44/94
%2nd pts	53%	47%

Barrena recorded 6 aces (2 per match). Guillen scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Barrena won 64% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Guillen won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Barrena	Guillen
Won	16	16
Converted	16/31	16/47
% Converted	52%	34%
Conceded	23	22
Saved	15	12
% Saved	65%	55%
Times Broken	8	10

Alex broke his opponents 16 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Guillen broke his opponents 16 times with a 34% conversion rate. Guillen conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.

Barrena
	R1 Bautista	R2 Dellien	1/4 Ivan	Total
Score	6-1 5-7 6-4	6-1 1-0 ret.	6-2 6-71 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	29	8	30	67
pts	87-79	36-20	111-101	234-200
Total points	166	56	212	434
Winners	32	11	43	86
%Winners	37%	31%	39%	37%
SERVE
Aces	2	0	4	6
Double Faults	0	0	2	2
1st in	50/90	15/27	69/104	134/221
% 1st in	56%	56%	66%	61%
1st pts	32/50	11/15	43/69	86/134
% 1st pts	64%	73%	62%	64%
2nd pts	22/40	8/12	16/35	46/87
% 2nd pts	55%	67%	46%	53%
Breaks
Won	6	3	7	16
Converted	6/7	3/6	7/18	16/31
Converted %	86%	50%	39%	52%
Conceded	8	4	11	23
Saved	4/8	4/4	7/11	15
Saved %	50%	100%	64%	71%
Times Broken	4	0	4	8

Guillen
	R1 Habib	R2 Carlos Prado Angelo	1/4 Pucinelli De Almeida	Total
Score	6-74 7-68 6-4	6-1 6-2	1-6 6-4 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	36	15	27	78
pts	148-140	68-46	83-89	299-275
Total points	288	114	172	574
Winners	53	29	32	114
%Winners	36%	43%	39%	38%
SERVE
Aces	5	0	0	5
Double Faults	2	1	0	3
1st in	72/128	39/53	64/88	175/269
% 1st in	56%	74%	73%	65%
1st pts	53/72	29/39	32/64	114/175
% 1st pts	74%	74%	50%	65%
2nd pts	27/56	6/14	11/24	44/94
% 2nd pts	48%	43%	46%	47%
Breaks
Won	4	5	7	16
Converted	4/20	5/15	7/12	16/47
Converted %	20%	33%	58%	34%
Conceded	5	5	12	22
Saved	2/5	5/5	5/12	12
Saved %	40%	100%	42%	61%
Times Broken	3	0	7	10

Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires Challenger

• Nicolas KickerKicker – Gonzalo BuenoBueno (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Alex BarrenaBarrena – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-2 6-7¹ 6-3) – See score progression
• Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-1 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (1-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression

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