Tomas Barrios Vera and Alvaro Guillen Meza will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Lima 3 Challenger for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 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 Tomas Barrios Vera who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Tomas Barrios Vera is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.41
Alvaro Guillen Meza -> 2.64

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Prediction and head to head Tomas Barrios Vera vs. Alvaro Guillen Meza

This will be the 3^rd time that Tomas Barrios Vera and Alvaro Guillen Meza face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Tomas Barrios Vera (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Tomas Barrios Vera won 6-4 6-3 in the final in the Campinas Challenger back in April 2025.

Tomas Barrios Vera

Ranked no. 122, Tomas Barrios Vera reached the semifinal after beating Zdenek Kolar 7-5 6-3, Hady Habib 7-5 3-6 6-4 and Juan Bautista Torres 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 7-6(10).

In the quarter, Marcelo defeated Bautista Torres (7-6² 6-7⁶ 7-6¹⁰). During the match, Tomas Barrios Vera scored 154 points vs Bautista Torres’s 149. Marcelo was quite aggressive to blast 55 winners.

Regarding the service games, Tomas Barrios Vera was unable to score even 1 ace in the match and he committed only 4 double faults. Tomas Barrios Vera lost the serve 6 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Tomas Barrios Vera put 60% of his first serves in, winning 65% (55/85) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (28/57) on the 2nd serve. Marcelo broke Bautista Torres 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Chilean has lost 2 set in this tournament to win 51% of the points he played.

Tomas Barrios Vera has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (388-226). 38-19 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tomas Barrios Vera has a compiled 295-159 match record in the last years on clay.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Campinas Challenger where he defeated Alvaro Guillen Meza in the final 6-4 6-3 and the Cali Challenger where he overcame Juan Carlos Prado Angelo in the final 6-1 6-4.

Tomas Barrios Vera has an aggregate 47-27 win-loss record in 2025, 38-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Lima 3 Challenger

Alvaro Guillen Meza

Ranked no. 213, the Ecuadorian got to the semifinal after defeating Tristan Boyer 1-6 6-2 6-4, Nicolas Kicker 4-6 7-5 6-4 and Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-7(8) 6-2 7-5.

In the quarter against Andres Burruchaga, Alvaro recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7⁸ 6-2 7-5). During the match Guillen Meza scored 128 points vs Andres Burruchaga’s 115. The Ecuadorian was pretty aggressive to blast 56 winners.

About the serving games, Guillen Meza made 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alvaro Guillen Meza lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Guillen Meza put 65% of his first serves in, winning 64% (56/88) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (18/47) on the 2nd serve. Guillen Meza broke Andres Burruchaga 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Alvaro has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

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

Alvaro has an aggregate 42-26 win-loss record in 2025, 42-24 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Tomas Barrios Vera	Guillen Meza
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	9
Tot Games	91	90
Pts	317-299	318-297
Total Points	616	615
Winners	132	142
%Winners	42%	45%

Both Tomas Barrios Vera and Guillen Meza played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Tomas Barrios Vera dropped 2 sets, while Alvaro Guillen Meza conceded 3 sets. Tomas Barrios Vera has played 1 set(s) less than Guillen Meza (8 vs 9). However, it’s interesting to notice that Tomas Barrios Vera played 1 game more than Guillen Meza. Tomas Barrios Vera scored 132 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Ecuadorian bagged 142 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Tomas Barrios Vera	Guillen Meza
Aces	8	4
Avg per match	2.7	1.3
1st in	190/290	208/307
%1st in	66%	68%
1st pts	132/190	142/208
%1st pts	69%	68%
2nd pts	51/100	41/99
%2nd pts	51%	41%

Tomas Barrios Vera managed to score 8 aces (2.7 per match). Guillen Meza made 4 aces (1.3 per match). Tomas Barrios Vera won 69% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Guillen Meza won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Tomas Barrios Vera	Guillen Meza
Won	13	16
Converted	13/32	16/34
% Converted	41%	47%
Conceded	27	30
Saved	17	19
% Saved	63%	63%
Times Broken	10	11

Marcelo broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. Marcelo conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Ecuadorian broke his opponents 16 times with a 47% conversion rate. Guillen Meza conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

Tomas Barrios Vera
	R1 Kolar	R2 Habib	1/4 Bautista Torres	Total
Score	7-5 6-3	7-5 3-6 6-4	7-62 6-76 7-610
Tot Set	2	3	3	8
Tot Games	21	31	39	91
pts	75-65	88-85	154-149	317-299
Total points	140	173	303	616
Winners	26	51	55	132
%Winners	35%	58%	36%	42%
SERVE
Aces	2	6	0	8
Double Faults	2	1	4	7
1st in	41/61	64/87	85/142	190/290
% 1st in	67%	74%	60%	66%
1st pts	26/41	51/64	55/85	132/190
% 1st pts	63%	80%	65%	69%
2nd pts	12/20	11/23	28/57	51/100
% 2nd pts	60%	48%	49%	51%
Breaks
Won	5	2	6	13
Converted	5/15	2/5	6/12	13/32
Converted %	33%	40%	50%	41%
Conceded	7	5	15	27
Saved	5/7	3/5	9/15	17
Saved %	71%	60%	60%	64%
Times Broken	2	2	6	10

Guillen Meza
	R1 Boyer	R2 Kicker	1/4 Andres Burruchaga	Total
Score	1-6 6-2 6-4	4-6 7-5 6-4	6-78 6-2 7-5
Tot Set	3	3	3	9
Tot Games	25	32	33	90
pts	90-89	100-93	128-115	318-297
Total points	179	193	243	615
Winners	43	43	56	142
%Winners	48%	43%	44%	45%
SERVE
Aces	0	1	3	4
Double Faults	1	2	3	6
1st in	65/91	55/81	88/135	208/307
% 1st in	71%	68%	65%	68%
1st pts	43/65	43/55	56/88	142/208
% 1st pts	66%	78%	64%	68%
2nd pts	8/26	15/26	18/47	41/99
% 2nd pts	31%	58%	38%	41%
Breaks
Won	5	4	7	16
Converted	5/12	4/9	7/13	16/34
Converted %	42%	44%	54%	47%
Conceded	10	6	14	30
Saved	6/10	3/6	10/14	19
Saved %	60%	50%	71%	60%
Times Broken	4	3	4	11

Tennis Scores in Lima 3 Challenger

• Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (7-6² 6-7⁶ 7-6¹⁰) – See score progression
• Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga (6-7⁸ 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Cristian GarinGarin (7-5 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Boris Arias/Johannes IngildsenArias/Johannes Ingildsen – Murkel Dellien/Gonzalo VillanuevaDellien/Gonzalo Villanueva (w/o) – See score progression
• Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Cristian GarinGarin (7-5 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-3 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (2-0) – H2H and prediction