Cristian Garin and Alex Barrena will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Montevideo Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:00 pm 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 Cristian Garin who should win in 2 sets.
Cristian Garin -> 1.38
Alex Barrena -> 2.76
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Prediction and head to head Cristian Garin vs. Alex Barrena
There is no head to head record between Cristian Garin and Alex Barrena since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Cristian Garin
46 - 22win/loss
80
17
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49-22 | 6-6 | 39-13 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-24 | 3-6 | 13-14 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-25 | 22-12 | 18-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-23 | 4-5 | 9-11 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-18 | 2-6 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 105, the Chilean got to the 2nd round after beating Andrea Collarini 6-3 7-5.
In the 1st round, The Chilean had a good straight sets win against Collarini (6-3 7-5). During the match, Garin scored 84 points vs Collarini’s 74. The Chilean was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Garin bagged 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Cristian Garin lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Garin put 52% of his first serves in, winning 78% (31/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (16/37) on the 2nd serve. Garin broke Collarini 4 times after converting 25% of his break points (4/16).
Garin has positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (316-220). 35-13 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Garin has an aggregate 213-121 match record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Mauthausen Challenger where he overcame Tomas Barrios Vera in the final 3-6 6-1 6-4 and the Oeiras 5 Challenger where he overcame Mitchell Krueger in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 and the Antofagasta Challenger where he defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta in the final 2-6 6-3 6-3.
Christian has a compiled 45-22 win-loss record in 2025, 35-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Montevideo Challenger
Alex Barrena
46 - 26win/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. 176, the Argentine got to the 2nd round after defeating Tristan Boyer 6-7(1) 7-5 6-1.
In the 1st round against Boyer, The Argentine recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-71 7-5 6-1). During the match Barrena scored 102 points vs Boyer’s 91. Barrena was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Barrena made 5 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Alex Barrena was extremely efficient on serve to win 75% (38/51) of his 1st serve and 60% (25/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Alex broke Boyer 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger where he overcame 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.
The Argentine has an aggregate 46-25 win-loss record in 2025, 46-24 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.Previously in the Montevideo Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Garin | Barrena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 21 | 32 |
| Pts | 84-74 | 102-91 |
| Total Points | 158 | 193 |
| Winners | 31 | 38 |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% |
Both Garin and Barrena played 1 match. At the moment, Alex Barrena lost 1 set while Cristian Garin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Garin has played 1 set(s) less than Barrena (2 vs 3). Therefore, Garin played 11 games less than Barrena. Garin scored 31 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Alex fired 38 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Garin | Barrena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 40/77 | 51/93 |
| %1st in | 52% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 31/40 | 38/51 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 16/37 | 25/42 |
| %2nd pts | 43% | 60% |
Garin managed to score 5 aces . Barrena made 5 aces . Garin won 78% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 43% of the points. On the other side, Barrena won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Garin | Barrena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/16 | 5/14 |
| % Converted | 25% | 36% |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 |
| Saved | 2 | 1 |
| % Saved | 50% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Garin broke his opponent 4 times with a 25% conversion rate. Garin surrendered his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Alex broke his opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. Alex conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Garin | |||
| R1 Collarini | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 84-74 | 84-74 | |
| Total points | 158 | 158 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/77 | 40/77 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 31/40 | 31/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/37 | 16/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/16 | 4/16 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Barrena | |||
| R1 Boyer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 102-91 | 102-91 | |
| Total points | 193 | 193 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 51/93 | 51/93 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 38/51 | 38/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/42 | 25/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 5/14 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Montevideo Challenger
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- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Facundo MenaMena (7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (3-6 6-0 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – (1-2) – H2H and prediction