Gonzalo Villanueva vs Nicolas Mejia — Buenos Aires CH Qualifying Round 1

Buenos Aires CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Gonzalo Villanueva
ARG
Gonzalo Villanueva
#352ATP
1361ELO
1350Clay ELO
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2023
clay
Nicolas Mejia
COL
Nicolas Mejia
#133ATP
1477ELO
1488Clay ELO
$142kYTD
$524kCAREER
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWW
Villanueva G.
6-4 6-2
Mejia N.
Villanueva G.
662
Mejia N.
420

Gonzalo Villanueva defeated Nicolas Mejia 6-4 6-2 in the Buenos Aires CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Mejia came in ranked #133, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Villanueva G.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mejia N.

Mejia N.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Villanueva G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Villanueva G.Mejia N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Villanueva G.Mejia N.
Clutch Rating·Even
23
26
Break points saved·Dominant
19
74
Break points won·Clear edge
26
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
40
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
17
38

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Villanueva G.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Mejia N.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.8Clay Elo 1350
Surface ELO
8.2+138 Clay Elo edge
1.9Overall Elo 1361
ELO gap
8.1Overall Elo 1477
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
4.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.6
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Villanueva G.Mejia N.
Freshness·Slight edge
63
55

Villanueva G.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d) · Mejia N.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 116 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Heide G.[2]
Juarez F.[8]
6-36-1
Huertas Del Pino C.
Leite W.[5]
6-37-5
Farjat T.
Panta Herreros J.[7]
6-46-2
Kestelboim M.
Aboian L.[11]
6-37-5
Zukas M.[12]
Pereira J.[4]
2-66-47-5
Aboian V.[1]
Huertas Del Pino A.[10]
6-46-4
Villanueva G.
Barrena A.
6-46-3
Reis Da Silva J.[6]
Guillen Meza A.[12]
7-657-63
Dellien Velasco M.[5]
Lama G.
6-726-47-64
Olivo R.[7]
Farjat T.
6-26-4
Trungelliti M.[2]
Elias G.[11]
6-16-4
Torres J.[10]
Franco Descotte M.
6-17-5
Q1
Pereira J.[4]
Cigarran T.
7-56-1
Heide G.[2]
Carou I.
6-16-2
Panta Herreros J.[7]
Hoyos Franco A.
6-36-1
Leite W.[5]
Galarza J.
6-26-2
Huertas Del Pino A.[10]
De La Fuente S.
6-36-1
Zukas M.[12]
Gagliardo L.
6-40-66-4
Kestelboim M.
Bueno G.[6]
6-36-2
Huertas Del Pino C.
Monzon I.[9]
6-756-16-4
Farjat T.
Nakagawa N.[3]
6-14-67-66
Aboian L.[11]
Lipovsek Puches T.
6-36-0
Guillen Meza A.[12]
Bueno G.
6-42-66-3
Torres J.[10]
Ayeni O.
7-56-1
Lama G.
Casanova H.[8]
6-30-2
Barrena A.
Hardt N.[4]
6-46-3
Reis Da Silva J.[6]
Prechtel S.
6-36-4
Dellien Velasco M.[5]
Vallejo A.
7-635-76-0
Villanueva G.
Mejia N.
6-46-2
Olivo R.[7]
Monzon I.
6-26-3
Farjat T.
Rodriguez Taverna S.[3]
4-66-47-64
Elias G.[11]
Monferrer E.
6-06-3
Trungelliti M.[2]
Boscardin Dias P.
7-56-0
Franco Descotte M.
Bonadio R.[1]
7-56-3