Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo vs Facundo Mena — Santiago CH Round of 16

Santiago CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
ESP
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
#214ATP
1563ELO
1532Clay ELO
27 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
clay
Facundo Mena
ARG
Facundo Mena
#354ATP
1427ELO
1406Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
7-6 6-4
Mena F.
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
7762
Mena F.
6340

Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo defeated Facundo Mena 7-6 6-4 in the Santiago CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sanchez Izquierdo N.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mena F.

Mena F.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sanchez Izquierdo N.

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
Sanchez Izquierdo N.Mena F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.8
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sanchez Izquierdo N.Mena F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
19
9
Break points saved·Dominant
27
57
Break points won·Clear edge
29
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
2
10

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Mena F.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+127 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Clay Elo 1406
6.1Overall Elo 1563
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1427
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
4.1
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
8.8
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Sanchez Izquierdo N.Mena F.
Freshness·Slight edge
60
55

Sanchez Izquierdo N.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 76 games (7d) · Mena F.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Olivieri G.
Rocha H.[4]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Olivieri G.
Monteiro T.
3-66-47-5
Rocha H.[4]
Boscardin Dias P.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Olivieri G.
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-47-5
Rocha H.[4]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
7-623-66-3
Boscardin Dias P.
Bueno G.
7-656-2
Monteiro T.
Vallejo A.[1]
3-66-36-4
R16
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
Mena F.
7-636-4
Boscardin Dias P.
Reis Da Silva J.[8]
6-13-66-4
Rocha H.[4]
Rodriguez Taverna S.
7-54-0
Vallejo A.[1]
Meligeni Alves F.
6-43-66-3
Monteiro T.
Dedura Palomero D.
7-676-3
Moreno De Alboran N.
Ribeiro Marcondes I.
5-76-36-4
Olivieri G.
Collarini A.
6-14-67-65
Bueno G.
Agamenone F.
6-36-3
R32
Mena F.
Ficovich J.[7]
6-46-2
Agamenone F.
Justo G.
6-16-756-1
Rodriguez Taverna S.
Malla B.
7-656-3
Reis Da Silva J.[8]
Dutra Da Silva D.
3-66-47-5
Boscardin Dias P.
Salazar A.
6-16-3
Bueno G.
Varillas J.
6-07-5
Moreno De Alboran N.
Soto M.
7-56-3
Rocha H.[4]
Sakamoto P.
2-66-36-3
Olivieri G.
Heide G.
3-66-34-0
Collarini A.
Barrena A.[5]
6-05-2
Vallejo A.[1]
Villanueva G.
6-36-4
Meligeni Alves F.
Torrealba B.
5-76-16-3
Dedura Palomero D.
Galan D.[6]
6-47-5
Ribeiro Marcondes I.
Faria J.[3]
6-736-47-5
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
Kingsley C.
6-47-5
Monteiro T.
Cadenasso G.
3-66-36-2