Martin Klizan and Duje Ajdukovic will play each other in the 2nd round of the Split Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Martin Klizan who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Martin Klizan is the pick to win this match.
Martin Klizan -> 1.41
Duje Ajdukovic -> 2.82
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Prediction and head to head Martin Klizan vs. Duje Ajdukovic
There is no head to head record between Martin Klizan and Duje Ajdukovic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Martin Klizan
Ranked no. 164, Klizan got to the 2nd round after beating Constant Lestienne 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round against Lestienne, Martin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Klizan scored 89 points vs Lestienne’s 82. The Slovakian was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Klizan recorded 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Martin Klizan lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Klizan put 58% of his first serves in, winning 56% (29/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 66% (25/38) on the 2nd serve. Martin broke Lestienne 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Klizan has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (294-214). 6-6 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Klizan has a 188-99 record in the last years on clay.
The Slovakian has a 8-9 win-loss record in 2020, 6-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Split Challenger
The Slovakian didn’t play in the Split Challenger in 2019.
Duje Ajdukovic
Ranked no. 462 (career high), Duje got to the 2nd round after defeating Joao Menezes 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Croatian defeated Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Ajdukovic scored 95 points vs Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes’s 94. Duje was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Ajdukovic fired 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 42% of his first serves in, winning 80% (32/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (25/56) on the 2nd serve. Duje broke Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Duje’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Antalya and M15 Curtea de Arges.
Ajdukovic has a 15-4 win-loss record in 2020, 15-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Split Challenger
The Croatian didn’t compete in the Split Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Klizan | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 29 | 28 |
| Pts | 89-82 | 95-94 |
| Total Points | 171 | 189 |
| Winners | 29 | 32 |
| %Winners | 33% | 34% |
Both Klizan and Ajdukovic played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Martin Klizan conceded 1 set, while Duje Ajdukovic dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Klizan and Ajdukovic have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Klizan played 1 game more than Ajdukovic. Martin scored 29 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Ajdukovic bagged 32 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Klizan | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 52/90 | 40/96 |
| %1st in | 58% | 42% |
| 1st pts | 29/52 | 32/40 |
| %1st pts | 56% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 25/38 | 25/56 |
| %2nd pts | 66% | 45% |
Klizan fired 3 aces . Ajdukovic made 2 aces . Klizan won 56% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 66% of the points. On the other side, Ajdukovic won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Klizan | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/13 |
| % Converted | 45% | 31% |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 |
| Saved | 4 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Martin broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Martin dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Duje broke his opponent 4 times with a 31% conversion rate. Ajdukovic conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Klizan | |||
| R1 Lestienne |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 89-82 | 89-82 | |
| Total points | 171 | 171 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 52/90 | 52/90 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 29/52 | 29/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/38 | 25/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 66% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Ajdukovic | |||
| R1 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 95-94 | 95-94 | |
| Total points | 189 | 189 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 40/96 | 40/96 | |
| % 1st in | 42% | 42% | |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 32/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/56 | 25/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 4/13 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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