Francisco Cerundolo and Duje Ajdukovic will face off in the semifinal of the Split Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.66
Duje Ajdukovic -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Duje Ajdukovic
There is no head to head record between Francisco Cerundolo and Duje Ajdukovic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 223 (career high), Cerundolo got to the semifinal after beating Ernesto Escobedo 5-7 7-64 6-3, Brandon Nakashima 6-3 6-1 and Maximilian Marterer 7-66 3-6 7-62.
In the quarter, Cerundolo defeated Marterer (7-66 3-6 7-62).-112) than Marterer. In fact, the world no. 223 won 112 points vs Marterer’s. That means that Cerundolo was more focused during the important points. Francisco was exceptionally aggressive to blast 66 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cerundolo scored just 1 ace and he committed only 4 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve 6 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 76% of his first serves in, winning 67% (66/98) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (11/31) on the 2nd serve. Cerundolo broke Marterer 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francisco has surrendered 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Cerundolo has a fantastic record in the last 5 years having won 72% of his matches (145-56). 17-9 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cerundolo has a 137-52 record in the last 5 years on clay.
Cerundolo’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Los Angeles.
The Argentine has a 22-9 win-loss record in 2020, 17-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Split Challenger
Cerundolo didn’t play in the Split Challenger in 2019.
Duje Ajdukovic
Ranked no. 462 (career high), the Croatian reached the semifinal after beating Joao Menezes 6-4 3-6 6-3, Martin Klizan 6-0 6-4 and Jozef Kovalik 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, Duje had a good straight sets win against Kovalik (6-2 6-4). During the match Ajdukovic scored 61 points vs Kovalik’s 47. Ajdukovic was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Ajdukovic scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 63% of his first serves in, winning 67% (24/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (12/21) on the 2nd serve. Ajdukovic broke Kovalik 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ajdukovic has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Ajdukovic’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Antalya and M15 Curtea de Arges.
Duje has a 17-4 win-loss record in 2020, 17-4 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 | Cerundolo | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 62 |
| Pts | 278-244 | 220-189 |
| Total Points | 522 | 409 |
| Winners | 148 | 77 |
| %Winners | 53% | 35% |
Both Cerundolo and Ajdukovic played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo conceded 2 sets, while Duje Ajdukovic dropper 1 set. Cerundolo has played 1 set more than Ajdukovic (8 vs 7). Therefore, Cerundolo played 23 games more than Ajdukovic. Cerundolo scored 148 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Duje made 77 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cerundolo | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 208/286 | 105/208 |
| %1st in | 73% | 50% |
| 1st pts | 148/208 | 77/105 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 36/78 | 51/103 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 50% |
Cerundolo bagged 11 aces (3.7 per match). Ajdukovic managed to score 6 aces (2 per match). Cerundolo won 71% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Ajdukovic won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cerundolo | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 14 |
| Converted | 12/18 | 14/31 |
| % Converted | 67% | 45% |
| Conceded | 28 | 21 |
| Saved | 18 | 15 |
| % Saved | 64% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 6 |
Francisco broke his opponents 12 times with a 67% conversion rate. Cerundolo surrendered his serve 10 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cerundolo | |||||
| R1 Escobedo |
R2 Nakashima |
1/4 Marterer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-64 6-3 | 6-3 6-1 | 7-66 3-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 16 | 35 | 85 | |
| pts | 107-92 | 59-37 | 112-115 | 278-244 | |
| Total points | 199 | 96 | 227 | 522 | |
| Winners | 55 | 27 | 66 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 46% | 59% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 78/107 | 32/50 | 98/129 | 208/286 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 64% | 76% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 55/78 | 27/32 | 66/98 | 148/208 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 84% | 67% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 8/18 | 11/31 | 36/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 44% | 35% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 12/18 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 80% | 57% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 2 | 11 | 28 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 2/2 | 5/11 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 100% | 45% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| Ajdukovic | |||||
| R1 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
R2 Klizan |
1/4 Kovalik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 6-0 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 16 | 18 | 62 | |
| pts | 95-94 | 64-48 | 61-47 | 220-189 | |
| Total points | 189 | 112 | 108 | 409 | |
| Winners | 32 | 21 | 24 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 33% | 39% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 40/96 | 29/55 | 36/57 | 105/208 | |
| % 1st in | 42% | 53% | 63% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 21/29 | 24/36 | 77/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 72% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/56 | 14/26 | 12/21 | 51/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 54% | 57% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 14/31 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 56% | 56% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 5/6 | 2/4 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 83% | 50% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWLLWLW Tennis Scores in Split Challenger
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Jozef KovalikKovalik (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Maximilian MartererMarterer (7-66 3-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Pedro SousaSousa – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-4 7-67) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Pedro SousaSousa – Borna GojoGojo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
