Hugo Gaston and Duje Ajdukovic will square off in the quarter of the Iasi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.86
Duje Ajdukovic -> 1.94
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Duje Ajdukovic
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Duje Ajdukovic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
Ranked no. 165, the French player reached the quarter after beating Nerman Fatic 6-1 3-6 6-1 and Matija Pecotic 4-6 6-4 7-65.
In the 2nd round against Pecotic, Gaston recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 7-65). During the match, Gaston scored 110 points vs Pecotic’s 107. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaston recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Hugo Gaston lost the serve 6 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 54% of his first serves in, winning 68% (40/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (22/50) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Pecotic 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gaston started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Gaston has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 60% of his matches (111-75). 12-8 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gaston has an aggregate62-34 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Hugo’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Rome 1 Challenger.
Hugo has an overall 17-16 win-loss record in 2021, 12-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Iasi Challenger
Gaston has never competed in this tournament before.
Duje Ajdukovic
Ranked no. 281 (career-high), Duje reached the quarter after defeating Cezar Cretu (ROU) 6-3 6-2 and Marius Copil 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Ajdukovic had a good straight sets win against Copil (6-4 6-4). During the match Ajdukovic scored 65 points vs Copil’s 59. The Croatian was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Ajdukovic blasted 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Duje Ajdukovic was pretty efficient on serve to win 78% (29/37) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Croatian broke Copil twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duje started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Ajdukovic has a composed 17-14 win-loss record in 2021, 16-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 37 |
| Pts | 190-170 | 136-109 |
| Total Points | 360 | 245 |
| Winners | 65 | 50 |
| %Winners | 34% | 37% |
Both Gaston and Ajdukovic played 2 matches. At the moment, Hugo Gaston conceded 2 sets while Duje Ajdukovic hasn’t conceded a set so far. Gaston has played 2 sets more than Ajdukovic (6 vs 4). Therefore, Gaston played 19 games more than Ajdukovic. Hugo scored 65 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian managed to score 50 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 93/175 | 64/118 |
| %1st in | 53% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 65/93 | 50/64 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 44/82 | 33/54 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 61% |
Gaston scored 7 aces (3.5 per match). Ajdukovic made 9 aces (4.5 per match). Gaston won 70% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Ajdukovic won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaston | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 5 |
| Converted | 10/23 | 5/18 |
| % Converted | 43% | 28% |
| Conceded | 19 | 10 |
| Saved | 12 | 10 |
| % Saved | 63% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 0 |
Hugo broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 5 times with a 28% conversion rate. Duje was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 10 break points.
| Gaston | ||||
| R1 Fatic | R2 Pecotic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-1 | 4-6 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 33 | 56 | |
| pts | 80-63 | 110-107 | 190-170 | |
| Total points | 143 | 217 | 360 | |
| Winners | 25 | 40 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 36% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 34/66 | 59/109 | 93/175 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 54% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 40/59 | 65/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 68% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/32 | 22/50 | 44/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 44% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 6/13 | 10/23 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 46% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 8/14 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 57% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Ajdukovic | ||||
| R1 Cretu | R2 Copil | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 37 | |
| pts | 71-50 | 65-59 | 136-109 | |
| Total points | 121 | 124 | 245 | |
| Winners | 21 | 29 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 45% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 27/50 | 37/68 | 64/118 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 29/37 | 50/64 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/23 | 17/31 | 33/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 55% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/14 | 2/4 | 5/18 | |
| Converted % | 21% | 50% | 28% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 7/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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