Duje Ajdukovic and Mirza Basic will square off in the quarter of the Napoli Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:00 am on CAMPO FABRIZIO GASPARINI. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Duje Ajdukovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Duje Ajdukovic is the pick to win this match.
Duje Ajdukovic -> 1.71
Mirza Basic -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Mirza Basic
There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Mirza Basic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Duje Ajdukovic
Ranked no. 261, the Croatian got to the quarter after defeating Evan Furness 6-4 6-4 and Andrej Martin 4-6 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Martin, Ajdukovic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Ajdukovic scored 95 points vs Martin’s 87. Ajdukovic was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ajdukovic struck 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (38/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the 2nd serve. Duje broke Martin 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duje started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Ajdukovic has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 65% of his matches (130-71). 24-18 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Ajdukovic has a composed93-47 win-loss record in the last 4 years on clay.
Ajdukovic has an aggregate 25-21 win-loss record in 2021, 24-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Napoli Challenger
Duje has never competed in this tournament before.
Mirza Basic
Ranked no. 268, Basic reached the quarter after defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-1 2-6 7-64 and Riccardo Bonadio 4-6 6-1 7-64.
In the 2nd round against Bonadio, Basic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 7-64). During the match Basic scored 108 points vs Bonadio’s 92. Mirza was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Basic scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Mirza Basic was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (36/51) of his 1st serve and 64% (25/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Bosnian broke Bonadio 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Basic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Basic’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Almaty 2 Challenger.
The Bosnian has an overall 31-19 win-loss record in 2021, 17-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ajdukovic | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 58 |
| Pts | 159-144 | 108-92 |
| Total Points | 303 | 200 |
| Winners | 63 | 36 |
| %Winners | 40% | 33% |
Both Ajdukovic and Basic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Duje Ajdukovic dropped 1 set, while Mirza Basic lost 2 sets. Ajdukovic has played 1 set(s) less than Basic (5 vs 6). Therefore, Ajdukovic played 10 games less than Basic. The Croatian scored 63 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Basic bagged 36 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ajdukovic | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 88/151 | 51/90 |
| %1st in | 58% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 63/88 | 36/51 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 28/63 | 25/39 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 64% |
Ajdukovic managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Basic scored 1 ace (0.5 per match). Ajdukovic won 72% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Basic won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ajdukovic | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 4 |
| Converted | 10/15 | 4/12 |
| % Converted | 67% | 33% |
| Conceded | 13 | 10 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 54% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
Duje broke his opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. Duje conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Basic broke his opponents 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Mirza conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ajdukovic | ||||
| R1 Furness |
R2 Martin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 48 | |
| pts | 64-57 | 95-87 | 159-144 | |
| Total points | 121 | 182 | 303 | |
| Winners | 25 | 38 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 34/62 | 54/89 | 88/151 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 61% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 38/54 | 63/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/28 | 19/35 | 28/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 54% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 4/7 | 10/15 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 57% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 2/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 50% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Basic | ||||
| R1 Blancaneaux |
R2 Bonadio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 2-6 7-64 | 4-6 6-1 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 30 | 58 | |
| pts | – | 108-92 | 108-92 | |
| Total points | 0 | 200 | 200 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | ||
| %Winners | NAN% | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1st in | / | 51/90 | 51/90 | |
| % 1st in | – | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | / | 36/51 | 36/51 | |
| % 1st pts | – | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 25/39 | 25/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | – | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | ||
| Converted | / | 4/12 | 4/12 | |
| Converted % | – | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | 70% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | ||
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