Ajla Tomljanovic and Varvara Gracheva will square off in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on Court 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Varvara Gracheva who should win in 3 sets.
Varvara Gracheva -> 1.76
Ajla Tomljanovic -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Varvara Gracheva
This will be the 2nd time that Ajla Tomljanovic and Varvara Gracheva play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gracheva (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Gracheva won 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Moscow back in 2019.
Ajla Tomljanovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-26 | 14-15 | 8-6 | 0-1 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 22-20 | 12-12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-3 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-27 | 19-14 | 7-6 | 5-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-24 | 11-12 | 10-6 | 3-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 39 (career-high), Ajla got to the 1st round after defeating Ann Li 6-0 6-4 and Heather Watson 7-5 6-73 7-66.
Tomljanovic has a positive match record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (230-190). 4-4 on hard in 2022. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Tomljanovic has a compiled 131-107 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Tomljanovic has an aggregate 4-4 win-loss record in 2022, 4-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Varvara Gracheva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-28 | 20-14 | 9-8 | 1-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-28 | 13-15 | 15-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-30 | 23-18 | 7-6 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-32 | 7-11 | 12-14 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-31 | 11-10 | 7-10 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 80, Gracheva reached the 1st round after defeating Eri Hozumi 6-1 6-1, Viktorija Golubic 6-3 1-6 6-4 and Maryna Zanevska 6-1 6-74 6-3.
In the qualifications, Varvara defeated Zanevska (6-1 6-74 6-3). During the match Gracheva scored 101 points vs Zanevska’s 86. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Gracheva bagged 3 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Varvara Gracheva lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Gracheva put 59% of her first serves in, winning 62% (37/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 64% (27/42) on the 2nd serve. Gracheva broke Zanevska 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gracheva started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Varvara has a compiled 6-3 win-loss record in 2022, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tomljanovic | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 69 |
| Pts | 209-191 | 240-197 |
| Total Points | 400 | 437 |
| Winners | 94 | 87 |
| %Winners | 45% | 36% |
Tomljanovic played 2 matches while Gracheva competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ajla Tomljanovic surrendered 1 set, while Varvara Gracheva surrendered 2 sets. Tomljanovic has played 3 set(s) less than Gracheva (5 vs 8). Therefore, Tomljanovic played 15 games less than Gracheva. The Australian scored 94 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Gracheva fired 87 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tomljanovic | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 146/223 | 139/231 |
| %1st in | 65% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 94/146 | 87/139 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 33/77 | 52/92 |
| %2nd pts | 43% | 57% |
Tomljanovic made 7 aces (3.5 per match). Gracheva bagged 5 aces (1.7 per match). Tomljanovic won 64% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 43% of the points. On the other side, Gracheva won 63% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tomljanovic | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 17 |
| Converted | 11/21 | 17/27 |
| % Converted | 52% | 63% |
| Conceded | 33 | 21 |
| Saved | 27 | 12 |
| % Saved | 82% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 9 |
Ajla broke her opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. Ajla surrendered her serve 6 times and she saved 82% of the break points that she conceded. Gracheva broke her opponents 17 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Tomljanovic | |||||
| Q1 Li | Q2 Watson | Q3 Gabriela Ruse | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 7-5 6-73 7-66 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 38 | 19 | 73 | |
| pts | 59-46 | 150-145 | – | 209-191 | |
| Total points | 105 | 295 | 0 | 400 | |
| Winners | 26 | 68 | 94 | ||
| %Winners | 44% | 45% | 0% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1st in | 39/59 | 107/164 | / | 146/223 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 65% | 0% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 26/39 | 68/107 | / | 94/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 64% | 0% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 24/57 | / | 33/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 42% | 0% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/15 | / | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 40% | 0% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 28 | 33 | ||
| Saved | 4/5 | 23/28 | 0/ | 27 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 82% | – | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Gracheva | |||||
| Q1 Hozumi | Q2 Golubic | Q3 Zanevska | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-3 1-6 6-4 | 6-1 6-74 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 26 | 29 | 69 | |
| pts | 55-24 | 84-87 | 101-86 | 240-197 | |
| Total points | 79 | 171 | 187 | 437 | |
| Winners | 17 | 33 | 37 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 39% | 37% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 20/37 | 59/92 | 60/102 | 139/231 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 64% | 59% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 17/20 | 33/59 | 37/60 | 87/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 56% | 62% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 16/33 | 27/42 | 52/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 48% | 64% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 5/9 | 6/11 | 17/27 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 56% | 55% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 12 | 6 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 7/12 | 3/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 58% | 50% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
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- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Caroline GarciaGarcia (6-4 7-60) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Simona HalepHalep – Alison RiskeRiske (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jamie Murray/Bruno SoaresMurray/Bruno Soares – Gilles Muller/Sam QuerreyMuller/Sam Querrey (7-64 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Julien BenneteauBenneteau – James WardWard (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Andy MurrayMurray (7-64 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Gilles MullerMuller – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-4 6-717 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Sam QuerreyQuerrey – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Steve JohnsonJohnson (3-6 6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Feliciano LopezLopez – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (7-64 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Viktor TroickiTroicki – Janko TipsarevicTipsarevic (5-7 7-65 7-66) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Nicolas MahutMahut (6-73 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Kyle EdmundEdmund (7-64 4-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Donald YoungYoung – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (7-63 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tomas BerdychBerdych – Steve DarcisDarcis (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jo-Wilfried TsongaTsonga – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Ryan HarrisonHarrison (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Marta KostyukKostyuk (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sofia KeninKenin – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva – Ons JabeurJabeur (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Mayar SherifSherif (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (0-0) – H2H and prediction