Roberto Carballes Baena and Duje Ajdukovic will square off in the semifinal of the Gran Canaria Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roberto Carballes Baena who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roberto Carballes Baena is the pick to win this match.
Roberto Carballes Baena -> 1.25
Duje Ajdukovic -> 3.75
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Prediction and head to head Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Duje Ajdukovic
There is no head to head record between Roberto Carballes Baena and Duje Ajdukovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Roberto Carballes Baena
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-26 | 10-11 | 24-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-29 | 3-8 | 19-14 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-33 | 3-8 | 41-23 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-30 | 3-5 | 33-20 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-18 | 3-4 | 16-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 79, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-4, Pol Martin Tiffon 7-65 6-1 and Johan Nikles 6-1 6-3.
In the quarter, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Nikles (6-1 6-3). During the match, Carballes Baena and Nikles scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 79 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Spaniard was not very aggressive to strike just winners.
Regarding the service games, Carballes Baena was unable to score even 1 ace and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Roberto Carballes Baena conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (0) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (0) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
Carballes Baena has a good record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (383-274). 6-4 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Carballes Baena has an aggregate 335-214 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Roberto has an overall 7-8 win-loss record in 2022, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gran Canaria Challenger
Carballes Baena has never competed in this tournament before.
Duje Ajdukovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-27 | 17-12 | 13-10 | 6-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 59-25 | 2-1 | 50-21 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 0-1 | 22-23 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-31 | 1-1 | 29-23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-11 | 4-3 | 22-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 264, Duje got to the semifinal after defeating Miguel Damas 6-4 6-0, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 7-5 6-1 and Salvatore Caruso 7-64 1-6 6-4.
In the quarter, The Croatian defeated Caruso (7-64 1-6 6-4). During the match Ajdukovic and Caruso scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 79 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Ajdukovic was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
About the serving games, Ajdukovic was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Duje Ajdukovic conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ajdukovic has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Duje’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Antalya.
Ajdukovic has an overall 6-1 win-loss record in 2022, 6-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Carballes Baena | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 65 |
| Pts | 131-93 | 69-47 |
| Total Points | 224 | 116 |
| Winners | 58 | 25 |
| %Winners | 44% | 36% |
Both Carballes Baena and Ajdukovic played 3 matches. At the moment, Duje Ajdukovic conceded 1 set while Roberto Carballes Baena hasn’t conceded a set so far. Carballes Baena has played 1 set(s) less than Ajdukovic (6 vs 7). Therefore, Carballes Baena played 11 games less than Ajdukovic. Carballes Baena scored 58 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian blasted 25 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Carballes Baena | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1st in | 76/110 | 34/55 |
| %1st in | 69% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 58/76 | 25/34 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 10/21 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 48% |
Carballes Baena managed to score 2 aces (0.7 per match). Ajdukovic made 1 ace (0.3 per match). Carballes Baena won 76% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Ajdukovic won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Carballes Baena | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 6 |
| Converted | 10/16 | 6/12 |
| % Converted | 63% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 6 | 5 |
| % Saved | 60% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Carballes Baena broke his opponents 10 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Spaniard lost his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ajdukovic conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Carballes Baena | |||||
| R1 Darderi |
R2 Martin Tiffon |
1/4 Nikles |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-65 6-1 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 20 | 16 | 54 | |
| pts | 61-42 | 70-51 | – | 131-93 | |
| Total points | 103 | 121 | 0 | 224 | |
| Winners | 27 | 31 | 58 | ||
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | 0% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1st in | 34/48 | 42/62 | / | 76/110 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 68% | 0% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 31/42 | / | 58/76 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 74% | 0% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/14 | 10/20 | / | 16/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 50% | 0% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/6 | / | 10/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 83% | 0% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Saved | 1/3 | 5/7 | 0/ | 6 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 71% | – | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Ajdukovic | |||||
| R1 Damas |
R2 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
1/4 Caruso |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-0 | 7-5 6-1 | 7-64 1-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 19 | 30 | 65 | |
| pts | 69-47 | – | – | 69-47 | |
| Total points | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |||
| %Winners | 36% | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1st in | 34/55 | / | / | 34/55 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 0% | 0% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | / | / | 25/34 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 0% | 0% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | / | / | 10/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 0% | 0% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |||
| Converted | 6/12 | / | / | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |||
| Saved | 5/7 | 0/ | 0/ | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | – | – | 24% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |||
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Gran Canaria Challenger
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Johan NiklesNikles (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (7-64 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Javier Barranco Cosano/Raul BrancaccioBarranco Cosano/Raul Brancaccio – Eduard Esteve Lobato/David Vega HernandezEsteve Lobato/David Vega Hernandez (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Gianluca MagerMager (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
