Taro Daniel and Ajeet Rai will fight against each other in the qualifications of the ASB Classic for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:30 pm on GRANDSTAND. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taro Daniel who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taro Daniel is the pick to win this match.
Taro Daniel -> 1.052
Ajeet Rai -> 8.1
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Prediction and head to head Taro Daniel vs. Ajeet Rai
This will be the 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Ajeet Rai play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Daniel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Daniel won 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in Auckland back in 2018.
Taro Daniel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-19 | 7-8 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-30 | 34-16 | 7-10 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-29 | 27-17 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 5-7 | 21-15 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-15 | 9-9 | 3-5 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 92, Daniel will start his run in Auckland after he played his last match in Adelaide where he lost 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(2) to Kwon in the qualifications on the 1st of January.
Daniel has a composed 1-1 win-loss record in 2023, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Japanese has an overall 496-351 record. He has a positive 152-122 record on hard.
Previously in Auckland
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018. See his history.
Ajeet Rai
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-17 | 9-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-28 | 19-24 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-25 | 38-24 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-19 | 22-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 466 (career-high), Ajeet will start his run in Auckland after he played his last match in the Noumea Challenger where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Sinclair in the 1st round on the 2nd of January.
The Kiwi has an overall 0-1 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Kiwi has an overall 113-79 record. He has a positive 103-70 record on hard.
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