Duje Ajdukovic and Giovanni Fonio will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Sibiu Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.73
Giovanni Fonio -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Giovanni Fonio
There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Giovanni Fonio since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Duje Ajdukovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-19 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 5-2 | 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. 207, the Croatian reached the 2nd round after defeating Francesco Maestrelli 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round against Maestrelli, Duje recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Ajdukovic scored 84 points vs Maestrelli’s 77. Ajdukovic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ajdukovic scored 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 67% of his first serves in, winning 68% (36/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the 2nd serve. Ajdukovic broke Maestrelli 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Ajdukovic has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (210-132). 45-19 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Ajdukovic has a composed165-94 record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Luedenscheid Challenger where he defeated Hugo Dellien in the final 7-5 6-4.
Duje has an aggregate 45-20 win-loss record in 2023, 45-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
The Croatian has never competed in this tournament before.
Giovanni Fonio
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-21 | 9-7 | 16-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-39 | 22-12 | 28-26 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-29 | 0-0 | 40-28 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 40-20 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-7 | 8-3 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 305, the Italian got to the 2nd round after defeating Cezar Cretu 7-61 6-3.
In the 1st round, Giovanni had a good straight sets win against Cretu (7-61 6-3). During the match Fonio scored 79 points vs Cretu’s 60. Giovanni was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Fonio recorded 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Giovanni Fonio was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (37/45) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Giovanni broke Cretu twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
The Italian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger,M25 Loule and the Todi Challenger.
The Italian has a compiled 39-28 win-loss record in 2023, 22-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ajdukovic | Fonio |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 22 |
| Pts | 84-77 | 79-60 |
| Total Points | 161 | 139 |
| Winners | 36 | 37 |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% |
Both Ajdukovic and Fonio played 1 match. At the moment, Duje Ajdukovic surrendered 1 set while Giovanni Fonio hasn’t lost a set so far. Ajdukovic has played 1 set more than Fonio (3 vs 2). Therefore, Ajdukovic played 6 games more than Fonio. Ajdukovic scored 36 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Giovanni fired 37 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ajdukovic | Fonio |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 7 |
| 1st in | 53/79 | 45/70 |
| %1st in | 67% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 36/53 | 37/45 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 13/25 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 52% |
Ajdukovic blasted 4 aces . Fonio blasted 7 aces . Ajdukovic won 68% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Fonio won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ajdukovic | Fonio |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 2 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 2/9 |
| % Converted | 36% | 22% |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 |
| Saved | 2 | 4 |
| % Saved | 40% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
Ajdukovic broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Ajdukovic surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Giovanni broke his opponent twice with a 22% conversion rate. Giovanni conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ajdukovic | |||
| R1 Maestrelli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 84-77 | 84-77 | |
| Total points | 161 | 161 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 53/79 | 53/79 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 36/53 | 36/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 16/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Fonio | |||
| R1 Cretu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 79-60 | 79-60 | |
| Total points | 139 | 139 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 45/70 | 45/70 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 37/45 | 37/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 13/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 2/9 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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