Zaharije-Zak Talic and Ajeet Rai will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Playford Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ajeet Rai who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ajeet Rai is the pick to win this match.
Ajeet Rai -> 1.149
Zaharije-Zak Talic -> 4.95
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Prediction and head to head Zaharije-Zak Talic vs. Ajeet Rai
There is no head to head record between Zaharije-Zak Talic and Ajeet Rai since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Zaharije-Zak Talic
23 - 22win/loss
LWWLLLLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25-25 | 7-10 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-21 | 18-17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Talic will start his run in the Playford Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Cairns where he lost 6-2 6-1 to Jones in the 1st round on the 11th of October.
Talic has a compiled 23-22 win-loss record in 2023, 5-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 46-47 record. He has a negative 23-24 record on hard.
Previously in the Playford Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.
Ajeet Rai
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-33 | 33-25 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 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. 445, Rai will start his run in the Playford Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Cairns where he lost 6-4 2-1 ret. to Marinkov in the 2nd round on the 12th of October.
Rai has a compiled 22-22 win-loss record in 2023, 12-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Ajeet’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Cairns.
In terms of his career, The Kiwi has an overall 135-100 record. He has a positive 115-87 record on hard.
Previously in the Playford Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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