Jurij Rodionov and Duje Ajdukovic will fight against each other in the quarter of the Kobe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTRAL COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jurij Rodionov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jurij Rodionov is the pick to win this match.
Jurij Rodionov -> 1.57
Duje Ajdukovic -> 2.33
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Prediction and head to head Jurij Rodionov vs. Duje Ajdukovic
There is no head to head record between Jurij Rodionov and Duje Ajdukovic since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Jurij Rodionov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-33 | 3-6 | 15-13 | 21-11 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-31 | 5-5 | 16-11 | 21-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-28 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 13-13 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 25-16 | 5-1 | 7-6 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 107, Jurij got to the quarter after beating Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-65 6-4 and Yuta Shimizu 6-1 2-6 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Jurij defeated Shimizu (6-1 2-6 6-1). During the match, Rodionov scored 73 points vs Shimizu’s 54. The Austrian was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rodionov blasted 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Jurij Rodionov was extremely efficient on serve to win 72% (21/29) of his 1st serve and 62% (18/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Jurij broke Shimizu 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jurij has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Rodionov has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (246-178). 21-10 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Rodionov has an aggregate89-53 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Biel Challenger where he defeated Liam Broady in the final 6-3 ret..
Jurij has a composed 44-30 win-loss record in 2023, 21-10 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Rodionov has never competed in this tournament before.
Duje Ajdukovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-13 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 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. 172 (career-high), Ajdukovic reached the quarter after beating Menelaos Efstathiou 6-2 6-2 and Rio Noguchi 6-0 5-7 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Croatian defeated Noguchi (6-0 5-7 6-3). During the match Ajdukovic scored 89 points vs Noguchi’s 72. The Croatian was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Ajdukovic struck 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Duje Ajdukovic was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (35/46) of his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Ajdukovic broke Noguchi 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duje has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Luedenscheid Challenger where he overcame Hugo Dellien in the final 7-5 6-4.
Duje has a compiled 56-25 win-loss record in 2023, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rodionov | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 43 |
| Pts | 150-131 | 146-111 |
| Total Points | 281 | 257 |
| Winners | 53 | 57 |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% |
Both Rodionov and Ajdukovic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jurij Rodionov conceded 1 set, while Duje Ajdukovic dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Rodionov and Ajdukovic have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Rodionov played 2 games more than Ajdukovic. The Austrian scored 53 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Duje made 57 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rodionov | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 76/136 | 79/127 |
| %1st in | 56% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 53/76 | 57/79 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 31/60 | 26/48 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 54% |
Rodionov bagged 12 aces (6 per match). Ajdukovic recorded 9 aces (4.5 per match). Rodionov won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Ajdukovic won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rodionov | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 11 |
| Converted | 8/15 | 11/16 |
| % Converted | 53% | 69% |
| Conceded | 8 | 6 |
| Saved | 4 | 3 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The Austrian broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Jurij dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 11 times with a 69% conversion rate. Ajdukovic conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rodionov | ||||
| R1 Uchiyama |
R2 Shimizu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 6-1 2-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 22 | 45 | |
| pts | 77-77 | 73-54 | 150-131 | |
| Total points | 154 | 127 | 281 | |
| Winners | 32 | 21 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 29% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 47/78 | 29/58 | 76/136 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 50% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 32/47 | 21/29 | 53/76 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/31 | 18/29 | 31/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 62% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/11 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 45% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 1/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 33% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ajdukovic | ||||
| R1 Efstathiou |
R2 Noguchi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-0 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 27 | 43 | |
| pts | 57-39 | 89-72 | 146-111 | |
| Total points | 96 | 161 | 257 | |
| Winners | 22 | 35 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 33/51 | 46/76 | 79/127 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 35/46 | 57/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 76% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 16/30 | 26/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/10 | 11/16 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 60% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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