Duje Ajdukovic and Tung-Lin Wu will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Kobe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday 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 Duje Ajdukovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Duje Ajdukovic is the pick to win this match.
Duje Ajdukovic -> 1.66
Tung-Lin Wu -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Tung-Lin Wu
There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Tung-Lin Wu since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other 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. 172 (career-high), Ajdukovic reached the semifinal after beating Menelaos Efstathiou 6-2 6-2, Rio Noguchi 6-0 5-7 6-3 and Jurij Rodionov 7-65 4-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Ajdukovic defeated Rodionov (7-65 4-6 6-1). During the match, Ajdukovic scored 91 points vs Rodionov’s 81. Ajdukovic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ajdukovic managed to score 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 66% of his first serves in, winning 76% (45/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (13/31) on the 2nd serve. Ajdukovic broke Rodionov 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duje has conceded 2 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Ajdukovic has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (222-137). 5-3 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Ajdukovic has a composed13-15 match record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Luedenscheid Challenger where he defeated Hugo Dellien in the final 7-5 6-4.
Duje has an aggregate 57-25 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Ajdukovic has never competed in this tournament before.
Tung-Lin Wu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-15 | 13-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-28 | 21-21 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-24 | 26-14 | 6-3 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-26 | 10-10 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 230, the Chinese got to the semifinal after defeating Dane Sweeny 6-3 7-62, Benjamin Hassan 6-3 6-4 and Jason Jung 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Tung-Lin had a good straight sets win against Jung (6-4 6-3). During the match Wu scored 59 points vs Jung’s 52. Tung-Lin was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Wu recorded 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tung-Lin Wu lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Wu put 58% of his first serves in, winning 72% (23/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. Wu broke Jung 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wu hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Tung-Lin’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger and the Tallahassee Challenger.
Wu has a composed 29-27 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ajdukovic | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 60 |
| Pts | 237-192 | 205-165 |
| Total Points | 429 | 370 |
| Winners | 102 | 96 |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% |
Both Ajdukovic and Wu played 3 matches. At the moment, Duje Ajdukovic lost 2 sets while Tung-Lin Wu hasn’t lost a set so far. Ajdukovic has played 2 sets more than Wu (8 vs 6). Therefore, Ajdukovic played 13 games more than Wu. Ajdukovic scored 102 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Wu recorded 96 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ajdukovic | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 138/217 | 125/178 |
| %1st in | 64% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 102/138 | 96/125 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 39/79 | 26/53 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 49% |
Ajdukovic recorded 19 aces (6.3 per match). Wu struck 16 aces (5.3 per match). Ajdukovic won 74% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Wu won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ajdukovic | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 11 |
| Converted | 15/21 | 11/21 |
| % Converted | 71% | 52% |
| Conceded | 10 | 16 |
| Saved | 4 | 13 |
| % Saved | 40% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
Ajdukovic broke his opponents 15 times with a 71% conversion rate. Duje lost his serve 6 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Wu broke his opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ajdukovic | |||||
| R1 Efstathiou |
R2 Noguchi |
1/4 Rodionov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-0 5-7 6-3 | 7-65 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 27 | 30 | 73 | |
| pts | 57-39 | 89-72 | 91-81 | 237-192 | |
| Total points | 96 | 161 | 172 | 429 | |
| Winners | 22 | 35 | 45 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | 49% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/51 | 46/76 | 59/90 | 138/217 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 61% | 66% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 35/46 | 45/59 | 102/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 76% | 76% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 16/30 | 13/31 | 39/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 53% | 42% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/21 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 60% | 80% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 25% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Wu | |||||
| R1 Sweeny |
R2 Hassan |
1/4 Jung |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-62 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 19 | 19 | 60 | |
| pts | 79-62 | 67-51 | 59-52 | 205-165 | |
| Total points | 141 | 118 | 111 | 370 | |
| Winners | 39 | 34 | 23 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 51% | 39% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 49/66 | 44/57 | 32/55 | 125/178 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 77% | 58% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 39/49 | 34/44 | 23/32 | 96/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 77% | 72% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 5/13 | 10/23 | 26/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 38% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 4/8 | 5/6 | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 50% | 83% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 67% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLWWLL Tennis Scores in Kobe Challenger
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Jason JungJung (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Jurij RodionovRodionov (7-65 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Marc PolmansPolmans (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Blake Ellis/Calum PuttergillEllis/Calum Puttergill (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Yunseong Chung/Ruben GonzalesChung/Ruben Gonzales – Purav Raja/Ramkumar RamanathanRaja/Ramkumar Ramanathan (7-64 3-6 11-9) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Marc PolmansPolmans (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Tung-Lin WuWu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
