Jiri Lehecka and Dusan Lajovic will square off in the 2nd round of the Adelaide International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jiri Lehecka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.46
Dusan Lajovic -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Jiri Lehecka vs. Dusan Lajovic
There is no head to head record between Jiri Lehecka and Dusan Lajovic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Jiri Lehecka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-14 | 17-9 | 4-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 4-4 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 32, Jiri reached the 2nd round after beating Adam Walton 6-1 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Walton (6-1 6-3). During the match, Lehecka scored 60 points vs Walton’s 42. Lehecka was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lehecka struck 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jiri Lehecka was very efficient on serve to win 84% (21/25) of his 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Czech broke Walton 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Lehecka has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (181-120). 1-2 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lehecka has an aggregate41-28 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
Jiri has a composed 1-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Adelaide
Lehecka has never competed in this tournament before.
Dusan Lajovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-20 | 3-7 | 13-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 9-9 | 18-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-30 | 4-11 | 24-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-28 | 8-10 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 7-6 | 7-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 52, Lajovic reached the 2nd round after beating Thanasi Kokkinakis 3-6 6-1 6-4.
In the 1st round against Kokkinakis, Lajovic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-4). During the match Lajovic scored 90 points vs Kokkinakis’s 75. Lajovic was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Lajovic recorded 3 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Dusan Lajovic lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lajovic put 74% of his first serves in, winning 66% (41/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the 2nd serve. Dusan broke Kokkinakis 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
The Serbian has an overall 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lehecka | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 26 |
| Pts | 60-42 | 90-75 |
| Total Points | 102 | 165 |
| Winners | 21 | 41 |
| %Winners | 35% | 46% |
Both Lehecka and Lajovic played 1 match. At the moment, Dusan Lajovic lost 1 set while Jiri Lehecka hasn’t conceded a set so far. Lehecka has played 1 set(s) less than Lajovic (2 vs 3). Therefore, Lehecka played 10 games less than Lajovic. Lehecka scored 21 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Serbian scored 41 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lehecka | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 3 |
| 1st in | 25/51 | 62/84 |
| %1st in | 49% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 21/25 | 41/62 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 14/22 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 64% |
Lehecka blasted 9 aces . Lajovic recorded 3 aces . Lehecka won 84% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Lajovic won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lehecka | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 44% | 44% |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 |
| Saved | 4 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Lehecka broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Jiri very solid his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 4 break points. Lajovic broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Dusan conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lehecka | |||
| R1 Walton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 60-42 | 60-42 | |
| Total points | 102 | 102 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 25/51 | 25/51 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 21/25 | 21/25 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 14/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Lajovic | |||
| R1 Kokkinakis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 90-75 | 90-75 | |
| Total points | 165 | 165 | |
| Winners | 41 | 41 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 62/84 | 62/84 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 41/62 | 41/62 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 14/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Adelaide
- Daniel EvansEvans – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Adam WaltonWalton (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – James McCabeMcCabe (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-5 2-6 7-69) – See score progression
- Alex BoltBolt – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Constantin Frantzen/Hendrik JebensFrantzen/Hendrik Jebens – Alex Bolt/Luke SavilleBolt/Luke Saville (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (3-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (7-64 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniel EvansEvans – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – James McCabeMcCabe (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-5 2-6 7-6(9)) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Adam WaltonWalton (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel EvansEvans – Alexander BublikBublik (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Alex BoltBolt (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Sebastian KordaKorda (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Jack DraperDraper (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
