Duje Ajdukovic and Adam Walton will play each other in the semifinal of the Pune Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Adam Walton who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Adam Walton is the pick to win this match.
Adam Walton -> 1.69
Duje Ajdukovic -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Adam Walton
There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Adam Walton since this will be the first time that they will play 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. 130, Duje got to the semifinal after defeating Sebastian Fanselow 5-7 7-61 6-3, Tristan Boyer 6-1 6-2 and Alexey Zakharov 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Duje had a good straight sets win against Zakharov (6-4 6-3). During the match, Ajdukovic scored 73 points vs Zakharov’s 60. Ajdukovic was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ajdukovic managed to score 4 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 57% of his first serves in, winning 69% (25/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (16/27) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Zakharov 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian has lost 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Ajdukovic has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (235-143). 6-4 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Ajdukovic has a composed41-26 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Duje’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Quimper Challenger.
Ajdukovic has a composed 11-6 win-loss record in 2024, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pune Challenger
Ajdukovic has never competed in this tournament before.
Adam Walton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-20 | 36-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-30 | 53-26 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-12 | 41-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 154, Walton got to the semifinal after defeating Raphael Collignon 7-61 6-2, Tung-Lin Wu 6-0 6-75 7-64 and Mukund Sasikumar w/o.
In the quarter, The Australian defeated Kumar Mukund (w/o). During the match Walton and Kumar Mukund scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 130 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Adam was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
About the serving games, Walton was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Adam Walton conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Adam has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Burnie 2 Challenger where he overcame Dane Sweeny in the final 6-2 7-6(4).
Adam has an overall 12-5 win-loss record in 2024, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ajdukovic | Walton |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 53 |
| Pts | 245-194 | 175-133 |
| Total Points | 439 | 308 |
| Winners | 99 | 75 |
| %Winners | 40% | 43% |
Ajdukovic played 3 matches while Walton competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Duje Ajdukovic conceded 1 set, while Adam Walton conceded 1 set. Ajdukovic has played 2 sets more than Walton (7 vs 5). Therefore, Ajdukovic played 15 games more than Walton. The Croatian scored 99 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Walton blasted 75 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ajdukovic | Walton |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 130/214 | 97/153 |
| %1st in | 61% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 99/130 | 75/97 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 46/84 | 33/56 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 59% |
Ajdukovic recorded 17 aces (5.7 per match). Walton scored 9 aces (4.5 per match). Ajdukovic won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Walton won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ajdukovic | Walton |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 9 |
| Converted | 12/24 | 9/15 |
| % Converted | 50% | 60% |
| Conceded | 16 | 5 |
| Saved | 12 | 1 |
| % Saved | 75% | 20% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Duje broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Croatian dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Walton conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 20% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ajdukovic | |||||
| R1 Fanselow |
R2 Boyer |
1/4 Zakharov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-61 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 15 | 19 | 68 | |
| pts | 118-104 | 54-30 | 73-60 | 245-194 | |
| Total points | 222 | 84 | 133 | 439 | |
| Winners | 56 | 18 | 25 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 33% | 34% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 71/115 | 23/36 | 36/63 | 130/214 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 64% | 57% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 56/71 | 18/23 | 25/36 | 99/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 78% | 69% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/44 | 10/13 | 16/27 | 46/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 77% | 59% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 5/6 | 4/8 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 83% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 10/13 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 77% | – | 67% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Walton | |||||
| R1 Collignon |
R2 Wu |
1/4 Kumar Mukund |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-2 | 6-0 6-75 7-64 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 32 | – | 53 | |
| pts | 69-48 | 106-85 | – | 175-133 | |
| Total points | 117 | 191 | – | 308 | |
| Winners | 31 | 44 | – | 75 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% | – | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | – | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/60 | 59/93 | – | 97/153 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | – | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 31/38 | 44/59 | – | 75/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 75% | – | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 19/34 | – | 33/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 56% | – | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | – | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 6/9 | – | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | – | 60% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 1/4 | – | 1 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 25% | – | 8% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLLLLWW Tennis Scores in Pune Challenger
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Alexey ZakharovZakharov (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Adam WaltonWalton – Mukund SasikumarSasikumar (w/o) – See score progression
- Dane SweenySweeny – Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaKaliyanda Poonacha (4-6 6-2 7-63) – See score progression
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Saketh-Sai Myneni/Ramkumar RamanathanMyneni/Ramkumar Ramanathan – Duje Ajdukovic/Enrico Dalla ValleAjdukovic/Enrico Dalla Valle (6-2 6-74 10-2) – See score progression
- Dane SweenySweeny – Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaKaliyanda Poonacha (4-6 6-2 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Alexey ZakharovZakharov (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adam WaltonWalton – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dane SweenySweeny – Valentin VacherotVacherot (0-0) – H2H and prediction
