Duje Ajdukovic and Matteo Gigante will face off in the final of the Manacor Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on SundaySunday at 7:00 pm on PISTA 1. 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 Duje Ajdukovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Duje Ajdukovic is the pick to win this match.
Duje Ajdukovic -> 1.74
Matteo Gigante -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Matteo Gigante
This will be the 2nd time that Duje Ajdukovic and Matteo Gigante face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gigante (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Gigante won 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger back in January 2024.
Duje Ajdukovic
29 - 24win/loss
134
106
WWWWLWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-24 | 11-9 | 13-10 | 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. 134, Ajdukovic got to the final after defeating Martin Landaluce 7-5 6-1, Marin Cilic 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3, Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 7-6(2) and Khumoun Sultanov 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Sultanov (6-4 6-3). During the match, Ajdukovic scored 62 points vs Sultanov’s 44. The Croatian was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ajdukovic scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Duje Ajdukovic was pretty effective on serve to win 83% (25/30) of his 1st serve and 79% (11/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ajdukovic broke Sultanov 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duje has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Ajdukovic has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (253-161). 11-9 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ajdukovic has a composed46-31 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
Duje’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Quimper Challenger.
The Croatian has a compiled 29-24 win-loss record in 2024, 11-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Manacor Challenger
The Croatian has never competed in this tournament before.
Matteo Gigante
36 - 18win/loss
175
132
WWWWLLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-18 | 24-5 | 11-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-29 | 10-5 | 19-18 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-20 | 9-1 | 27-15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-15 | 2-2 | 16-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 175, Matteo got to the final after beating Jurij Rodionov 6-1 7-6(3), Charles Broom 6-3 5-7 6-3, Enzo Couacaud 6-3 6-4 and Jerome Kym 1-6 6-3 7-5.
In the semifinal against Kym, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 7-5). During the match Gigante and Kym scored the same amount of points (78). However, the world no. 134 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Matteo was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Gigante managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Matteo Gigante lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Gigante put 69% of his first serves in, winning 67% (32/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the 2nd serve. Gigante broke Kym 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gigante has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he overcame Seong Chan Hong in the final 6-4 6-1 and the Tenerife 2 Challenger where he beat Stefano Travaglia in the final 6-2 6-4.
Gigante has a composed 36-18 win-loss record in 2024, 24-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ajdukovic | Gigante |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 92 | 97 |
| Pts | 301-251 | 314-267 |
| Total Points | 552 | 581 |
| Winners | 129 | 141 |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% |
Both Ajdukovic and Gigante played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Duje Ajdukovic surrendered 1 set, while Matteo Gigante conceded 2 sets. Ajdukovic has played 1 set(s) less than Gigante (9 vs 10). Therefore, Ajdukovic played 5 games less than Gigante. The Croatian scored 129 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian struck 141 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ajdukovic | Gigante |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 34 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 169/281 | 191/279 |
| %1st in | 60% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 129/169 | 141/191 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 65/112 | 49/88 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 56% |
Ajdukovic managed to score 34 aces (8.5 per match). Gigante blasted 22 aces (5.5 per match). Ajdukovic won 76% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Gigante won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ajdukovic | Gigante |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 14 |
| Converted | 13/22 | 14/24 |
| % Converted | 59% | 58% |
| Conceded | 15 | 17 |
| Saved | 10 | 9 |
| % Saved | 67% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
Duje broke his opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. Duje dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Gigante broke his opponents 14 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ajdukovic | ||||||
| R1 Landaluce |
R2 Cilic |
1/4 Huesler |
1/2 Sultanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 7-64 4-6 6-3 | 6-3 7-62 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 92 | |
| pts | 65-46 | 95-90 | 79-71 | 62-44 | 301-251 | |
| Total points | 111 | 185 | 150 | 106 | 552 | |
| Winners | 25 | 47 | 32 | 25 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 49% | 41% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 31/59 | 62/103 | 46/75 | 30/44 | 169/281 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 60% | 61% | 68% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 25/31 | 47/62 | 32/46 | 25/30 | 129/169 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 76% | 70% | 83% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 23/41 | 15/29 | 11/14 | 65/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 56% | 52% | 79% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 2/2 | 4/11 | 3/4 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 100% | 36% | 75% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 71% | 71% | – | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Gigante | ||||||
| R1 Rodionov |
R2 Broom |
1/4 Couacaud |
1/2 Kym |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-63 | 6-3 5-7 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 1-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 97 | |
| pts | 68-51 | 103-90 | 65-48 | 78-78 | 314-267 | |
| Total points | 119 | 193 | 113 | 156 | 581 | |
| Winners | 32 | 49 | 28 | 32 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 48% | 43% | 41% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/63 | 66/97 | 34/49 | 48/70 | 191/279 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | 69% | 69% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 49/66 | 28/34 | 32/48 | 141/191 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | 82% | 67% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 13/31 | 12/15 | 14/22 | 49/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 42% | 80% | 64% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 14/24 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 50% | 67% | 50% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 6/9 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 67% | – | 0% | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
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