Duje Ajdukovic and Ramkumar Ramanathan will face off in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on LIMAK 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Duje Ajdukovic is the pick to win this match.
Duje Ajdukovic -> 1.191
Ramkumar Ramanathan -> 4.333
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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Ramkumar Ramanathan
This will be the 3rd time that Duje Ajdukovic and Ramkumar Ramanathan clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ramanathan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Ramanathan won 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Manama Challenger back in 2021.
Duje Ajdukovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-29 | 9-9 | 13-16 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-31 | 18-13 | 13-10 | 7-5 | 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 |
Ranked no. 134, the Croatian will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he won the title in the Manacor Challenger after beating 4-6 6-3 6-4 Gigante in the final.
The Croatian has a composed 30-24 win-loss record in 2024, 12-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Manacor Challenger where he overcame Matteo Gigante in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Duje won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, Duje has an overall 254-161 record. He has a positive 47-31 record on hard.
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.
Ramkumar Ramanathan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-19 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 23-26 | 22-23 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-21 | 25-12 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-34 | 4-13 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 45-32 | 23-11 | 8-7 | 5-8 | 7-4 | 2-2 |
Ranked no. 326, the Indian will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in the Manacor Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-4 to Gueymard in the qualifications on the 26th of August.
The Indian has a composed 19-17 win-loss record in 2024, 18-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Indian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 New Delhi and M15 Chandigarh.
In terms of his career, Ramkumar has an overall 413-341 record. He has a positive 272-185 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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- Michael GeertsMichael – Mikhail KukushkinMikhail (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Benjamin LockLock – August HolmgrenHolmgren (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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