Hamad Medjedovic and Matej Dodig will play each other in the quarter of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:30 pm on CENTER 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 Hamad Medjedovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hamad Medjedovic is the pick to win this match.
Hamad Medjedovic -> 1.24
Matej Dodig -> 3.78
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Prediction and head to head Hamad Medjedovic vs. Matej Dodig
There is no head to head record between Hamad Medjedovic and Matej Dodig since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Hamad Medjedovic
24 - 15win/loss
113
102
LWWWWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-21 | 9-6 | 15-8 | 9-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-23 | 10-5 | 22-9 | 11-7 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-24 | 12-10 | 28-6 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-13 | 0-0 | 13-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 137, Hamad reached the quarter after defeating Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-2 6-4 and Elias Ymer 6-4 1-1 ret..
In the 2nd round against Ymer, Medjedovic had a free pass after Ymer retired on a 6-4 1-1 . scoreline.
Medjedovic has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (134-78). 7-5 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Medjedovic has an aggregate31-22 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Medjedovic has an aggregate 24-15 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Matej Dodig
39 - 18win/loss
266
264
LLWLLLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-26 | 14-5 | 30-20 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-16 | 1-2 | 38-12 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 303, Dodig reached the quarter after defeating Tuncay Duran 6-3 6-4 and Duje Ajdukovic 6-3 3-6 7-6(3).
In the 2nd round, The Croatian defeated Ajdukovic (6-3 3-6 7-63).During the match Dodig scored less points (1) than Ajdukovic. In fact, the world no. 137 won 107 points vs Ajdukovic’s. That means that Dodig was more focused during the important points. The Croatian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Dodig managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Matej Dodig lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Dodig put 59% of his first serves in, winning 68% (41/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (21/41) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Ajdukovic 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Matej’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Monastir and M15 Rovinj.
Matej has an overall 39-18 win-loss record in 2024, 14-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Medjedovic | Dodig |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 50 |
| Pts | 111-82 | 175-164 |
| Total Points | 193 | 339 |
| Winners | 46 | 72 |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% |
Both Medjedovic and Dodig played 2 matches. At the moment, Matej Dodig conceded 1 set while Hamad Medjedovic hasn’t lost a set so far. Talking about their workload, Medjedovic and Dodig have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Medjedovic played 20 games less than Dodig. The Serbian scored 46 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian scored 72 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Medjedovic | Dodig |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 6 |
| 1st in | 57/94 | 104/163 |
| %1st in | 61% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 46/57 | 72/104 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 20/37 | 33/59 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 56% |
Medjedovic scored 9 aces (4.5 per match). Dodig blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Medjedovic won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Dodig won 69% 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 | Medjedovic | Dodig |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/15 |
| % Converted | 45% | 33% |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 |
| Saved | 10 | 8 |
| % Saved | 91% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Medjedovic broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Serbian lost his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Medjedovic | ||||
| R1 Pacheco |
R2 Ymer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 1-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 12 | 30 | |
| pts | 69-49 | 42-33 | 111-82 | |
| Total points | 118 | 75 | 193 | |
| Winners | 25 | 21 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 50% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 34/57 | 23/37 | 57/94 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 62% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 21/23 | 46/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 91% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 6/14 | 20/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 43% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 1/2 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 4/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 100% | 93% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dodig | ||||
| R1 Duran |
R2 Ajdukovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 3-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 31 | 50 | |
| pts | 68-56 | 107-108 | 175-164 | |
| Total points | 124 | 215 | 339 | |
| Winners | 31 | 41 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 44/62 | 60/101 | 104/163 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 59% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 31/44 | 41/60 | 72/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 21/41 | 33/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 51% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 3/10 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 30% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 6/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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