Duje Ajdukovic and Robin Bertrand will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Villena Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on PISTA CARLOS ALCARAZ. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.23
Robin Bertrand -> 3.82
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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Robin Bertrand
There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Robin Bertrand since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Duje Ajdukovic
35 - 26win/loss
142
105
LLWLWLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 30-11 | 4-3 | 22-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 117, the Croatian reached the 2nd round after defeating Marc-Andrea Huesler 4-6 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round against Huesler, Duje recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-2). During the match, Ajdukovic scored 90 points vs Huesler’s 72. Duje was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ajdukovic fired 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Duje Ajdukovic was very efficient on serve to win 78% (32/41) of his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Duje broke Huesler 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Ajdukovic has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (259-163). 16-11 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Ajdukovic has a compiled51-33 record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Manacor Challenger where he defeated Matteo Gigante in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Ajdukovic has an aggregate 35-26 win-loss record in 2024, 16-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villena Challenger
Ajdukovic has never competed in this tournament before.
Robin Bertrand
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60-33 | 50-22 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-37 | 46-31 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 65-38 | 46-24 | 17-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-22 | 27-15 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 281, the French player reached the 2nd round after defeating Laurent Lokoli 6-2 6-4.
In the 1st round, Robin had a good straight sets win against Lokoli (6-2 6-4). During the match Bertrand scored 60 points vs Lokoli’s 42. Bertrand was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Bertrand bagged 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Robin Bertrand lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Bertrand put 67% of his first serves in, winning 72% (26/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (7/18) on the 2nd serve. Bertrand broke Lokoli 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Kachreti Challenger where he overcame Aleksandre Bakshi in the final 6-1 3-6 7-5.
The French player has an overall 50-26 win-loss record in 2024, 46-19 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ajdukovic | Bertrand |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 18 |
| Pts | 90-72 | 60-42 |
| Total Points | 162 | 102 |
| Winners | 32 | 26 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Both Ajdukovic and Bertrand played 1 match. At the moment, Duje Ajdukovic conceded 1 set while Robin Bertrand hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Ajdukovic has played 1 set more than Bertrand (3 vs 2). Therefore, Ajdukovic played 10 games more than Bertrand. The Croatian scored 32 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 26 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ajdukovic | Bertrand |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 3 |
| 1st in | 41/75 | 36/54 |
| %1st in | 55% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 32/41 | 26/36 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 21/34 | 7/18 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 39% |
Ajdukovic struck 8 aces . Bertrand struck 3 aces . Ajdukovic won 78% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Bertrand won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 39% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ajdukovic | Bertrand |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/13 | 5/6 |
| % Converted | 31% | 83% |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 |
| Saved | 2 | 3 |
| % Saved | 50% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The Croatian broke his opponent 4 times with a 31% conversion rate. Duje dropped his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Robin broke his opponent 5 times with a 83% conversion rate. Robin conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ajdukovic | |||
| R1 Huesler |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 90-72 | 90-72 | |
| Total points | 162 | 162 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 41/75 | 41/75 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 32/41 | 32/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/34 | 21/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 4/13 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Bertrand | |||
| R1 Lokoli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 60-42 | 60-42 | |
| Total points | 102 | 102 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 36/54 | 36/54 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 26/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/18 | 7/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 39% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/6 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 83% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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