Duje Ajdukovic and Naoya Honda will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Sofia 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 2:00 pm on CENTER 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 Duje Ajdukovic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Duje Ajdukovic is the pick to win this match.
Duje Ajdukovic -> 1.161
Naoya Honda -> 4.7

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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Naoya Honda

There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Naoya Honda since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Duje Ajdukovic

Duje Ajdukovic

10 - 19win/loss

Hard
4-6
I Hard
1-0
Clay
5-10
Grass
0-3
Rank
321
High
105
LWLWWLLWWW
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. 262, Duje will start his run in the Sofia 1 Challenger after he played his last match in Toronto where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Blockx in the qualifications on the 27th of July.

Duje has a composed 10-19 win-loss record in 2025, 5-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Duje’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Iasi Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, Ajdukovic has an overall 272-187 record. He has a positive 188-116 record on clay.

Previously in the Sofia 1 Challenger

Duje has never competed in this tournament before.

Sofia 1 Challenger
Ajdukovic's Record

Naoya Honda

Naoya Honda

16 - 19win/loss

Hard
10-13
I Hard
3-3
Clay
3-3
Rank
737
High
733
LWLWLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-28 19-20 3-5 3-3 0-0 0-0
2024 5-11 5-10 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 7-2 7-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 813, Honda will start his run in the Sofia 1 Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Kursumlijska Banja where he lost 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1 to Djuric in the 1st round on the 30th of July.

Naoya has an overall 16-19 win-loss record in 2025, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Honda’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Manacor.

In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 28-32 record. He has a flat 3-3 record on clay.

Sofia 1 Challenger
Honda's Record

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