Duje Ajdukovic and Dali Blanch will square off in the quarter of the Sofia 1 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am 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 Duje Ajdukovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Duje Ajdukovic is the pick to win this match.
Duje Ajdukovic -> 1.43
Dali Blanch -> 2.66

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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Dali Blanch

There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Dali Blanch since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Duje Ajdukovic

Ranked no. 262, Duje reached the quarter after beating Naoya Honda 2-6 6-4 6-4 and Aryan Shah 6-3 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Shah (6-3 6-3). During the match, Ajdukovic scored 68 points vs Shah’s 58. The Croatian was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Regarding the service games, Ajdukovic scored 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 52% of his first serves in, winning 67% (26/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. Ajdukovic broke Shah 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Croatian has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 51% of the points he played.

Ajdukovic has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (274-187). 7-10 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Ajdukovic has a composed190-116 match record in the last 8 years on clay.

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

Ajdukovic has a composed 12-19 win-loss record in 2025, 7-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Sofia 1 Challenger

Duje has never competed in this tournament before.

Dali Blanch

Ranked no. 473 (career-high), the American reached the quarter after defeating Nitin Kumar Sinha 6-4 7-5, Tadeas Paroulek 7-5 6-4, Olle Wallin 6-3 3-6 7-6(3) and Mika Brunold 6-4 5-7 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Blanch defeated Brunold (6-4 5-7 6-2). During the match Blanch scored 106 points vs Brunold’s 102. Blanch was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.

About the serving games, Blanch managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dali Blanch lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Blanch put 50% of his first serves in, winning 73% (41/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (25/55) on the 2nd serve. Blanch broke Brunold 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

Blanch’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Kursumlijska Banja.

Blanch has a composed 37-19 win-loss record in 2025, 33-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Ajdukovic	Blanch
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	5	10
Tot Games	46	105
Pts	158-149	337-311
Total Points	307	648
Winners	53	128
%Winners	34%	38%

Ajdukovic played 2 matches while Blanch competed in 4 matches. Blanch started his run from the qualifications while Ajdukovic had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Duje Ajdukovic lost 1 set, while Dali Blanch dropped 2 sets. Ajdukovic has played 5 set(s) less than Blanch (5 vs 10). Therefore, Ajdukovic played 59 games less than Blanch. Ajdukovic scored 53 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Blanch bagged 128 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Ajdukovic	Blanch
Aces	5	33
Avg per match	2.5	8.3
1st in	79/154	167/326
%1st in	51%	51%
1st pts	53/79	128/167
%1st pts	67%	77%
2nd pts	38/75	77/159
%2nd pts	51%	48%

Ajdukovic fired 5 aces (2.5 per match). Blanch scored 33 aces (8.3 per match). Ajdukovic won 67% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Blanch won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Ajdukovic	Blanch
Won	9	17
Converted	9/19	17/36
% Converted	47%	47%
Conceded	15	26
Saved	9	15
% Saved	60%	58%
Times Broken	6	11

Duje broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 17 times with a 47% conversion rate. Dali conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.

Ajdukovic
	R1 Honda	R2 Shah	Total
Score	2-6 6-4 6-4	6-3 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	28	18	46
pts	90-91	68-58	158-149
Total points	181	126	307
Winners	27	26	53
%Winners	30%	38%	34%
SERVE
Aces	2	3	5
Double Faults	4	3	7
1st in	40/79	39/75	79/154
% 1st in	51%	52%	51%
1st pts	27/40	26/39	53/79
% 1st pts	68%	67%	67%
2nd pts	21/39	17/36	38/75
% 2nd pts	54%	47%	51%
Breaks
Won	4	5	9
Converted	4/10	5/9	9/19
Converted %	40%	56%	47%
Conceded	6	9	15
Saved	2/6	7/9	9
Saved %	33%	78%	56%
Times Broken	4	2	6

Blanch
	Q1 Kumar	Q3 Paroulek	R1 Wallin	R2 Brunold	Total
Score	6-4 7-5	7-5 6-4	6-3 3-6 7-63	6-4 5-7 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	3	3	10
Tot Games	22	22	31	30	105
pts	67-56	72-61	92-92	106-102	337-311
Total points	123	133	184	208	648
Winners	25	23	39	41	128
%Winners	37%	32%	42%	39%	38%
SERVE
Aces	8	6	15	4	33
Double Faults	2	3	5	2	12
1st in	31/60	29/59	51/96	56/111	167/326
% 1st in	52%	49%	53%	50%	51%
1st pts	25/31	23/29	39/51	41/56	128/167
% 1st pts	81%	79%	76%	73%	77%
2nd pts	14/29	17/30	21/45	25/55	77/159
% 2nd pts	48%	57%	47%	45%	48%
Breaks
Won	4	4	4	5	17
Converted	4/6	4/9	4/7	5/14	17/36
Converted %	67%	44%	57%	36%	47%
Conceded	4	4	10	8	26
Saved	2/4	2/4	6/10	5/8	15
Saved %	50%	50%	60%	63%	112%
Times Broken	2	2	4	3	11

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