Duje Ajdukovic and Joel Schwaerzler will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Sofia 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 3. 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 Joel Schwaerzler who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Joel Schwaerzler is the pick to win this match.
Joel Schwaerzler -> 1.6
Duje Ajdukovic -> 2.22

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Prediction and head to head Duje Ajdukovic vs. Joel Schwaerzler

There is no head to head record between Duje Ajdukovic and Joel Schwaerzler since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Duje Ajdukovic

Duje Ajdukovic

12 - 20win/loss

Hard
4-6
I Hard
1-0
Clay
7-11
Grass
0-3
Rank
321
High
105
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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, the Croatian will start his run in the Sofia 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Sofia 1 Challenger where he lost 6-4 7-6(3) to Blanch in the quarter on the 14th of August.

Duje has a compiled 12-20 win-loss record in 2025, 7-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The Croatian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Iasi Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, Ajdukovic has an overall 274-188 record. He has a positive 190-117 record on clay.

Previously in the Sofia 2 Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2025. See his history.

Sofia 2 Challenger
Ajdukovic's Record

Joel Schwaerzler

Joel Schwaerzler

31 - 20win/loss

Clay
31-20
Rank
255
High
235
LLLLWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-26 0-0 39-25 0-1 0-0 0-0
2024 25-23 3-3 21-16 1-4 0-0 0-0
2023 6-9 1-2 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 342, Joel will start his run in the Sofia 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Sofia 1 Challenger where he lost 7-5 6-4

to Emanuel in the 1st round on the 12th of August.

The Austrian has an overall 31-20 win-loss record in 2025, 31-20 on clay (See FULL STATS)

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The Austrian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Klosters and Lucciana.

In terms of his career, Joel has an overall 62-52 record. He has a positive 57-43 record on clay.

Sofia 2 Challenger
Schwaerzler's Record

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