Who Will Win: Darderi Vs Ajdukovic? Prediction For ATP Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag 2024

What Time Will Luciano Darderi Play Against Duje Ajdukovic?

Darderi and Ajdukovic are on the Day 3 Schedule at Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag 2024 on Tuesday 23 July 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

1R: Luciano Darderi from Italy, ranked at World No. 33, is facing off against Duje Ajdukovic from Croatia in their first meeting.

Darderi, at the age of 22, had a successful 2024 season with a record of 21-13, including winning the Cordoba Title. He started the season ranked at No. 128 but quickly rose to the Top 100 in February and then to the Top 50 in May. In June, he reached his career-high ranking of No. 34 after securing his first Grand Slam match win at Roland Garros. Darderi also emerged victorious in the third final between two qualifiers since the establishment of the ATP Tour in 1990, defeating Bagnis to claim his first ATP Tour title in Cordoba. He also reached the semifinals at the 2024 Houston and 2024 Lyon tournaments, as well as the quarterfinals at the 2024 Santiago and 2024 Hamburg events. In the Challenger circuit, Darderi has a record of 86-58, with three final appearances and titles at Todi in 2023, Lima-2 in 2023, and Perugia in 2024.

As a junior player, Darderi achieved a ranking of No. 8 in February 2020 after winning three singles and three doubles titles at the beginning of the season. He hails from Argentina and started playing tennis at the age of 4 under the guidance of his father, Luciano Enrique, who is a former tennis player and current coach. Notably, Darderi has had a strong performance in opening rounds on clay in 2024 with a 9-1 record, with his only loss coming against Navone at Bucharest. He also holds a 10-1 record against players ranked outside the

Top 100 in tour-level matches, with his sole loss being to No. 126 Shapovalov at the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Miami.

On the other hand, Ajdukovic, aged 23, is currently ranked at World No. 110, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 4-4, with his best performance being a semifinal appearance in Bastad. Ajdukovic’s previous experience in Umag includes reaching the second round in 2021. He broke into the Top 200 in September 2023 after winning his first Challenger title in Luedenscheid. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 115 in April 2024. Ajdukovic made his ATP Tour debut in 2021 at Umag and secured his first win by defeating Collarini. He also garnered attention for his victory against De Loore in the 2024 Davis Cup, which was held in his home country of Croatia. In the Challenger circuit, Ajdukovic holds a record of 77-64 and has reached two finals, winning titles in Luedenscheid and Kobe. His breakthrough moment came when he defeated No. 60 Kotov, resulting in his first ATP Tour semifinal appearance in Bastad. Ajdukovic left Croatia at the age of 16 to train in Italy, where he attributes his tennis knowledge to Italians Riccardo Piatti and Andrea Volpini. However, it was fellow countryman Dino Marcan who had the greatest overall impact on his game.

Ajdukovic is eager to achieve his first win at the Umag event since defeating Collarini in 2021, as he makes his fourth appearance. The match between Darderi and Ajdukovic will take place in the Studenac Arena.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Darderi will win.
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