Rafael Nadal and Duje Ajdukovic face each other in a match valid for the semifinals do ATP Bastad. The confrontation takes place in this Saturday, July 20, and the match is scheduled to start at 8am (Brasília time). As he continues to have difficulty in participating in relevant tournaments, Rafael Nadal is only number 265 in the ranking currently. Even with poor campaigns this year, the Spaniard is the main candidate for the title in Bastad at the moment. Continuing on his path towards the trophy in ATP Bastad, will have as his fourth obstacle in the competition the Croatian Duje Ajdukovic.
Rafael Nadal and Duje Ajdukovic face each other in a match valid for the semifinals of the ATP Bastad. Recovering from a series of injuries, the veteran Spanish tennis player has returned to the circuit and appears as a strong candidate for the title in Bastad. As his fourth opponent in the tournament, he will face the Croatian Duje Ajdukovic. The guess is of victory by Rafael Nadal, for facing an opponent with little experience on the circuit. In addition, there is an expectation that the match will be balanced in the initial set, indicating an extra bet of “over 8.5 games” in the first set.
Rafael Nadal vs Duje Ajdukovic Predictions from SDA:
Rafael Nadal wins
Even though he is far from experiencing the best phase of his career due to his physical conditioning, Nadal has been performing excellently in the competition. Having an opponent with little experience in this round, he should have no major problems confirming his favoritism in straight sets. With that, the prediction for the victory of the Spaniard number 265 in the world, Rafael Nadal, is the tip indicated in this confrontation that is valid for semifinals do ATP Bastad in its 2024 version.
Rafael Nadal x Duje Ajdukovic
Over 8.5 games played in the first set
Despite being much more experienced than the Croatian, Nadal continues to fluctuate at the beginning of his matches. Once he gets into the swing of things, he takes off, but until then he will have to work hard to secure the first set against the Croatian. With that in mind, our bonus tip indicates that it will take at least nine games to decide the winner of the first set in this match, which is valid for the ATP Bastad 2024.
I bet with odds of
1.35
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1/10
+0,35
Published on 07/19/2024 20:39
Rafael Nadal latest news and stats
At first, Rafael Nadal currently occupies the 265th position in the ranking and ATPhaving achieved his best career placement in August 2008when he was number 1 in the world for the first time. In his most recent campaign on the circuit before Bastad, he had the misfortune of crossing paths with one of the favorites for the title right at the start of Roland Garros. In the match against Alexander Zverev, he showed great technical quality but was much inferior physically, and ended up losing in straight sets (3-6, 6-7 and 3-6). In the opening round of the ATP in Bastad, he had more difficulty than expected in overcoming the young Swedish tennis player, Leo Borg, but won after giving up seven games, in sets of 6-3 and 6-4. Next, he faced the veteran British tennis player, Cameron Norrie, and defied the statistics by winning with relative ease, once again in just two sets, but in sets of 6-4, 6-4. The last time he entered the court, he struggled to overcome the Argentine Mariano Navone, but managed to do so in a four-hour match, in a comeback, in sets of 6-7, 7-5 and 7-5.
Rafael Nadal – Results of the last matches
Duje Ajdukovic latest news and stats
On the other hand, Duje Ajdukovic currently occupies the 130th position in the ranking and ATPhaving achieved his best career placement in April 2024when he was ranked number 115 in the world for the first time. The 23-year-old Croatian is having the most important campaign of his career in a relevant competition (ATP 250 or higher). In his journey through Bastad, he started by surprising the Frenchman Luca Van Aschee and the Russian Pavel Kotov, the first in straight sets and the second after three sets played. The last time he entered the court, he surprised the Brazilian, Thiago Monteiro, once again in a match of three sets played, this time with partials of 6-2, 4-6 and 6-4.
Duje Ajdukovic – Results of the last matches
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