Dostanic vs Vukic

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Dostanic vs Vukic — Winston-Salem

ATP Winston-Salem Hard Court First Round

🧠 Form & Context

Stefan Dostanic (USA)
ATP #419 | Age: 23 | Plays: Right-handed

• 📊 2025 record: 12–10 overall (10–7 on hard); one Futures title this year.
• ⚠️ Fitness concern: Retired in Chicago vs Hussey two weeks ago.
• 🎾 First ATP main-draw match — experience limited to Futures/Challenger level.
• 💪 Notable wins mainly at Challenger/Futures; hasn’t faced top-100 players consistently.

Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
ATP #94 | Age: 28 | Plays: Right-handed

• 📊 2025 record: 19–27 overall (9–13 on hard).
• 🏆 Slam highlight: Australian Open R3 run; season wins vs Norrie, Martinez, Giron.
• 🎯 Qualified here with wins over Pow and Poling; enters main draw with match rhythm.
• 💪 Style: Serve + forehand combo thrives on quicker courts; seasoned ATP competitor.

🔍 Match Breakdown

• Dostanic: Baseline grinder, good in tiebreaks, but untested against elite pace. Retirement two weeks ago raises durability concerns.
• Vukic: Proven ATP-level, prefers hard courts. Despite rough season, has shown ability to compete with top-50 players. Match play in qualies helps settle nerves.
• Experience gap: Vukic’s Grand Slam pedigree vs Dostanic’s debut tilt the balance heavily toward the Aussie.
• Risk angle: Vukic sometimes drops sets early vs lower-ranked players, but overall gap remains large.

🔮 Prediction

All signs point to Vukic’s power and experience being too much. Dostanic can only capitalize if Vukic starts flat or misfires on serve.

Pick: Vukic in 2 sets.
Handicap lean: Vukic -4.5 games looks playable.
Small upset dart: Dostanic sneaking a set if Vukic dips.