Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs Ben Jones — Nottingham CH Qualifying Round 1

Nottingham CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
NOR10
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
#121ATP
1620ELO
1476Grass ELO
$293kYTD
$747kCAREER
19 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2025
grass
GBR
Ben Jones
#733ATP
28 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLLL
Budkov Kjaer N.
7-6 7-6
Jones B.
Budkov Kjaer N.
77772
Jones B.
63650

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer defeated Ben Jones 7-6 7-6 in the Nottingham CH qualifying round 1 on grass. The result followed the form book — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer came in ranked #121.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Budkov Kjaer N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Jones B.

Jones B.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Budkov Kjaer N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Budkov Kjaer N.Jones B.
1st serve in·Even
64%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
31%
Break points saved·Even
58%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Budkov Kjaer N.
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Jones B.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
4.0
Fatigue & Travel
3.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Budkov Kjaer N.Jones B.
Freshness·
100
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Budkov Kjaer N.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Budkov Kjaer N.[10]
Mott B.[6]
6-37-65
Gautier A.[12]
Gombos N.[1]
7-646-4
Lamasine T.[3]
Milev Y.[7]
6-36-2
Pokorny L.[9]
Wendelken H.
6-16-4
Brancaccio R.[4]
Brady P.
7-643-66-3
Zahraj P.[5]
Broady L.[11]
7-54-66-3
Q1
Lamasine T.[3]
Robertson C.
4-67-656-3
Brady P.
Wiskandt M.[8]
6-47-5
Milev Y.[7]
Stewart H.
6-47-67
Budkov Kjaer N.[10]
Jones B.
7-637-65
Mott B.[6]
Story J.
6-46-2
Pokorny L.[9]
Maxted L.
6-26-4
Brancaccio R.[4]
Martin T.
6-46-1
Zahraj P.[5]
Ghibaudo A.
6-46-0
Gombos N.[1]
Corwin F.
7-632-66-4
Gautier A.[12]
Lumsden E.
6-43-66-4
Wendelken H.
Gentzsch T.[2]
3-67-657-63
Broady L.[11]
Ilkel C.
6-16-3