Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs Maximus Jones — Astana CH Round of 16

Astana CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
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Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
#118ATP
1620ELO
1598Hard ELO
$293kYTD
$747kCAREER
19 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025
hard
THA
Maximus Jones
#419ATP
1348ELO
1322Hard ELO
21 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-3 6-0
Jones M.
Budkov Kjaer N.
662
Jones M.
300

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer defeated Maximus Jones 6-3 6-0 in the Astana CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer came in ranked #118.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Budkov Kjaer N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Jones M.

Jones M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Budkov Kjaer N.

Serve advantage — Budkov Kjaer N.

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 M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Budkov Kjaer N.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Jones M.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
8.8+276 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.2Hard Elo 1322
9.2Overall Elo 1620
ELO gap
0.8Overall Elo 1348
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
5.3
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
0.0
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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 M.
Freshness·
100
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Budkov Kjaer N.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Binda A.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Binda A.
Shelbayh A.[7]
7-664-67-5
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Imai S.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Shelbayh A.[7]
Chidekh C.[1]
3-66-36-4
Imai S.
Bakshi A.
2-66-46-4
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Berankis R.[8]
7-646-4
Binda A.
Singh K.
6-46-4
R16
Shelbayh A.[7]
Shin W.
4-66-30-0
Chidekh C.[1]
Leong M.
7-616-4
Binda A.
Pieczkowski O.
6-25-76-4
Bakshi A.
Mukund S.
7-643-66-4
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Jones M.
6-36-0
Berankis R.[8]
Castelnuovo L.
7-624-66-4
Imai S.
Winter E.
7-646-3
Singh K.
Gakhov I.[3]
6-37-67
R32
Binda A.
Bar Biryukov P.[6]
6-32-1
Chidekh C.[1]
Sin S.
6-36-4
Winter E.
Bouzige M.[5]
6-16-3
Imai S.
Omarkhanov A.
6-27-64
Bakshi A.
Isomura K.
6-16-726-3
Mukund S.
Purtseladze S.[4]
6-46-4
Berankis R.[8]
Nurlanuly Z.
6-26-2
Leong M.
Shin M.
7-56-2
Singh K.
Gerasimov E.
7-56-1
Shin W.
Azkara A.
6-37-5
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Kumasaka T.
6-36-4
Pieczkowski O.
Palan D.
7-627-5
Gakhov I.[3]
Arutiunian E.
6-16-747-5
Shelbayh A.[7]
Zhukov M.
6-36-4
Jones M.
Tokuda R.
6-36-3
Castelnuovo L.
Park U.
7-636-3