Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs Takuya Kumasaka — Astana CH Round of 32

Astana CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
NOR2
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
#118ATP
1620ELO
1598Hard ELO
$293kYTD
$747kCAREER
19 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025
hard
JPN
Takuya Kumasaka
#512ATP
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Budkov Kjaer N.
6-3 6-4
Kumasaka T.
Budkov Kjaer N.
662
Kumasaka T.
340

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer defeated Takuya Kumasaka 6-3 6-4 in the Astana CH round of 32 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.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kumasaka T.

Kumasaka T.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Kumasaka T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
40%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Budkov Kjaer N.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Kumasaka T.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 245 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
3.8
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
0.0
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
6.0
Surface transition
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.Kumasaka T.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
89

Budkov Kjaer N.: 18 days rest · Kumasaka T.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). 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