Gianluca Cadenasso vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer — Genoa CH Round of 32

Genoa CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ITA
Gianluca Cadenasso
#193ATP
1545ELO
1509Clay ELO
$17kYTD
$212kCAREER
21 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 September 2025
clay
NOR
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
#118ATP
1620ELO
1582Clay ELO
$293kYTD
$747kCAREER
19 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cadenasso G.
6-4 6-4
Budkov Kjaer N.
Cadenasso G.
662
Budkov Kjaer N.
440

Gianluca Cadenasso defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-4 6-4 in the Genoa CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer came in ranked #118.

Key context

  • Match story: Gianluca Cadenasso edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cadenasso G.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Budkov Kjaer N.

Budkov Kjaer N.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cadenasso G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Cadenasso G.Budkov Kjaer N.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cadenasso G.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Budkov Kjaer N.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.7Clay Elo 1509
Surface ELO
6.3+74 Clay Elo edge
3.4Overall Elo 1545
ELO gap
6.6Overall Elo 1620
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.9
Surface form
7.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.7
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
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
Cadenasso G.Budkov Kjaer N.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Cadenasso G.: 21 days rest · Budkov Kjaer N.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Darderi L.[1]
Pellegrino A.[8]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Darderi L.[1]
Gentzsch T.
3-67-656-2
Pellegrino A.[8]
Travaglia S.
7-663-66-4
Quarter-finals
Gentzsch T.
Feldbausch K.
6-47-65
Pellegrino A.[8]
Picchione A.
6-36-2
Darderi L.[1]
Monteiro T.
7-56-2
Travaglia S.
Bondioli F.
6-46-3
R16
Picchione A.
Guillen Meza A.
W/O
Monteiro T.
Dalla Valle E.
6-47-61
Feldbausch K.
Tirante T.[5]
6-36-4
Bondioli F.
Caniato C.
6-757-56-2
Pellegrino A.[8]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6-36-0
Gentzsch T.
Forti F.
7-56-4
Darderi L.[1]
Popko D.
6-36-3
Travaglia S.
Cadenasso G.
5-76-46-1
R32
Tirante T.[5]
Holmgren A.
7-657-63
Darderi L.[1]
Arnaboldi F.
6-26-4
Popko D.
Cecchinato M.
6-46-2
Monteiro T.
Passaro F.[6]
7-636-3
Forti F.
Compagnucci T.
6-36-0
Feldbausch K.
Carboni L.
6-36-0
Caniato C.
Herbert P.[7]
7-627-5
Travaglia S.
Ajdukovic D.
6-36-4
Cadenasso G.
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-46-4
Pellegrino A.[8]
Bertola R.
6-47-64
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
Dodig M.
3-66-36-1
Picchione A.
Martinez P.[2]
6-16-4
Bondioli F.
Michalski D.
6-46-3
Guillen Meza A.
Fonio G.
6-33-66-4
Gentzsch T.
Pennaforti G.
6-36-3
Dalla Valle E.
Blancaneaux G.
4-66-46-3