Clement Chidekh vs Toby Samuel — Nottingham CH Semi-final

Nottingham CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
FRA2
Clement Chidekh
#205ATP
1513ELO
1412Grass ELO
$92kYTD
$401kCAREER
25 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
grass
GBR3
Toby Samuel
#123ATP
1745ELO
1595Grass ELO
$175kYTD
$290kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLWW
Chidekh C.
6-3 5-7 6-3
Samuel T.
Chidekh C.
6562
Samuel T.
3731

Clement Chidekh defeated Toby Samuel 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Nottingham CH semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Toby Samuel came in ranked #123.

Key context

  • Match story: Clement Chidekh closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Chidekh C.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Samuel T.

Samuel T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Chidekh C.

Serve advantage — Samuel T.

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
Chidekh C.Samuel T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Chidekh C.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Samuel T.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.1Grass Elo 1412
Surface ELO
5.9+183 Grass Elo edge
3.4Overall Elo 1513
ELO gap
6.6Overall Elo 1745
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
1.9
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
10.013-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
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
Chidekh C.Samuel T.
Freshness·Dominant
65
93

Chidekh C.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 84 games (7d) · Samuel T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Chidekh C.[2]
Monday J.[1]
5-76-27-65
Semi-finals
Monday J.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-46-2
Chidekh C.[2]
Samuel T.[3]
6-35-76-3
Quarter-finals
Kukushkin M.
Kingsley C.
6-27-5
Samuel T.[3]
Kozlov S.[7]
7-616-4
Chidekh C.[2]
Broom C.
6-36-2
Monday J.[1]
Gentzsch T.[8]
6-16-3
R16
Monday J.[1]
Hussey G.
6-16-2
Gentzsch T.[8]
Krumich M.
4-66-37-63
Kukushkin M.
Negritu C.
6-26-1
Kingsley C.
Gray A.[6]
6-44-66-1
Kozlov S.[7]
Erhard M.
6-26-4
Broom C.
Ritschard A.
6-46-2
Chidekh C.[2]
Jubb P.
6-26-3
Samuel T.[3]
Broady L.
6-36-3
R32
Hussey G.
Guerrieri A.
6-46-4
Monday J.[1]
Maxted L.
4-67-656-4
Krumich M.
Kopp S.
6-16-2
Gentzsch T.[8]
Brunold M.
6-796-46-4
Negritu C.
Kuzmanov D.[4]
6-41-67-5
Kukushkin M.
Malige M.
6-36-0
Kingsley C.
Searle H.
6-46-1
Gray A.[6]
Gombos N.
6-13-66-1
Kozlov S.[7]
Zink T.
6-46-1
Erhard M.
Strombachs R.
7-653-67-65
Broady L.
Masur D.
6-34-66-3
Samuel T.[3]
Overbeck C.
6-26-4
Ritschard A.
Pereira T.[5]
7-656-1
Broom C.
Wendelken H.
7-56-3
Jubb P.
Soriano Barrera A.
6-36-737-64
Chidekh C.[2]
Matusevich A.
6-736-46-0