Christoph Negritu vs Dimitar Kuzmanov — Nottingham CH Round of 32

Nottingham CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Christoph Negritu
GER
Christoph Negritu
#489ATP
1459ELO
1429Grass ELO
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
grass
Dimitar Kuzmanov
BUL4
Dimitar Kuzmanov
#427ATP
1431ELO
1411Grass ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLL
Negritu C.
6-4 1-6 7-5
Kuzmanov D.
Negritu C.
6172
Kuzmanov D.
4651

Christoph Negritu defeated Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the Nottingham CH round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Dimitar Kuzmanov came in ranked #427, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Negritu C.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kuzmanov D.

Kuzmanov D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Negritu C.

Even serve battle

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
Negritu C.Kuzmanov D.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Negritu C.Kuzmanov D.
Clutch Rating·Even
16
16
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
61
Break points won·Dominant
0
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
26
12
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
21
29

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Negritu C.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Kuzmanov D.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.1+19 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.9Grass Elo 1411
5.1Overall Elo 1459
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1431
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
5.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
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
Negritu C.Kuzmanov D.
Freshness·
—
72

Kuzmanov D.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 55 games (7d). 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