Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs Dimitar Kuzmanov — Manama CH Round of 32

Manama CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
NOR
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
#121ATP
1620ELO
1598Hard ELO
$293kYTD
$747kCAREER
19 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
hard
Dimitar Kuzmanov
BUL
Dimitar Kuzmanov
#427ATP
1431ELO
1425Hard ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLL
Budkov Kjaer N.
5-7 6-1 7-5
Kuzmanov D.
Budkov Kjaer N.
5672
Kuzmanov D.
7151

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer defeated Dimitar Kuzmanov 5-7 6-1 7-5 in the Manama CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer came in ranked #121, defending last year's round of 16.

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 Kuzmanov D.

Kuzmanov D.serving75% hold

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

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
Budkov Kjaer N.Kuzmanov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Budkov Kjaer N.Kuzmanov D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
16
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
61
Break points won·Slight edge
39
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
12
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Budkov Kjaer N.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Kuzmanov D.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.5+173 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Hard Elo 1425
8.0Overall Elo 1620
ELO gap
2.0Overall Elo 1431
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
2.7
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
5.3
Minutes 14d
9.3
0.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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
Budkov Kjaer N.Kuzmanov D.
Freshness·Dominant
100
72

Budkov Kjaer N.: 17 days rest · Kuzmanov D.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Jacquet K.
Nardi L.[7]
7-53-66-4
Semi-finals
Nardi L.[7]
Virtanen O.
7-666-2
Jacquet K.
Bellucci M.[2]
6-796-47-66
Quarter-finals
Nardi L.[7]
Blanchet U.
6-46-4
Jacquet K.
Fearnley J.[3]
7-641-66-3
Bellucci M.[2]
Tirante T.[6]
6-46-4
Virtanen O.
Travaglia S.
6-47-5
R16
Travaglia S.
Wong C.
6-746-36-4
Blanchet U.
Grenier H.
7-656-4
Nardi L.[7]
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-36-0
Jacquet K.
Hanfmann Y.[5]
6-37-63
Tirante T.[6]
Schwaerzler J.
3-66-26-3
Virtanen O.
Giustino L.
7-646-3
Fearnley J.[3]
Pokorny L.
3-66-46-1
Bellucci M.[2]
Butvilas E.
6-47-5
R32
Nardi L.[7]
Pacheco Mendez R.
7-657-61
Giustino L.
Misolic F.[4]
7-657-64
Blanchet U.
Popyrin A.[1]
6-37-66
Grenier H.
Zhukayev B.
6-756-26-1
Budkov Kjaer N.
Kuzmanov D.
5-76-17-5
Fearnley J.[3]
Neumayer L.
6-37-64
Tirante T.[6]
Blancaneaux G.
6-36-3
Schwaerzler J.
Ursu V.
7-656-4
Butvilas E.
Mrva M.
6-26-2
Bellucci M.[2]
Erel Y.
6-46-4
Virtanen O.
Zhang Z.
4-67-6127-65
Wong C.
Peniston R.
6-36-2
Hanfmann Y.[5]
Dhamne M.
6-36-2
Jacquet K.
Oconnell C.
6-36-1
Travaglia S.
Mochizuki S.[8]
6-37-61
Pokorny L.
Den Ouden G.
6-47-5