Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs Tom Gentzsch — Roland Garros Qualifying Semi-final

Roland Garros · ATP · Qualifying Semi-final
NOR14
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
#118ATP
1620ELO
1582Clay ELO
$293kYTD
$747kCAREER
19 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 2
Sets
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ·
clay
GER
Tom Gentzsch
#212ATP
1565ELO
1540Clay ELO
22 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-7 2-6
Gentzsch T.
Budkov Kjaer N.
6220
Gentzsch T.
7762

Tom Gentzsch defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 7-6 6-2 in the Roland Garros qualifying semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer came in ranked #118, but Tom Gentzsch had arrived on a 5-match winning run.

Key context

  • Match story: Tom Gentzsch closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Budkov Kjaer N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Gentzsch T.

Gentzsch T.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Gentzsch T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Budkov Kjaer N.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Gentzsch T.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
6.1+43 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Clay Elo 1540
6.3Overall Elo 1620
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1565
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.9
Surface form
7.6
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
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.Gentzsch T.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
95

Budkov Kjaer N.: 19 days rest · Gentzsch T.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CDrizzle
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 61%
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
De Jong J.
Sun F.
7-647-65
Simakin I.
Draxl L.
4-67-662-6
Ghibaudo A.
Zheng M.
4-62-6
Ficovich J.
Travaglia S.[29]
3-67-625-7
Shimabukuro S.[2]
Sakellaridis S.
6-24-65-7
Houkes M.
Cecchinato M.
6-752-6
Pellegrino A.
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-27-5
Grenier H.
Harris L.[31]
3-63-6
Nava E.
Yunchaokete B.
7-647-63
Seyboth Wild T.
Hsu Y.
6-16-3
Ymer E.
Fery A.
2-65-7
Sakamoto R.
Martinez P.[24]
2-65-7
Wong C.
Harris B.
6-24-67-67
Mccabe J.
Kolar Z.
3-66-71
Bertrand R.
Glinka D.
2-64-6
Prado Angelo J.
Mcdonald M.[18]
6-47-67
Maestrelli F.[5]
Noguchi R.
3-67-646-2
Midon L.
Carballes Baena R.
4-66-70
Dodig M.
Zhou Y.
1-66-37-5
Cuenin S.
Dellien H.
4-64-6
Molcan A.[6]
Crawford O.
1-66-46-1
Dougaz A.
Gill F.
3-66-14-6
Fatic N.
Mikrut L.
6-46-4
Giustino L.
Jacquet K.
3-66-74
Damm M.[7]
Samuel T.
6-7112-6
Goffin D.
Tseng C.
6-36-1
Bueno G.
Bax F.
6-07-62
Sachko V.
Pinnington Jones J.[25]
3-67-657-5
Svrcina D.[8]
Den Ouden G.
6-736-36-2
Ferreira Silva F.
Gomez F.
3-67-653-6
Olivieri G.
Faurel T.
6-713-6
Clarke J.
Sweeny D.[23]
6-26-2
Basilashvili N.[9]
Boscardin Dias P.
6-744-6
Barrena A.
Galarneau A.
6-23-66-77
Cina F.
Watanuki Y.
6-46-4
Tomic B.
Echargui M.[28]
3-67-56-3
Faria J.
Dimitrov G.
3-67-57-66
Smith C.
Guillen Meza A.
7-56-1
Moro Canas A.
Napolitano S.
4-67-646-0
Neumayer L.
Bolt A.[26]
6-06-1
Rocha H.[11]
Piros Z.
6-47-64
Gojo B.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-36-4
Heide G.
Added D.
6-36-0
Rodionov J.
Lajovic D.[20]
6-27-5
Gaubas V.
Coria F.
6-46-1
Reis Da Silva J.
Hemery C.
6-46-4
Broom C.
Blanchet U.
6-46-794-6
Mejia N.
Llamas Ruiz P.
3-66-77
Choinski J.[13]
Andrade A.
7-646-4
Herbert P.
Uchida K.
6-46-4
Broady L.
Cadenasso G.
5-74-6
Rodesch C.
Riedi L.[17]
2-66-74
Budkov Kjaer N.[14]
Bailly G.
2-66-46-2
Kym J.
Gentzsch T.
2-63-6
Schwaerzler J.
Chidekh C.
6-17-5
Lajal M.
Safiullin R.
4-64-6
Schoolkate T.[15]
Coppejans K.
7-51-66-4
Blanch D.
Skatov T.
6-16-2
Pavlovic L.
Wendelken H.
3-67-616-2
Mayot H.
Barrios Vera T.[22]
4-66-13-6
Virtanen O.[16]
Holmgren A.
6-782-6
Evans D.
Jade D.
4-64-6
Diaz Acosta F.
C. O'Connell
7-674-66-4
Bertola R.
Mochizuki S.[19]
2-66-36-0
De Jong J.
Draxl L.
4-66-16-3
Zheng M.
Travaglia S.[29]
7-57-5
Sakellaridis S.
Cecchinato M.
3-66-72
Pellegrino A.
Harris L.[31]
3-66-06-3
Nava E.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-26-3
Fery A.
Martinez P.[24]
6-736-43-6
Wong C.
Kolar Z.
7-52-66-1
Glinka D.
Prado Angelo J.
3-64-6
Maestrelli F.[5]
Carballes Baena R.
6-23-63-6
Dodig M.
Dellien H.
1-64-6
Molcan A.[6]
Gill F.
6-25-76-79
Fatic N.
Jacquet K.
6-23-66-78
Samuel T.
Goffin D.
5-76-36-3
Bueno G.
Sachko V.
6-26-4
Svrcina D.[8]
Gomez F.
7-636-2
Faurel T.
Clarke J.
6-46-3
Boscardin Dias P.
Galarneau A.
6-43-64-6
Cina F.
Tomic B.
6-26-4
Faria J.
Smith C.
6-13-66-3
Moro Canas A.
Neumayer L.
1-63-6
Rocha H.[11]
Gojo B.
3-66-36-79
Heide G.
Rodionov J.
1-64-6
Gaubas V.
Reis Da Silva J.
4-66-36-4
Blanchet U.
Llamas Ruiz P.
4-62-6
Choinski J.[13]
Herbert P.
Cadenasso G.
Riedi L.[17]
7-654-65-7
Budkov Kjaer N.[14]
Gentzsch T.
6-722-6
Schwaerzler J.
Safiullin R.
4-64-6
Schoolkate T.[15]
Blanch D.
4-64-6
Pavlovic L.
Barrios Vera T.[22]
6-26-756-2
Holmgren A.
Jade D.
6-36-3
Diaz Acosta F.
Bertola R.
6-46-3
De Jong J.
Zheng M.
5-73-6
Cecchinato M.
Pellegrino A.
6-752-6
Nava E.
Martinez P.[24]
6-36-3
Wong C.
Prado Angelo J.
4-66-33-6
Carballes Baena R.
Dellien H.
3-66-31-6
Gill F.
Jacquet K.
6-753-6
Samuel T.
Bueno G.
5-76-16-3
Svrcina D.[8]
Faurel T.
2-63-6
Galarneau A.
Cina F.
7-52-65-7
Faria J.
Neumayer L.
6-37-69
Gojo B.
Rodionov J.
5-73-6
Gaubas V.
Llamas Ruiz P.
3-61-6
Herbert P.
Riedi L.[17]
6-46-786-3
Gentzsch T.
Safiullin R.
3-67-624-6
Blanch D.
Pavlovic L.
2-64-6
Holmgren A.
Diaz Acosta F.
7-624-62-6