Hugo Gaston vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer Wins 6-2 3-6 6-4

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CincinnatiQ64QualifyingHardWed 12 Aug · 20:35Final

Hugo Gaston(10)ATP #89 · FRA

Nicolai Budkov KjaerATP #152 · NOR

SetsGames1

264

636

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer defeated Hugo Gaston 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in a qualifying second-round match at the Cincinnati hard-court tournament. Kjaer hit four aces and four double faults, winning 74 percent of his first-serve points and converting 57 percent of his break points. Gaston finished with no aces and five double faults, winning 58 percent of his first-serve points and converting 38 percent of his break points.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Nicolai Budkov Kjaer closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–4.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Budkov Kjaer N. came through in three sets, with four breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveBudkov Kjaer N. 4 · Gaston H. 3
AcesBudkov Kjaer N. 4 · Gaston H. 0
Double faultsBudkov Kjaer N. 4 · Gaston H. 5

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 12–6SetBudkov Kjaer N. · Broke to take the set
Set 21–2Break backGaston H. · Broke back
Set 24–3BreakGaston H. · Broke, never broken back
Set 26–3SetGaston H. · Broke to take the set
Set 30–1BreakBudkov Kjaer N. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowGaston H. broken 4 times · Budkov Kjaer N. broken 3 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Gaston H.

9/13Budkov Kjaer N.

11/14

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchGaston H.Budkov Kjaer N.

Late momentumBudkov Kjaer N.63

6Last 12 points6

14Last 3 games12

3/8Break points4/7

Break of serve

Match statistics

Gaston H.Budkov Kjaer N.

Serve

0Aces4
5Double faults4
69% · 9/13Service games held79% · 11/14

Return

38%Break points won57%
3Breaks of serve4

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Gaston H. and Budkov Kjaer N. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Gaston H. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Budkov Kjaer N. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).

2–167%Gaston H. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–233%Budkov Kjaer N. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

4–3Sets2–4

32–26Games28–27

0–0Tiebreaks0–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Dzumhur D.#103W5-0Estoril · clayL6-7 5-7Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Pellegrino A.#145L1-6 3-6Rome Masters · clayL3-6 2-6Bastad · clay
vs Echargui M.#356W6-1 5-7 6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-0Madrid Masters · clay

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Budkov Kjaer N. leads 2–1

Budkov Kjaer N.August 2026CincinnatiThis matchHard2-6 6-3 4-6
Gaston H.October 2025Roanne CHHard6-4 3-6 6-1
Budkov Kjaer N.September 2025Orleans CHHard6-3 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Gaston H.Budkov Kjaer N.1 837ELO1 7881 713Hard ELO1 6486–4Last 105–525Age19173 cmHeight188 cmLeftPlaysRightCareer $4.2M2026 $566KEarningsCareer $861K2026 $407K

Match info

Started20:35 local

Cite this

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer beat Hugo Gaston 2-6 6-3 4-6. Umpiry, "Hugo Gaston vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer — Cincinnati Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-08-12/gaston-vs-kjaer-cincinnati-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 12 August 2026).