Christopher O'Connell vs Nicolai Budkov KjaerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Christopher O'Connell
#117 · 32 yrs · R
7w31 meeting · sets 2–0
🇳🇴Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
#152 · 20 yrs · R
Christopher O'Connell and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer have met 1 time since 2026; Christopher O'Connell leads 1–0. Across all meetings O'Connell has taken 2 sets to Kjaer's 0. Their most recent meeting: Christopher O'Connell won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | O'Connell | Budkov Kjaer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Christopher O'Connell | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 18/24 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 6/20 | 23% | 7/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 12/44 | 36% | 21/58 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 10/17 | 34% | 12/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 54% | 13/24 | 35% | 8/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 12/24 | 43% | 10/23 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 19/21 | 78% | 18/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 18/21 | 61% | 14/23 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (O'Connell 1, Budkov Kjaer 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
O'Connell
🤖 Servebot
Kjaer
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 1,590 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Christopher O'Connell.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 26, 2026
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | O'Connell | Kjaer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Christopher O'Connell | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 92% | 12/13 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 69% | 9/13 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 39% | 5/13 |
| 10 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | O'Connell | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–3 | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.42 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | +26.8% | -25.6% |
| Units P/L | +2.41u | -4.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | O'Connell | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 461 mi · 742 km |
| Route | — | FRA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
O'Connell has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Kjaer's 20%).
| Opponent | O'Connell | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Harris | W 64 63 | L 63 36 57 |
| Kyrian Jacquet | L 36 16 | L 57 46 |
| Hugo Gaston | W 62 63 | W 62 36 64 |
| Mackenzie McDonald | L 36 46 46 | L 63 36 26 |
| Otto Virtanen | W 76 76 | L 64 46 46 57 |
| Remy Bertola | W 64 75 | L 57 16 |
| Henrique Rocha | W 76 61 | L 16 26 |
| Martin Landaluce | L 26 36 | W 41 34 42 43 |
| Alexander Blockx | W 46 64 64 | L 26 36 |
| Cameron Norrie | W 76 64 | L 46 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Zsombor Piros
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Stefanos Sakellaridis
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Taylor Fritz
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Casper Ruud
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kamil Majchrzak
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Dane Sweeny
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Felix Balshaw
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Billy Harris
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Jie Cui
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 2
Sep 18
Titouan Droguet
Cassis Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Moez Echargui
Cassis Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
Cassis Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Felix Balshaw
Cassis Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–64 matches
| Metric | O'Connell | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 47% |
| Sets won | 52% | 45% |
| Games won | 50% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | O'Connell | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | O'Connell | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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