ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Murcia
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gakhov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kjaer
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Nicolai Budkov Kjaer here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gakhov | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 7–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | -6.5% | -32.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.26u | -4.92u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Gakhov
0
Kjaer
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kjaer has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Gakhov's 20%).
| Opponent | Gakhov | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Trungelliti | L 46 26 | L 46 64 46 |
| Jan Choinski | L 64 36 46 | W 64 76 |
| Alex Molcan | W 64 46 62 | W 61 62 |
| Gianluca Cadenasso | L 16 61 67 | L 46 46 |
| Frederico Ferreira Silva | L 67 64 46 | W 75 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gakhov | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.9% | 63.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 54.2% | 64.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46.9% | 54.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.2% | 32.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.7% | 49.9% |
| BP Converted % | 57.3% | 38.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 14.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 27 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 65.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.8% | 48.7% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 53% |
Last five matches per player
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Matchup overview
Ivan Gakhov and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer face off in the Round of 16 at Murcia on Clay.
Ivan Gakhov leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Ivan Gakhov is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Gijs Brouwer (Apr 29).
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Mackenzie McDonald (Jun 14).
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