Mika Brunold and Henry Searle will play each other in the semifinal of the Nottingham Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Henry Searle who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Henry Searle is the pick to win this match.
Henry Searle -> 1.76
Mika Brunold -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Mika Brunold vs. Henry Searle
There is no head to head record between Mika Brunold and Henry Searle since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Mika Brunold
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-25 | 3-4 | 34-16 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 23-21 | 2-3 | 10-9 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 11-9 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 387, Mika reached the semifinal after defeating Alexis Gautier 6-3 6-4, Sandro Kopp 6-4 7-6(5) and Chris Rodesch 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Brunold had a good straight sets win against Rodesch (6-4 6-4). During the match, Brunold scored 75 points vs Rodesch’s 60. Mika was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Brunold struck 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Mika Brunold lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Brunold put 69% of his first serves in, winning 72% (34/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. Mika broke Rodesch 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Brunold has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 58% of his matches (84-60). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Brunold has an overall22-16 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Mika has an overall 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
Mika has never competed in this tournament before.
Henry Searle
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-26 | 7-7 | 3-5 | 10-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 10-10 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 513, Henry reached the semifinal after beating Michael Geerts 7-6(4) 7-5, Dimitar Kuzmanov 7-6(5) 6-2 and Lukas Pokorny 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, Searle had a good straight sets win against Pokorny (6-2 6-4). During the match Searle scored 66 points vs Pokorny’s 47. Searle was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Searle blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Henry Searle was quite effective on serve to win 76% (28/37) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Searle broke Pokorny 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Brit has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Brunold | Searle |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 64 |
| Pts | 225-180 | 228-189 |
| Total Points | 405 | 417 |
| Winners | 93 | 101 |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% |
Both Brunold and Searle played 3 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Brunold and Searle have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Brunold played 2 games less than Searle. Brunold scored 93 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Searle fired 101 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Brunold | Searle |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 122/196 | 134/202 |
| %1st in | 62% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 93/122 | 101/134 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 39/74 | 41/68 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 60% |
Brunold made 14 aces (4.7 per match). Searle bagged 28 aces (9.3 per match). Brunold won 76% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Searle won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Brunold | Searle |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 8 |
| Converted | 11/23 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 48% | 44% |
| Conceded | 16 | 11 |
| Saved | 10 | 9 |
| % Saved | 63% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 |
Mika broke his opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. Brunold lost his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Searle broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Henry conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Brunold | |||||
| R1 Gautier |
R2 Kopp |
1/4 Rodesch |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 7-65 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 23 | 20 | 62 | |
| pts | 71-51 | 79-69 | 75-60 | 225-180 | |
| Total points | 122 | 148 | 135 | 405 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 34 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 36/60 | 39/68 | 47/68 | 122/196 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 57% | 69% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 33/39 | 34/47 | 93/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 85% | 72% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 14/29 | 10/21 | 39/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 48% | 48% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/9 | 4/5 | 11/23 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 33% | 80% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 67% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Searle | |||||
| R1 Geerts |
R2 Kuzmanov |
1/4 Pokorny |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-5 | 7-65 6-2 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 21 | 18 | 64 | |
| pts | 82-73 | 80-69 | 66-47 | 228-189 | |
| Total points | 155 | 149 | 113 | 417 | |
| Winners | 37 | 36 | 28 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 42% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 15 | 2 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 47/75 | 50/72 | 37/55 | 134/202 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 69% | 67% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 37/47 | 36/50 | 28/37 | 101/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 72% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/28 | 11/22 | 12/18 | 41/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 50% | 67% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 43% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | 100% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWW Tennis Scores in Nottingham Challenger
- Mika BrunoldBrunold – Chris RodeschRodesch (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Anton MatusevichMatusevich – Norbert GombosGombos (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Dennis NovakNovak (6-3 6-72 6-4) – See score progression
- Henry SearleSearle – Lukas PokornyPokorny (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Henry SearleSearle – Lukas PokornyPokorny (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Mika BrunoldBrunold – Chris RodeschRodesch (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Anton MatusevichMatusevich – Norbert GombosGombos (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Dennis NovakNovak (6-3 6-7(2) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Anton MatusevichMatusevich – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
