Matej Dodig and Johan Nikles will play each other in the semifinal of the Como Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:30 pm on Center Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matej Dodig who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Matej Dodig is the pick to win this match.
Matej Dodig -> 1.146
Johan Nikles -> 4.65
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Prediction and head to head Matej Dodig vs. Johan Nikles
There is no head to head record between Matej Dodig and Johan Nikles since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Matej Dodig
26 - 18win/loss
174
171
LLWWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31-20 | 0-4 | 25-11 | 5-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 36-32 | 0-0 | 24-22 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-26 | 14-5 | 30-20 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-16 | 1-2 | 38-12 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 254, Matej reached the semifinal after beating Mili Poljicak 6-2 6-3, Henry Bernet 6-7(1) 7-6(3) 7-5 and Max Schoenhaus 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.
In the quarter against Schoenhaus, The Croatian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-61 6-3). During the match, Dodig scored 90 points vs Schoenhaus’s 83. Matej was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dodig bagged 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Matej Dodig was pretty effective on serve to win 72% (39/54) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Dodig broke Schoenhaus 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Matej has dropped 2 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
ATP Como Challenger - Matej Dodig's projected path
Dodig has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 62% of his matches (151-92). 20-10 on clay in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Dodig has an aggregate112-64 record in the last 4 years on clay.
The Croatian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Trieste Challenger.
The Croatian has a compiled 26-18 win-loss record in 2026, 20-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Como Challenger
Dodig has never competed in this tournament before.
Johan Nikles
35 - 19win/loss
385
256
LWWLWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37-21 | 5-2 | 30-17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 37-24 | 20-9 | 17-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 45-26 | 12-6 | 33-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-23 | 2-2 | 19-19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 424, Johan reached the semifinal after defeating Kasra Rahmani 6-2 6-4, Lorenzo Rottoli 7-5 2-6 7-5, Olle Wallin 6-4 3-6 6-4, Filip Cristian Jianu 6-1 6-3 and Andrej Nedic 4-6 6-2 6-1.
In the quarter against Nedic, Johan recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-1). During the match Nikles scored 90 points vs Nedic’s 68. Johan was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Nikles blasted 3 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Johan Nikles was very effective on serve to win 73% (30/41) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Nikles broke Nedic 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
ATP Como Challenger - Johan Nikles's projected path
The Swiss’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Castelldefels.
Johan has an overall 35-19 win-loss record in 2026, 28-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dodig | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 120 |
| Pts | 261-231 | 419-356 |
| Total Points | 492 | 775 |
| Winners | 126 | 154 |
| %Winners | 48% | 37% |
Dodig played 3 matches while Nikles competed in 5 matches. Nikles started his run from the qualifications while Dodig had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Matej Dodig dropped 2 sets, while Johan Nikles conceded 3 sets. Dodig has played 5 set(s) less than Nikles (8 vs 13). Therefore, Dodig played 35 games less than Nikles. Dodig scored 126 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Johan blasted 154 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dodig | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 1.8 |
| 1st in | 164/232 | 228/382 |
| %1st in | 71% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 126/164 | 154/228 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 42/68 | 75/154 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 49% |
Dodig bagged 26 aces (8.7 per match). Nikles blasted 9 aces (1.8 per match). Dodig won 77% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Nikles won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dodig | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 27 |
| Converted | 8/17 | 27/54 |
| % Converted | 47% | 50% |
| Conceded | 6 | 40 |
| Saved | 2 | 23 |
| % Saved | 33% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 17 |
Matej broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. Dodig lost his serve 4 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Nikles broke his opponents 27 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded his serve 17 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dodig | |||||
| R1 Poljicak |
R2 Bernet |
1/4 Schoenhaus |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-71 7-63 7-5 | 2-6 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 38 | 30 | 85 | |
| pts | 57-34 | 114-114 | 90-83 | 261-231 | |
| Total points | 91 | 228 | 173 | 492 | |
| Winners | 28 | 59 | 39 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 52% | 43% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 33/45 | 77/110 | 54/77 | 164/232 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 70% | 70% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 28/33 | 59/77 | 39/54 | 126/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 77% | 72% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/12 | 19/33 | 14/23 | 42/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 58% | 61% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 2/6 | 3/7 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 33% | 43% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 40% | 13% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nikles | |||||||
| Q1 Rahmani |
Q3 Rottoli |
R1 Wallin |
R2 Cristian |
1/4 Nedic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-5 2-6 7-5 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 4-6 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 120 | |
| pts | 68-47 | 105-104 | 92-91 | 64-46 | 90-68 | 419-356 | |
| Total points | 115 | 209 | 183 | 110 | 158 | 775 | |
| Winners | 20 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 30 | 154 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 39% | 42% | 38% | 33% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 25/57 | 62/97 | 61/93 | 39/60 | 41/75 | 228/382 | |
| % 1st in | 44% | 64% | 66% | 65% | 55% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 20/25 | 41/62 | 39/61 | 24/39 | 30/41 | 154/228 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 66% | 64% | 62% | 73% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/32 | 12/35 | 16/32 | 14/21 | 19/34 | 75/154 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 34% | 50% | 67% | 56% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/14 | 4/11 | 5/8 | 6/12 | 27/54 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 43% | 36% | 63% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 7/13 | 5/9 | 3/4 | 6/9 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 54% | 56% | 75% | 67% | 97% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
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