Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Michele Ribecai will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Brest Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court 1. 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 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is the pick to win this match.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.31
Michele Ribecai -> 3.08
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Prediction and head to head Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs. Michele Ribecai
This will be the 2nd time that Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Michele Ribecai play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Budkov Kjaer (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Budkov Kjaer won 0-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula back in 2024.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
33 - 32win/loss
180
118
LWLWWWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-32 | 10-10 | 10-9 | 11-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 52-29 | 7-2 | 18-12 | 24-12 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-11 | 5-5 | 19-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 180, Budkov Kjaer will start his run in the Brest Challenger after he played his last match in Lyon where he lost 6-4 6-1 to Tabur in the qualifications on the 19th of October.
Nicolai has an overall 33-32 win-loss record in 2026, 11-9 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Budkov Kjaer’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Thionville Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Budkov Kjaer has an overall 111-74 record. He has a positive 37-22 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Budkov Kjaer has never competed in this tournament before.
Michele Ribecai
36 - 32win/loss
265
259
LWWWWLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-32 | 14-10 | 22-19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 60-29 | 20-9 | 38-18 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 40-24 | 6-7 | 29-15 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 25-14 | 14-6 | 11-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 265, Michele will start his run in the Brest Challenger after he played his last match in the Florence Challenger where he lost 6-3 4-6 6-2 to Romano in the final on the 25th of October.
Ribecai has a composed 36-32 win-loss record in 2026, 0-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Ribecai’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Barletta Challenger and the Florence Challenger.
In terms of his career, The Italian has an overall 161-99 record. He has a flat 5-5 record on indoor hard courts.
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Brest Challenger
- Moez EcharguiEchargui – Benjamin HassanHassan (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Michael GeertsGeerts – Niels McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Matisse BobichonBobichon – Lucas PoullainPoullain (6-3 1-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Robin CatryCatry – Calvin HemeryHemery (6-72 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Vadym UrsuUrsu (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Tom ParisParis – Kilian FeldbauschFeldbausch (7-6(4) 7-6(13)) – See score progression
- Robin CatryCatry – Calvin HemeryHemery (6-7(2) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Matisse BobichonBobichon – Lucas PoullainPoullain (6-3 1-6 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Vadym UrsuUrsu (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Michael GeertsGeerts – Niels McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Moez EcharguiEchargui – Benjamin HassanHassan (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GastonGaston – Daniil GlinkaGlinka (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Laslo DjereDjere (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Clement TaburTabur – (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
