[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Luca Van Assche’s draw vs Vukic, Borges to win the Maia Challenger

Maia Challenger draw preview with H2H - Luca Van Assche may need to best Aleksandar Vukic, Nuno Borges to conquer the competition in the the Maia Challenger.

Luca Van Assche Stats info

Luca Van Assche is 2 wins away to conquer the title in the Maia Challenger. Van Assche has defeated Elias Ymer 6-2 6-1, Alexandar Lazarov 6-3 6-4 and Ivan Gakhov 6-1 6-2 to reach the semifinal where he will face Aleksandar Vukic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Luca Van Assche’s projected draw and the likely opponents in the the Maia Challenger. Van Assche has a winning record (1-0) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Elias Ymer (129) – 6-2 6-1
R2 – Alexandar Lazarov (303) – 6-3 6-4
1/4 – Ivan Gakhov (257) – 6-1 6-2
1/2 – Aleksandar Vukic (140) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Nuno Borges (93) – H2H 1-0
or Maximilian Neuchrist (93) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Aleksandar Vukic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures

30 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
130
High
48
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 30-25 14-15 4-5 12-5 0-0 0-0
2021 34-26 8-5 10-11 11-7 5-3 0-0
2020 22-12 10-4 9-5 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 24-29 13-18 11-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 25-17 17-12 1-3 7-2 0-0 0-0
2017 22-14 11-6 5-2 6-6 0-0 0-0
2016 15-10 13-8 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
2015 28-15 11-8 17-6 0-1 0-0 0-0

Aleksandar Vukic has a 30-24 win-loss record in 2022, 4-4 on clay. During the previous 9 years, Vukic has a 79-55 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Vukic won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Vukic’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the final the Bengalaru 2 Challenger, the Calgary Challenger and the Champaign Challenger.

Last year in the Maia Challenger Vukic didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Luca Van Assche vs. Aleksandar Vukic

There is no head to head record between Luca Van Assche and Aleksandar Vukic since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Final – Nuno Borges’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Luca Van Assche

49 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
112
High
30
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 49-26 7-5 28-13 11-5 3-3 0-0
2021 52-21 6-4 46-17 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 31-7 29-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 16-5 15-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 27-7 12-4 13-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2017 20-5 17-3 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 8-4 4-3 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2015 10-6 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Nuno Borges has a 49-25 win-loss record in 2022, 28-12 on clay. During the previous 8 years, Borges has a 101-41 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Portuguese won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Borges’s best result of this current year was reaching the final the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger and the Barletta Challenger.

Last year in the Maia Challenger Borges lost to Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the semifinal 7-6(3) 6-0.

H2H Luca Van Assche vs. Nuno Borges

This match would represent the 2nd time that Luca Van Assche and Nuno Borges play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Van Assche (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay at challenger or futures level.

On the other hand, Luca Van Assche could square off with Maximilian Neuchrist. Their head to head record is 0-0.