Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Inaki Montes-De La Torre will fight against each other in the quarter of the Montemar Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.32
Inaki Montes-De La Torre -> 3.14
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Prediction and head to head Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs. Inaki Montes-De La Torre
There is no head to head record between Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Inaki Montes-De La Torre since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
22 - 9win/loss
663
662
WWLWWLLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-9 | 5-5 | 15-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 663, Budkov Kjaer reached the quarter after beating Francesco Passaro 7-6(4) 4-6 6-0 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Carreno-Busta, Nicolai recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 6-4 6-4). During the match, Budkov Kjaer and Carreno-Busta scored the same amount of points (119). However, the world no. 663 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Nicolai was quite aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about the service games, Budkov Kjaer scored 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer lost the serve 3 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Budkov Kjaer put 69% of his first serves in, winning 63% (57/90) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (20/41) on the 2nd serve. Nicolai broke Carreno-Busta 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Budkov Kjaer has dropped 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Budkov Kjaer has a solid win-loss record in the last 2 years having won 67% of his matches (22-11). 15-3 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Budkov Kjaer has a composed15-5 match record in the last 2 years on clay.
Nicolai’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Antalya.
Nicolai has an overall 22-9 win-loss record in 2024, 15-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Montemar Challenger
The Norwegian has never competed in this tournament before.
Inaki Montes-De La Torre
23 - 10win/loss
709
493
WWWWWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-10 | 15-5 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-9 | 5-4 | 9-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-11 | 8-7 | 7-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-7 | 9-4 | 10-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 709, the Spaniard got to the quarter after defeating Alex Marti Pujolras 7-5 6-3, David Pichler 6-4 0-6 6-3, Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 6-2 7-5 and Kimmer Coppejans 2-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Coppejans, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Montes-De La Torre scored 83 points vs Coppejans’s 79. Inaki was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Montes-De La Torre couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Inaki Montes-De La Torre lost the serve 7 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Montes-De La Torre put 64% of his first serves in, winning 55% (27/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Inaki broke Coppejans 7 times after converting 39% of his break points (7/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Montes-De La Torre started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Spaniard’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Monastir.
Montes-De La Torre has an overall 23-10 win-loss record in 2024, 8-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Budkov Kjaer | Montes-De La Torre |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 93 |
| Pts | 220-196 | 319-296 |
| Total Points | 416 | 615 |
| Winners | 98 | 124 |
| %Winners | 45% | 39% |
Budkov Kjaer played 2 matches while Montes-De La Torre competed in 4 matches. Montes-De La Torre started his run from the qualifications while Budkov Kjaer had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer conceded 2 sets, while Inaki Montes-De La Torre surrendered 2 sets. Budkov Kjaer has played 4 set(s) less than Montes-De La Torre (6 vs 10). Therefore, Budkov Kjaer played 31 games less than Montes-De La Torre. Nicolai scored 98 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Montes-De La Torre managed to score 124 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Budkov Kjaer | Montes-De La Torre |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 147/223 | 193/311 |
| %1st in | 66% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 98/147 | 124/193 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 43/76 | 53/118 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 45% |
Budkov Kjaer managed to score 6 aces (3 per match). Montes-De La Torre managed to score 2 aces (0.5 per match). Budkov Kjaer won 67% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Montes-De La Torre won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Budkov Kjaer | Montes-De La Torre |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 21 |
| Converted | 9/18 | 21/51 |
| % Converted | 50% | 41% |
| Conceded | 22 | 27 |
| Saved | 17 | 11 |
| % Saved | 77% | 41% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 16 |
Nicolai broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Budkov Kjaer lost his serve 5 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Inaki broke his opponents 21 times with a 41% conversion rate. Inaki conceded his serve 16 times and he saved 41% of the break points that he conceded.
| Budkov Kjaer | ||||
| R1 Passaro |
R2 Carreno-Busta |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 4-6 6-0 | 6-72 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 33 | 62 | |
| pts | 101-77 | 119-119 | 220-196 | |
| Total points | 178 | 238 | 416 | |
| Winners | 41 | 57 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 48% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 57/92 | 90/131 | 147/223 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 69% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 41/57 | 57/90 | 98/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 63% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/35 | 20/41 | 43/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 49% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/10 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 14 | 22 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 11/14 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 79% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Montes-De La Torre | ||||||
| Q1 Marti Pujolras |
Q3 Pichler |
R1 Rodriguez Taverna |
R2 Coppejans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 0-6 6-3 | 6-2 7-5 | 2-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 93 | |
| pts | 79-68 | 82-84 | 75-65 | 83-79 | 319-296 | |
| Total points | 147 | 166 | 140 | 162 | 615 | |
| Winners | 29 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 45% | 41% | 33% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 45/72 | 52/92 | 47/71 | 49/76 | 193/311 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 57% | 66% | 64% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 29/45 | 37/52 | 31/47 | 27/49 | 124/193 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 71% | 66% | 55% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/27 | 14/40 | 11/24 | 13/27 | 53/118 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 35% | 46% | 48% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| Converted | 5/17 | 4/6 | 5/10 | 7/18 | 21/51 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 67% | 50% | 39% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 4/9 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 44% | 60% | 30% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | |
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