H2H, prediction of Luka Mikrut vs Norbert Gombos in Nottingham Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 8th January 2025

PREVIEW. Nottingham Challenger. Mikrut and Gombos will face off in the 2nd round of the Nottingham Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Wednesday the 8th of January

Prediction and head to head Luka Mikrut vs. Norbert Gombos

Luka Mikrut and Norbert Gombos will square off in the 2nd round of the Nottingham Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 10:30 am on COURT 4. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Norbert Gombos who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Norbert Gombos is the pick to win this match.
Norbert Gombos -> 1.6
Luka Mikrut -> 2.22

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Prediction and head to head Luka Mikrut vs. Norbert Gombos

There is no head to head record between Luka Mikrut and Norbert Gombos since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Luka Mikrut

Luka Mikrut
Luka Mikrut

1 - 0win/loss

Rank
381
High
345
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
2024 37-26 5-4 31-19 1-3 0-0 0-0
2023 33-18 5-3 28-14 0-1 0-0 0-0
2022 15-14 9-2 6-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 1-7 0-0 1-7 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 381, Luka got to the 2nd round after defeating Jonas Forejtek 6-7(2) 6-3 6-1.

In the 1st round against Forejtek, Luka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 6-3 6-1). During the match, Mikrut scored 94 points vs Forejtek’s 80. Mikrut was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about the service games, Mikrut fired 15 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Luka Mikrut lost the serve once. Furthermore, Mikrut put 69% of his first serves in, winning 79% (44/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Forejtek 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).

Mikrut has a winning win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 57% of his matches (87-65). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mikrut has a compiled2-4 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.

Luka has an overall 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Nottingham Challenger

Luka has never competed in this tournament before.

Mikrut
Nottingham Challenger
Mikrut's Record

Norbert Gombos

Norbert Gombos
Norbert Gombos

2 - 1win/loss

Rank
433
High
80
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0
2024 23-23 13-3 10-13 0-7 0-0 0-0
2023 18-23 2-4 11-10 4-7 1-2 0-0
2022 41-28 7-3 28-17 6-8 0-0 0-0
2021 26-30 0-9 13-10 12-8 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 433, Norbert got to the 2nd round after beating Felix Corwin 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4 and Jay Clarke 2-6 7-5 6-2.

In the 1st round against Clarke, The Slovakian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 6-2). During the match Gombos and Clarke scored the same amount of points (85). However, the world no. 381 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Norbert was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.

About the serving games, Gombos scored 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Norbert Gombos lost the serve 6 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gombos put 72% of his first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (8/23) on the 2nd serve. Norbert broke Clarke 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).

The Slovakian has an aggregate 2-1 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Gombos
Nottingham Challenger
Gombos's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament

L.Mikrut
N.Gombos
1h:50
1h:50
Time on court​
!
4h:28
4h:28
1h:50
1h:50
Last match​
!
2h:02
2h:02
1
1
Match played
!
3
3
29
29
Games Played​
82
82
3
3
Set played​​
8
8
94
94
Total points​
189
189
94
94
Avg point​
63
63
44
44
Winners
76
76
44
44
Avg Winners​
25.3
25.3
47%
47%
Ratio winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
15
15
Aces
13
13
!
15
15
Avg Aces
4.3
4.3
3
3
Double Faults
6
6
3
3
Avg Double Faults
2
2
44/56
44/56
1st won total​
76/117
76/117
!
79%
79%
1st won %
65%
65%
12/25
12/25
2nd won total​
28/56
28/56
48%
48%
2nd won %
50%
50%
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
BP won
10/20
10/20
5/11
5/11
Avg BP won
3.3/6.7
3.3/6.7
45%
45%
Won
50%
50%
1
1
Conceded
15
15
1
1
Avg Conceded
5
5
1
1
Broken
10
10
1
1
Avg Broken
3.3
3.3
0
0
Saved
5
5

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Mikrut Gombos
Match played 1 2
Tot Set 3 6
Tot Games 29 59
Pts 94-80 189-185
Total Points 174 374
Winners 44 76
%Winners 47% 40%

Mikrut played 1 match while Gombos competed in 2 matches. Gombos started his run from the qualifications while Mikrut had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Luka Mikrut surrendered 1 set, while Norbert Gombos lost 2 sets. Mikrut has played 3 set(s) less than Gombos (3 vs 6). Therefore, Mikrut played 30 games less than Gombos. Mikrut scored 44 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The Slovakian managed to score 76 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve Mikrut Gombos
Aces 15 13
Avg per match 15 6.5
1st in 56/81 117/173
%1st in 69% 68%
1st pts 44/56 76/117
%1st pts 79% 65%
2nd pts 12/25 28/56
%2nd pts 48% 50%

Mikrut bagged 15 aces . Gombos scored 13 aces (6.5 per match). Mikrut won 79% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Gombos won 65% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Mikrut Gombos
Won 5 10
Converted 5/11 10/20
% Converted 45% 50%
Conceded 1 15
Saved 0 5
% Saved 0% 33%
Times Broken 1 10

Luka broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Mikrut lost his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. The Slovakian broke his opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Gombos conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.

Mikrut
R1
Forejtek
Total
Score 6-72 6-3 6-1
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 29
pts 94-80 94-80
Total points 174 174
Winners 44 44
%Winners 47% 47%
SERVE
Aces 15 15
Double Faults 3 3
1st in 56/81 56/81
% 1st in 69% 69%
1st pts 44/56 44/56
% 1st pts 79% 79%
2nd pts 12/25 12/25
% 2nd pts 48% 48%
Breaks
Won 5 5
Converted 5/11 5/11
Converted % 45% 45%
Conceded 1 1
Saved 0/1 0
Saved % 0% 0%
Times Broken 1 1
Gombos
Q1
Corwin
Q3
Gautier
R1
Clarke
Total
Score 7-63 2-6 6-4 7-64 6-4 2-6 7-5 6-2
Tot Set 3 2 3 8
Tot Games 31 23 28 82
pts 104-100 85-85 189-185
Total points 204 0 170 374
Winners 39 37 76
%Winners 38% 0% 44% 40%
SERVE
Aces 5 0 8 13
Double Faults 3 3 6
1st in 59/92 / 58/81 117/173
% 1st in 64% 0% 72% 68%
1st pts 39/59 / 37/58 76/117
% 1st pts 66% 0% 64% 65%
2nd pts 20/33 / 8/23 28/56
% 2nd pts 61% 0% 35% 50%
Breaks
Won 3 7 10
Converted 3/7 / 7/13 10/20
Converted % 43% 0% 54% 50%
Conceded 5 10 15
Saved 1/5 0/ 4/10 5
Saved % 20% 40% 60%
Times Broken 4 6 10

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Mikrut
W
Gombos
WLW
2025 2024 2023
1 - 0
2 - 1
1-0
I Hard
2-1

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