Chris Rodesch and Mika Brunold will play each other in the quarter of the Nottingham Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 4. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Chris Rodesch who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Chris Rodesch is the pick to win this match.
Chris Rodesch -> 1.84
Mika Brunold -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Chris Rodesch vs. Mika Brunold
There is no head to head record between Chris Rodesch and Mika Brunold since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Chris Rodesch
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-11 | 19-2 | 18-4 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-11 | 5-1 | 12-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-4 | 0-0 | 13-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 299 (career-high), the Luxembourger got to the quarter after beating Ryan Nijboer 4-6 7-5 6-4 and Johannus Monday 6-4 7-6(4).
In the 2nd round, Rodesch had a good straight sets win against Monday (6-4 7-64). During the match, Rodesch scored 70 points vs Monday’s 65. The Luxembourger was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rodesch fired 3 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Chris Rodesch conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 5 break points. Furthermore, Rodesch put 87% of his first serves in, winning 78% (51/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 30% (3/10) on the 2nd serve. The Luxembourger was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Monday once.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Chris has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Rodesch has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 74% of his matches (87-30). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rodesch has an aggregate12-10 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
The Luxembourger has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
The Luxembourger has never competed in this tournament before.
Mika Brunold
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-25 | 3-4 | 34-16 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 23-21 | 2-3 | 10-9 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 11-9 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 387, Brunold reached the quarter after beating Alexis Gautier 6-3 6-4 and Sandro Kopp 6-4 7-6(5).
In the 2nd round, Brunold had a good straight sets win against Kopp (6-4 7-65). During the match Brunold scored 79 points vs Kopp’s 69. Brunold was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Brunold struck 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Mika Brunold lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Brunold put 57% of his first serves in, winning 85% (33/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Kopp 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Brunold hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Brunold has an aggregate 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rodesch | Brunold |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 42 |
| Pts | 173-159 | 150-120 |
| Total Points | 332 | 270 |
| Winners | 99 | 59 |
| %Winners | 57% | 39% |
Both Rodesch and Brunold played 2 matches. At the moment, Chris Rodesch conceded 1 set while Mika Brunold hasn’t dropped a set so far. Rodesch has played 1 set more than Brunold (5 vs 4). Therefore, Rodesch played 13 games more than Brunold. Chris scored 99 winners (57% of the total points). On the other side, Brunold struck 59 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rodesch | Brunold |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 126/162 | 75/128 |
| %1st in | 78% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 99/126 | 59/75 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 29/53 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 55% |
Rodesch fired 11 aces (5.5 per match). Brunold struck 11 aces (5.5 per match). Rodesch won 79% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Brunold won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rodesch | Brunold |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 7 |
| Converted | 4/15 | 7/18 |
| % Converted | 27% | 39% |
| Conceded | 8 | 10 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 75% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
The Luxembourger broke his opponents 4 times with a 27% conversion rate. Chris surrendered his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Brunold broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. Mika conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rodesch | ||||
| R1 Nijboer |
R2 Monday |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 23 | 55 | |
| pts | 103-94 | 70-65 | 173-159 | |
| Total points | 197 | 135 | 332 | |
| Winners | 48 | 51 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 73% | 57% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 61/87 | 65/75 | 126/162 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 87% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 48/61 | 51/65 | 99/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 3/10 | 17/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 30% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Converted | 3/14 | 1/1 | 4/15 | |
| Converted % | 21% | 100% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 5/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Brunold | ||||
| R1 Gautier |
R2 Kopp |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 23 | 42 | |
| pts | 71-51 | 79-69 | 150-120 | |
| Total points | 122 | 148 | 270 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 36/60 | 39/68 | 75/128 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 57% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 33/39 | 59/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 85% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 14/29 | 29/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 48% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/9 | 7/18 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 33% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 2/4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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