Max Hans Rehberg and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer will play each other in the semifinal of the Glasgow Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines 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 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is the pick to win this match.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.68
Max Hans Rehberg -> 2.09

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Prediction and head to head Max Hans Rehberg vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

There is no head to head record between Max Hans Rehberg and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Max Hans Rehberg

Ranked no. 256 (career-high), Hans Rehberg reached the semifinal after defeating Christoph Negritu 6-1 6-2, Constant Lestienne 6-3 7-6(5) and Johannus Monday 7-6(5) 4-6 4-2 ret..

In the quarter against Monday, the German had a free pass after Monday retired on a 7-6⁵ 4-6 4-2 . scoreline.

Hans Rehberg has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 56% of his matches (114-90). 9-5 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hans Rehberg has a composed43-27 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.

Max has an aggregate 9-5 win-loss record in 2025, 9-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Glasgow Challenger

Hans Rehberg has never competed in this tournament before.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Ranked no. 439 (career-high), the Norwegian got to the semifinal after beating Hugo Grenier 6-3 3-6 6-2, Raul Brancaccio 6-4 7-6(7) and Liam Draxl 6-3 1-6 6-1.

In the quarter, Budkov Kjaer defeated Draxl (6-3 1-6 6-1). During the match Budkov Kjaer scored 79 points vs Draxl’s 70. Nicolai was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.

About the serving games, Budkov Kjaer managed to score 10 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Budkov Kjaer put 66% of his first serves in, winning 77% (37/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. Nicolai broke Draxl 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Norwegian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

The Norwegian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Esch/Alzette.

Budkov Kjaer has a composed 10-5 win-loss record in 2025, 9-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Hans Rehberg	Budkov Kjaer
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	8
Tot Games	66	72
Pts	211-175	250-219
Total Points	386	469
Winners	100	115
%Winners	47%	46%

Both Hans Rehberg and Budkov Kjaer played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Max Hans Rehberg conceded 1 set, while Nicolai Budkov Kjaer dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Hans Rehberg and Budkov Kjaer have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Hans Rehberg played 6 games less than Budkov Kjaer. The German scored 100 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The Norwegian struck 115 winners (46%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Hans Rehberg	Budkov Kjaer
Aces	10	23
Avg per match	3.3	7.7
1st in	132/194	152/227
%1st in	68%	67%
1st pts	100/132	115/152
%1st pts	76%	76%
2nd pts	35/62	37/75
%2nd pts	56%	49%

Hans Rehberg scored 10 aces (3.3 per match). Budkov Kjaer bagged 23 aces (7.7 per match). Hans Rehberg won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Budkov Kjaer won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Hans Rehberg	Budkov Kjaer
Won	10	8
Converted	10/18	8/18
% Converted	56%	44%
Conceded	13	12
Saved	9	8
% Saved	69%	67%
Times Broken	4	4

Max broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Max dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Budkov Kjaer broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Budkov Kjaer conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Hans Rehberg
	R1 Negritu	R2 Lestienne	1/4 Monday	Total
Score	6-1 6-2	6-3 7-65	7-65 4-6 4-2 ret.
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	15	22	29	66
pts	61-35	67-58	83-82	211-175
Total points	96	125	165	386
Winners	26	27	47	100
%Winners	43%	40%	57%	47%
SERVE
Aces	3	1	6	10
Double Faults	0	0	1	1
1st in	38/53	33/58	61/83	132/194
% 1st in	72%	57%	73%	68%
1st pts	26/38	27/33	47/61	100/132
% 1st pts	68%	82%	77%	76%
2nd pts	12/15	11/25	12/22	35/62
% 2nd pts	80%	44%	55%	56%
Breaks
Won	4	5	1	10
Converted	4/6	5/9	1/3	10/18
Converted %	67%	56%	33%	56%
Conceded	3	7	3	13
Saved	3/3	4/7	2/3	9
Saved %	100%	57%	67%	75%
Times Broken	0	3	1	4

Budkov Kjaer
	R1 Grenier	R2 Brancaccio	1/4 Draxl	Total
Score	6-3 3-6 6-2	6-4 7-67	6-3 1-6 6-1
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	26	23	23	72
pts	88-79	83-70	79-70	250-219
Total points	167	153	149	469
Winners	41	37	37	115
%Winners	47%	45%	47%	46%
SERVE
Aces	5	8	10	23
Double Faults	0	0	0	0
1st in	58/87	46/67	48/73	152/227
% 1st in	67%	69%	66%	67%
1st pts	41/58	37/46	37/48	115/152
% 1st pts	71%	80%	77%	76%
2nd pts	13/29	14/21	10/25	37/75
% 2nd pts	45%	67%	40%	49%
Breaks
Won	4	1	3	8
Converted	4/6	1/4	3/8	8/18
Converted %	67%	25%	38%	44%
Conceded	7	1	4	12
Saved	5/7	1/1	2/4	8
Saved %	71%	100%	50%	74%
Times Broken	2	0	2	4

Tennis Scores in Glasgow Challenger

• Daniel RinconRincon – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer – Liam DraxlDraxl (6-3 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Matteo MartineauMartineau (4-6 6-3 7-6³) – See score progression
• Max Hans RehbergHans Rehberg – Johannus MondayMonday (7-6⁵ 4-6 4-2 ret.) – See score progression
• Vasil Kirkov/Marcus WillisKirkov/Marcus Willis – Erik Grevelius/Adam HeinonenGrevelius/Adam Heinonen (6-2 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Hugo Grenier/Luca SanchezGrenier/Luca Sanchez – Tom Hands/Harry WendelkenHands/Harry Wendelken (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Max Hans RehbergHans Rehberg – Johannus MondayMonday (7-6(5) 4-6 4-2 ret.) – See score progression
• Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer – Liam DraxlDraxl (6-3 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Daniel RinconRincon – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Matteo MartineauMartineau (4-6 6-3 7-6(3)) – See score progression

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