Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Justin Engel will square off in the 1st round of the Girona Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on PISTA 5. In the following paragraphs, 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is the pick to win this match.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.363
Justin Engel -> 2.93
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Prediction and head to head Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs. Justin Engel
There is no head to head record between Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Justin Engel since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
13 - 7win/loss
306
298
LWLWWWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-11 | 5-5 | 19-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 306, Nicolai will start his run in the Girona Challenger after he played his last match in the Murcia Challenger where he lost 6-4 7-6(2) to Gakhov in the 2nd round on the 20th of March.
Nicolai has a composed 13-7 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Glasgow Challenger where he defeated Viktor Durasovic in the final 6-4 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Budkov Kjaer has an overall 39-20 record. He has a positive 20-8 record on clay.
Previously in the Girona Challenger
Nicolai has never competed in this tournament before.
Justin Engel
11 - 7win/loss
353
345
LWWLLWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-7 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8-1 |
| 2024 | 37-17 | 4-3 | 32-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-12 | 0-0 | 11-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 353, the German will start his run in the Girona Challenger after he played his last match in the Murcia Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 to Yevseyev in the 1st round on the 19th of March.
The German has a compiled 11-7 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Engel’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 Cadolzburg.
In terms of his career, Engel has an overall 63-46 record. He has a positive 49-32 record on clay.
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