Sebastian Baez and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Nordea Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Sebastian Baez who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sebastian Baez is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Baez -> 1.24
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 4.05

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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Baez vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

There is no head to head record between Sebastian Baez and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Sebastian Baez

Ranked no. 37, Sebastian will start his run in Bastad after he played his last match at Wimbledon where he lost 6-2 6-2 2-1 ret. to Draper in the 1^st round on the 1^st of July.

Baez has an aggregate 16-16 win-loss record in 2025, 16-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Rio de Janeiro where he defeated Alexandre Muller in the final 6-2 6-3.

Talking about his overall career, The Argentine has an overall 267-165 record. He has a positive 228-100 record on clay.

Previously in Bastad

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2022. See his history.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Ranked no. 298, Budkov reached the 2^nd round after beating Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-3 6-4, Pablo Llamas Ruiz 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 and Thiago Moura Monteiro 5-7 6-3 7-6(2).

In the 1^st round against Moura Monteiro, Nicolai recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 7-6²). During the match Budkov scored 111 points vs Moura Monteiro’s 99. Budkov was quite aggressive to blast 52 winners.

Talking about serving, Budkov bagged 5 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Budkov put 70% of his first serves in, winning 70% (52/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (17/32) on the 2nd serve. The Norwegian broke Moura Monteiro 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

His best result of the season was winning the title the Glasgow Challenger where he overcame Viktor Durasovic in the final 6-4 6-3.

The Norwegian has a composed 23-17 win-loss record in 2025, 8-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Tennis Scores in Bastad

• Elias YmerYmer – Tristan BoyerBoyer (6-3 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (5-7 6-3 7-6²) – See score progression
• Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Vit KoprivaKopriva – Hugo DellienDellien (6-1 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Jaime FariaFaria (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Rafael Matos/Marcelo MeloMatos/Marcelo Melo – Cleeve Harper/Ryan SeggermanHarper/Ryan Seggerman (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – William Rejchtman VinciguerraRejchtman Vinciguerra (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Raphael CollignonCollignon (6-2 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Ariel Behar/Joran VliegenBehar/Joran Vliegen – Ivan Dodig/Jamie MurrayDodig/Jamie Murray (6-2 3-6 10-5) – See score progression
• Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (5-7 6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
• Elias YmerYmer – Tristan BoyerBoyer (6-3 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Jaime FariaFaria (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Elias YmerYmer – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Mariano NavoneNavone (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Mikael YmerYmer – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (3-1) – H2H and prediction
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Christian GarinGarin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Vit KoprivaKopriva – Jesper De JongDe Jong (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Hugo GastonGaston – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Filip MisolicMisolic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian BaezBaez – (0-0) – H2H and prediction