Alex Barrena and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer will clash against each other in the 1^st round of the Tampere Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Barrena who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alex Barrena is the pick to win this match.
Alex Barrena -> 1.57
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 2.28

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Prediction and head to head Alex Barrena vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

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

Alex Barrena

Ranked no. 233 (career-high), the Argentine will start his run in the Tampere Challenger after he played his last match in the Bunschoten Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-2 7-6(4) to Coppejans in the semifinal on the 19^th of July.

The Argentine has an overall 32-14 win-loss record in 2025, 32-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger where he overcame Santiago Rodriguez Taverna in the final 7-5 6-2 and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger where he beat Franco Roncadelli in the final 5-7 7-5 6-3.

Talking about his overall career, Barrena has an overall 156-115 record. He has a positive 153-107 record on clay.

Previously in the Tampere Challenger

The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Ranked no. 253 (career-high), Nicolai will start his run in the Tampere Challenger after he played his last match in Bastad where he lost 3-6 6-2 7-5 to Baez in the 2^nd

round on the 16^th of July.

Nicolai has an aggregate 23-18 win-loss record in 2025, 8-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).

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

In terms of his career, Nicolai has an overall 49-31 record. He has a positive 27-16 record on clay.

Tennis Scores in Tampere Challenger

• Alex MolcanMolcan – Luca CastagnolaCastagnola (5-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Nicolas KickerKicker – Billy SuarezSuarez (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Thomas FaurelFaurel – Jelle SelsSels (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Aristotelis ThanosThanos – Milos KarolKarol (6-2 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Hynek BartonBarton – Sebastian DominkoDominko (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Olle WallinWallin (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Olle WallinWallin (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Thomas FaurelFaurel – Jelle SelsSels (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Hynek BartonBarton – Sebastian DominkoDominko (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Aristotelis ThanosThanos – Milos KarolKarol (6-2 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Alex MolcanMolcan – Luca CastagnolaCastagnola (5-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Nicolas KickerKicker – Billy SuarezSuarez (6-2 6-1) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Nicolas KickerKicker – Michael GeertsGeerts (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Eero VasaVasa (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Dmitry PopkoPopko – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Christoph NegrituNegritu – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jay ClarkeClarke – Sumit NagalNagal (0-4) – H2H and prediction
• Alex MolcanMolcan – Ivan GakhovGakhov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Patrick ZahrajZahraj – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – (3-1) – H2H and prediction
• Mathys ErhardErhard – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Timofey SkatovSkatov – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel MichalskiMichalski – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Vesa AhtiAhti – Max HoukesHoukes (0-0) – H2H and prediction