Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Luka Mikrut will square off in the semifinal of the Como Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolai Budkov Kjaer who should win in 3 sets.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.6
Luka Mikrut -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs. Luka Mikrut
There is no head to head record between Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Luka Mikrut since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
38 - 20win/loss
132
132
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50-27 | 7-2 | 18-12 | 22-10 | 3-3 | 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. 158 (career-high), Nicolai got to the semifinal after beating Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-6(5) 6-4, Giovanni Fonio 6-4 7-6(8) and Raul Brancaccio 7-5 6-2.
In the quarter, Budkov Kjaer had a good straight sets win against Brancaccio (7-5 6-2). During the match, Budkov Kjaer scored 67 points vs Brancaccio’s 46. Budkov Kjaer was exceptionally aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Regarding the service games, Budkov Kjaer couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Budkov Kjaer put 56% of his first serves in, winning 66% (19/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 74% (17/23) on the 2nd serve. Nicolai broke Brancaccio 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nicolai hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Budkov Kjaer has a solid win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 67% of his matches (64-32). 18-10 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Budkov Kjaer has an aggregate37-17 win-loss record in the last 3 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Glasgow Challenger where he overcame Viktor Durasovic in the final 6-4 6-3 and the Tampere Challenger where he beat Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg in the final 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-2 and the Astana Challenger where he overcame Alexandr Binda in the final 6-4 6-3.
The Norwegian has an aggregate 38-19 win-loss record in 2025, 18-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Como Challenger
Nicolai has never competed in this tournament before.
Luka Mikrut
41 - 15win/loss
161
159
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57-20 | 4-3 | 52-15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-26 | 5-4 | 31-19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-18 | 5-3 | 28-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-14 | 9-2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 340, the Croatian got to the semifinal after defeating Inaki Montes-De La Torre 6-0 4-6 6-3, Carlo Alberto Caniato 1-6 6-3 6-2 and Henri Squire 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Squire (6-3 6-4). During the match Mikrut scored 69 points vs Squire’s 50. Luka was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Mikrut recorded 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Luka Mikrut was exceptionally effective on serve to win 81% (34/42) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mikrut broke Squire twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Mikrut’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Opatija,M25 Antalya and M15 Dubrovnik.
The Croatian has a compiled 40-15 win-loss record in 2025, 37-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Como Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Budkov Kjaer | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 68 |
| Pts | 240-199 | 220-181 |
| Total Points | 439 | 401 |
| Winners | 96 | 102 |
| %Winners | 40% | 46% |
Both Budkov Kjaer and Mikrut played 3 matches. At the moment, Luka Mikrut conceded 2 sets while Nicolai Budkov Kjaer hasn’t lost a set so far. Budkov Kjaer has played 2 set(s) less than Mikrut (6 vs 8). Therefore, Budkov Kjaer played 2 games less than Mikrut. Nicolai scored 96 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Luka recorded 102 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Budkov Kjaer | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 7 |
| 1st in | 131/204 | 128/214 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 96/131 | 102/128 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 42/73 | 44/86 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 51% |
Budkov Kjaer recorded 8 aces (2.7 per match). Mikrut made 21 aces (7 per match). Budkov Kjaer won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Mikrut won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Budkov Kjaer | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/26 | 10/12 |
| % Converted | 38% | 83% |
| Conceded | 16 | 21 |
| Saved | 11 | 17 |
| % Saved | 69% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Budkov Kjaer broke his opponents 10 times with a 38% conversion rate. Nicolai lost his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Luka broke his opponents 10 times with a 83% conversion rate. Mikrut conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| Budkov Kjaer | |||||
| R1 Stebe | R2 Fonio | 1/4 Brancaccio | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 6-4 7-68 | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | 20 | 66 | |
| pts | 90-82 | 83-71 | 67-46 | 240-199 | |
| Total points | 172 | 154 | 113 | 439 | |
| Winners | 32 | 45 | 19 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 54% | 28% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 49/78 | 53/74 | 29/52 | 131/204 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 72% | 56% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 32/49 | 45/53 | 19/29 | 96/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 85% | 66% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 8/21 | 17/23 | 42/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 38% | 74% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 2/6 | 5/8 | 10/26 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 33% | 63% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 5/6 | 2/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 83% | 50% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Mikrut | |||||
| R1 Montes-De La Torre | R2 Alberto | 1/4 Squire | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 4-6 6-3 | 1-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 24 | 19 | 68 | |
| pts | 77-62 | 74-69 | 69-50 | 220-181 | |
| Total points | 139 | 143 | 119 | 401 | |
| Winners | 33 | 35 | 34 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% | 49% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 44/75 | 42/80 | 42/59 | 128/214 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 53% | 71% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 35/42 | 34/42 | 102/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 83% | 81% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 16/38 | 10/17 | 44/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 42% | 59% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 10/12 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 100% | 67% | 83% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 6/8 | 5/5 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | 100% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
Tennis Scores in Como Challenger
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