Jay Clarke and Ryan Nijboer will face off in the 1st round of the Targu Mures 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. 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 Jay Clarke who should win in 3 sets.
Jay Clarke -> 1.43
Ryan Nijboer -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Jay Clarke vs. Ryan Nijboer
There is no head to head record between Jay Clarke and Ryan Nijboer since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jay Clarke
43 - 21win/loss
213
153
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56-29 | 24-8 | 26-9 | 5-6 | 0-5 | 1-1 |
| 2024 | 54-29 | 6-4 | 41-18 | 6-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 10-12 | 21-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-27 | 11-12 | 3-4 | 7-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 7-7 | 8-14 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 192, Clarke will start his run in the Targu Mures 1 Challenger after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Cazaux in the qualifications on the 21st of August.
Clarke has a composed 43-21 win-loss record in 2025, 19-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Skopje Challenger where he overcame Nerman Fatic in the final 6-2 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, The Brit has an overall 336-234 record. He has a positive 165-80 record on clay.
Previously in the Targu Mures 1 Challenger
The Brit has never competed in this tournament before.
Ryan Nijboer
35 - 28win/loss
505
371
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44-35 | 11-6 | 32-24 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 53-38 | 8-3 | 45-32 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-32 | 12-9 | 41-21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-23 | 1-6 | 22-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-28 | 9-13 | 18-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 437, Nijboer will start his run in the Targu Mures 1 Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Madrid where he lost 6-4 6-0 to Carrascosa in the 1st round on the 3rd of September.
Nijboer has an overall 35-28 win-loss record in 2025, 30-20 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.Nijboer’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Manacor and M25 The Hague.
In terms of his career, Nijboer has an overall 287-218 record. He has a positive 185-133 record on clay.
Tennis Scores in Targu Mures 1 Challenger
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Max Alcala GurriAlcala Gurri (6-2 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mika BrunoldBrunold – Dan MartinMartin (7-63 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Miguel DamasDamas – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Imanol Lopez MorilloLopez Morillo – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras – Neil OberleitnerOberleitner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabi Adrian BoitanAdrian Boitan – Dan Alexandru TomescuAlexandru Tomescu (2-5) – H2H and prediction
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Tommaso CompagnucciCompagnucci (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefan PalosiPalosi – Mathys ErhardErhard (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ryan NijboerNijboer – Jay ClarkeClarke (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian GimaGima – Andrea PicchionePicchione (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Radu Mihai PapoeMihai Papoe – (0-0) – H2H and prediction