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.

As per the initial odds, Jay Clarke is the pick to win this match.
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

Jay Clarke

43 - 21win/loss

Hard
22-8
I Hard
1-2
Clay
19-5
Grass
0-5
Carpet
1-1
Rank
213
High
153
WWLWWLWLLW
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.

Targu Mures 1 Challenger
Clarke's Record

Ryan Nijboer

Ryan Nijboer

35 - 28win/loss

Hard
4-3
I Hard
1-5
Clay
30-20
Rank
505
High
371
WWLWLWWLWW
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)

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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.

Targu Mures 1 Challenger
Nijboer's Record

Tennis Scores in Targu Mures 1 Challenger

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