Jay Clarke and Miguel Damas will face off in the semifinal of the Targu Mures 2 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:30 pm 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 -> 1.49
Miguel Damas -> 2.48

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Prediction and head to head Jay Clarke vs. Miguel Damas

There is no head to head record between Jay Clarke and Miguel Damas since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Jay Clarke

Ranked no. 194, Jay got to the semifinal after beating Oleksandr Ovcharenko 6-0 6-4, Amaury Raynel 6-2 6-4 and Gabi Adrian Boitan 6-0 7-5.

In the quarter, Jay had a good straight sets win against Adrian Boitan (6-0 7-5). During the match, Clarke scored 71 points vs Adrian Boitan’s 52. The Brit was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about the service games, Clarke managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Jay Clarke lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Clarke put 62% of his first serves in, winning 77% (33/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (10/26) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Adrian Boitan 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Clarke hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.

Clarke has positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (342-235). 25-6 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Clarke has a composed 171-81 win-loss record in the last years on clay.

His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Skopje Challenger where he overcame Nerman Fatic in the final 6-2 6-3.

The Brit has an overall 49-22 win-loss record in 2025, 25-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Targu Mures 2 Challenger

Miguel Damas

Ranked no. 363, Damas reached the semifinal after beating Ryan Nijboer 6-3 6-2, Mika Brunold 6-3 6-1 and Andrea Picchione 6-3 3-2 ret..

In the quarter against Picchione, the Spaniard had a free pass after Picchione retired on a 6-3 3-2 . scoreline.

Miguel’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Montauban,M15 Getxo and M25 Oviedo.

The Spaniard has an aggregate 53-23 win-loss record in 2025, 45-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Clarke	Damas
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	7
Tot Games	52	47
Pts	202-146	171-115
Total Points	348	286
Winners	76	70
%Winners	38%	41%

Both Clarke and Damas played 3 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Clarke has played 1 set(s) less than Damas (6 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Clarke played 5 games more than Damas. Clarke scored 76 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard scored 70 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Clarke	Damas
Aces	5	6
Avg per match	1.7	2
1st in	112/182	89/136
%1st in	62%	65%
1st pts	76/112	70/89
%1st pts	68%	79%
2nd pts	33/70	30/47
%2nd pts	47%	64%

Clarke made 5 aces (1.7 per match). Damas scored 6 aces (2 per match). Clarke won 68% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Damas won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Clarke	Damas
Won	17	10
Converted	17/28	10/22
% Converted	61%	45%
Conceded	17	5
Saved	11	4
% Saved	65%	80%
Times Broken	6	1

Clarke broke his opponents 17 times with a 61% conversion rate. Clarke lost his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Miguel broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Damas conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

Clarke
	R1 Ovcharenko	R2 Raynel	1/4 Adrian	Total
Score	6-0 6-4	6-2 6-4	6-0 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	16	18	18	52
pts	64-43	67-51	71-52	202-146
Total points	107	118	123	348
Winners	21	22	33	76
%Winners	33%	33%	46%	38%
SERVE
Aces	1	1	3	5
Double Faults	4	3	4	11
1st in	29/51	40/62	43/69	112/182
% 1st in	57%	65%	62%	62%
1st pts	21/29	22/40	33/43	76/112
% 1st pts	72%	55%	77%	68%
2nd pts	12/22	11/22	10/26	33/70
% 2nd pts	55%	50%	38%	47%
Breaks
Won	5	7	5	17
Converted	5/9	7/13	5/6	17/28
Converted %	56%	54%	83%	61%
Conceded	5	7	5	17
Saved	4/5	3/7	4/5	11
Saved %	80%	43%	80%	68%
Times Broken	1	4	1	6

Damas
	R1 Nijboer	R2 Brunold	1/4 Picchione	Total
Score	6-3 6-2	6-3 6-1	6-3 3-2 ret.
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	17	16	14	47
pts	65-44	63-36	43-35	171-115
Total points	109	99	78	286
Winners	24	24	22	70
%Winners	37%	38%	51%	41%
SERVE
Aces	1	2	3	6
Double Faults	0	0	1	1
1st in	30/48	29/43	30/45	89/136
% 1st in	63%	67%	67%	65%
1st pts	24/30	24/29	22/30	70/89
% 1st pts	80%	83%	73%	79%
2nd pts	13/18	10/14	7/15	30/47
% 2nd pts	72%	71%	47%	64%
Breaks
Won	3	4	3	10
Converted	3/9	4/9	3/4	10/22
Converted %	33%	44%	75%	45%
Conceded	0	3	2	5
Saved	0/0	3/3	1/2	4
Saved %	–	100%	50%	50%
Times Broken	0	0	1	1

Tennis Scores in Targu Mures 2 Challenger

• Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Daniel RinconRincon (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Miguel DamasDamas – Andrea PicchionePicchione (6-3 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
• Jay ClarkeClarke – Gabi Adrian BoitanAdrian Boitan (6-0 7-5) – See score progression
• Mathys ErhardErhard – Corentin DenollyDenolly (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
• Jay ClarkeClarke – Gabi Adrian BoitanAdrian Boitan (6-0 7-5) – See score progression
• Miguel DamasDamas – Andrea PicchionePicchione (6-3 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
• Mathys ErhardErhard – Corentin DenollyDenolly (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
• Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Daniel RinconRincon (6-2 7-5) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Jay ClarkeClarke – Miguel DamasDamas (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mathys ErhardErhard – Franco AgamenoneAgamenone (0-1) – H2H and prediction