Hugo Gaston and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer will face off in the 1st round of the Orleans Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.81
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
20 - 27win/loss
98
58
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-31 | 9-12 | 6-14 | 15-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-31 | 5-12 | 15-11 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 6-5 | 30-18 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-30 | 2-3 | 32-16 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 106, Gaston will start his run in the Orleans Challenger after he won the title in the Rennes Challenger after beating 6-4 6-4 Wawrinka in the final.
Gaston has an aggregate 20-27 win-loss record in 2025, 5-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Rennes Challenger where he overcame Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-4 6-4.
The French player won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, Gaston has an overall 261-210 record. He has a positive 68-56 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Orleans Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
41 - 22win/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), the Norwegian will start his run in the Orleans Challenger after he played his last match in Chengdu where he lost 4-6 7-5 6-0
to Mcdonald in the qualifications on the 17th of September.The Norwegian has a composed 41-22 win-loss record in 2025, 13-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Glasgow Challenger where he beat Viktor Durasovic in the final 6-4 6-3 and the Tampere Challenger where he defeated Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg in the final 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-2 and the Astana Challenger where he defeated Alexandr Binda in the final 6-4 6-3.
In terms of his career, Nicolai has an overall 67-35 record. He has a positive 15-6 record on indoor hard courts.
Tennis Scores in Orleans Challenger
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