Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Clement Chidekh will square off in the semifinal of the Mouilleron for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolai Budkov Kjaer who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is the pick to win this match.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.39
Clement Chidekh -> 2.83

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Prediction and head to head Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs. Clement Chidekh

There is no head to head record between Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Clement Chidekh since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Ranked no. 149 (career-high), the Norwegian got to the semifinal after defeating Nikolay Vylegzhanin 6-1 6-3, Loann Massard 6-3 6-2 and Francesco Passaro 6-4 6-4.

In the quarter, Nicolai had a good straight sets win against Passaro (6-4 6-4). During the match, Budkov Kjaer scored 68 points vs Passaro’s 58. The Norwegian was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about the service games, Budkov Kjaer made 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer was quite efficient on serve to win 80% (33/41) 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. The Norwegian broke Passaro twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Budkov Kjaer hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.

Budkov Kjaer has a solid match record in the last 3 years having won 67% of his matches (72-36). 18-6 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Budkov Kjaer has a composed20-7 record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Glasgow Challenger where he defeated 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 defeated Alexandr Binda in the final 6-4 6-3.

Nicolai has a composed 46-23 win-loss record in 2025, 18-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Le

The Norwegian has never competed in this tournament before.

Clement Chidekh

Ranked no. 232, Clement got to the semifinal after defeating Hugo Gaston 7-5 3-6 6-4, Matteo Martineau 7-6(5) 6-3 and Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter against Kukushkin, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7⁴ 6-3 6-2). During the match Chidekh scored 102 points vs Kukushkin’s 89. Clement was very aggressive to blast 42 winners.

Talking about serving, Chidekh bagged 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Clement Chidekh lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Chidekh put 65% of his first serves in, winning 75% (42/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Kukushkin 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Chidekh has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was conquering the title the Chisinau Challenger where he defeated Ilia Simakin in the final 7-6(6) 7-5.

Clement has a composed 41-29 win-loss record in 2025, 10-12 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Le

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Budkov Kjaer	Chidekh
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	8
Tot Games	53	83
Pts	194-145	286-256
Total Points	339	542
Winners	84	124
%Winners	43%	43%

Both Budkov Kjaer and Chidekh played 3 matches. At the moment, Clement Chidekh conceded 2 sets while Nicolai Budkov Kjaer hasn’t lost a set so far. Budkov Kjaer has played 2 set(s) less than Chidekh (6 vs 8). Therefore, Budkov Kjaer played 30 games less than Chidekh. Nicolai scored 84 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The French player recorded 124 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Budkov Kjaer	Chidekh
Aces	21	6
Avg per match	7	2
1st in	102/153	169/259
%1st in	67%	65%
1st pts	84/102	124/169
%1st pts	82%	73%
2nd pts	31/51	41/90
%2nd pts	61%	46%

Budkov Kjaer made 21 aces (7 per match). Chidekh made 6 aces (2 per match). Budkov Kjaer won 82% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Chidekh won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Budkov Kjaer	Chidekh
Won	9	13
Converted	9/31	13/32
% Converted	29%	41%
Conceded	6	23
Saved	6	16
% Saved	100%	70%
Times Broken	0	7

Budkov Kjaer broke his opponents 9 times with a 29% conversion rate. Nicolai very solid his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 6 break points. Clement broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. Clement conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.

Budkov Kjaer
	R1 Vylegzhanin	R2 Massard	1/4 Passaro	Total
Score	6-1 6-3	6-3 6-2	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	16	17	20	53
pts	67-42	59-45	68-58	194-145
Total points	109	104	126	339
Winners	23	28	33	84
%Winners	34%	47%	49%	43%
SERVE
Aces	9	6	6	21
Double Faults	0	2	1	3
1st in	27/42	34/53	41/58	102/153
% 1st in	64%	64%	71%	67%
1st pts	23/27	28/34	33/41	84/102
% 1st pts	85%	82%	80%	82%
2nd pts	10/15	11/19	10/17	31/51
% 2nd pts	67%	58%	59%	61%
Breaks
Won	4	3	2	9
Converted	4/17	3/6	2/8	9/31
Converted %	24%	50%	25%	29%
Conceded	1	4	1	6
Saved	1/1	4/4	1/1	6
Saved %	100%	100%	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0	0	0

Chidekh
	R1 Gaston	R2 Martineau	1/4 Kukushkin	Total
Score	7-5 3-6 6-4	7-65 6-3	6-74 6-3 6-2
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	31	22	30	83
pts	102-98	82-69	102-89	286-256
Total points	200	151	191	542
Winners	46	36	42	124
%Winners	45%	44%	41%	43%
SERVE
Aces	2	1	3	6
Double Faults	4	3	6	13
1st in	64/93	49/80	56/86	169/259
% 1st in	69%	61%	65%	65%
1st pts	46/64	36/49	42/56	124/169
% 1st pts	72%	73%	75%	73%
2nd pts	11/29	17/31	13/30	41/90
% 2nd pts	38%	55%	43%	46%
Breaks
Won	5	2	6	13
Converted	5/17	2/4	6/11	13/32
Converted %	29%	50%	55%	41%
Conceded	13	5	5	23
Saved	9/13	4/5	3/5	16
Saved %	69%	80%	60%	70%
Times Broken	4	1	2	7

Tennis Scores in Le

• Patrick KypsonKypson – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Clement ChidekhChidekh – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-7⁴ 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Raphael CollignonCollignon – Arthur FeryFery (5-7 6-2 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Patrick Kaukovalta/Emil RuusuvuoriKaukovalta/Emil Ruusuvuori – Lucas Poullain/Martin SabasPoullain/Martin Sabas (6-7⁴ 6-2 10-4) – See score progression
• Mats Hermans/Mick VeldheerHermans/Mick Veldheer – Stefanos Sakellaridis/Karan SinghSakellaridis/Karan Singh (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Hamish Stewart/Harry WendelkenStewart/Harry Wendelken – Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Patrick KypsonKypson – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Clement ChidekhChidekh – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-7(4) 6-3 6-2) – See score progression

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