Patrick Kypson and Rafael Jodar will square off in the semifinal of the Lincoln Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on STADIUM. 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 Rafael Jodar who should win in 3 sets.
Rafael Jodar -> 1.53
Patrick Kypson -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Patrick Kypson vs. Rafael Jodar
There is no head to head record between Patrick Kypson and Rafael Jodar since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Patrick Kypson
35 - 14win/loss
117
117
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45-15 | 19-8 | 7-1 | 19-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-27 | 8-11 | 4-7 | 12-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-21 | 10-11 | 17-6 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-14 | 13-7 | 2-2 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-11 | 4-2 | 20-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 169, the American reached the semifinal after defeating Mats Rosenkranz 6-2 6-4, Samir Banerjee 6-4 7-6(5) and Dhakshineswar Suresh 7-6(4) 6-0.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Suresh (7-64 6-0). During the match, Kypson scored 74 points vs Suresh’s 55. The American was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kypson struck 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Patrick Kypson lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kypson put 66% of his first serves in, winning 69% (29/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 73% (16/22) on the 2nd serve. Patrick broke Suresh 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Patrick hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Kypson has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (237-137). 9-3 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kypson has a compiled 48-24 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Bogota Challenger where he overcame Pedro Sakamoto in the final 6-1 6-3 and the Little Rock Challenger where he defeated Michael Zheng in the final 6-1 1-6 7-5.
Patrick has a compiled 35-13 win-loss record in 2025, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lincoln Challenger
Kypson has never competed in this tournament before.
Rafael Jodar
32 - 11win/loss
168
166
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-12 | 23-9 | 3-1 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 283 (career-high), Jodar got to the semifinal after defeating Cannon Kingsley 6-3 7-5, Max Wiskandt 6-4 6-1 and Brandon Holt 6-0 7-5.
In the quarter, Jodar had a good straight sets win against Holt (6-0 7-5). During the match Jodar scored 68 points vs Holt’s 42. Jodar was very aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Jodar bagged 5 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Rafael Jodar was pretty efficient on serve to win 79% (23/29) of his 1st serve and 74% (14/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Rafael broke Holt 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jodar hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 61% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Hersonissos 3 Challenger where he beat Dan Added in the final 6-4 6-2.
Rafael has an overall 31-11 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kypson | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 56 |
| Pts | 222-177 | 197-128 |
| Total Points | 399 | 325 |
| Winners | 102 | 72 |
| %Winners | 46% | 37% |
Both Kypson and Jodar played 3 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kypson and Jodar have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Kypson played 4 games more than Jodar. Kypson scored 102 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Jodar fired 72 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kypson | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 130/182 | 98/152 |
| %1st in | 71% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 102/130 | 72/98 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 25/52 | 41/54 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 76% |
Kypson bagged 17 aces (5.7 per match). Jodar scored 8 aces (2.7 per match). Kypson won 78% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Jodar won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 76% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kypson | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/24 | 12/24 |
| % Converted | 42% | 50% |
| Conceded | 12 | 8 |
| Saved | 9 | 6 |
| % Saved | 75% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Kypson broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. Kypson lost his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kypson | |||||
| R1 Rosenkranz | R2 Banerjee | 1/4 Suresh | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 7-65 | 7-64 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 19 | 60 | |
| pts | 68-49 | 80-73 | 74-55 | 222-177 | |
| Total points | 117 | 153 | 129 | 399 | |
| Winners | 31 | 42 | 29 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 53% | 39% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 37/50 | 51/68 | 42/64 | 130/182 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 75% | 66% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 31/37 | 42/51 | 29/42 | 102/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 82% | 69% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/13 | 5/17 | 16/22 | 25/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 31% | 29% | 73% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/8 | 4/8 | 10/24 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 50% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 0% | 83% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jodar | |||||
| R1 Kingsley | R2 Wiskandt | 1/4 Holt | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-0 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 18 | 56 | |
| pts | 68-50 | 61-36 | 68-42 | 197-128 | |
| Total points | 118 | 97 | 110 | 325 | |
| Winners | 30 | 19 | 23 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 31% | 34% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 41/58 | 28/46 | 29/48 | 98/152 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 61% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 30/41 | 19/28 | 23/29 | 72/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 68% | 79% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/17 | 14/18 | 14/19 | 41/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 78% | 74% | 76% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 5/8 | 4/7 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 63% | 57% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Lincoln Challenger
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Dhakshineswar SureshSuresh (7-64 6-0) – See score progression
- Johannus MondayMonday – Michael MmohMmoh (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Martin DammDamm – Andre IlaganIlagan (4-6 6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Rafael JodarJodar – Brandon HoltHolt (6-0 7-5) – See score progression
- Patrick Harper/Johannus MondayHarper/Johannus Monday – Nicolas Arseneault/Antoine GhibaudoArseneault/Antoine Ghibaudo (6-3 6-1) – See score progression