Patrick Kypson and Rafael Jodar will play each other in the 2nd round of the Sioux Falls Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:00 pm on SIOUX FALLS FORD LINCOLN 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 -> 1.57
Patrick Kypson -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Patrick Kypson vs. Rafael Jodar
This will be the 2nd time that Patrick Kypson and Rafael Jodar square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Jodar (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Jodar won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in the Lincoln Challenger back in October 2025.
Patrick Kypson
37 - 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. 166, Kypson reached the 2nd round after defeating Oliver Tarvet 6-2 4-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Kypson defeated Tarvet (6-2 4-6 6-3). During the match, Kypson scored 101 points vs Tarvet’s 90. Patrick was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kypson managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Patrick Kypson lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kypson put 64% of his first serves in, winning 72% (47/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (18/37) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Tarvet 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Kypson has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (238-138). 10-4 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kypson has an aggregate 49-25 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.
The American has a composed 36-14 win-loss record in 2025, 10-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sioux Falls Challenger
Rafael Jodar
34 - 12win/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. 210 (career-high), the Spaniard reached the 2nd round after defeating Saba Purtseladze 6-4 7-5.
In the 1st round, Jodar had a good straight sets win against Purtseladze (6-4 7-5). During the match Jodar scored 73 points vs Purtseladze’s 55. Rafael was quite aggressive to blast 22 winners.
About the serving games, Jodar bagged 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Rafael Jodar lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Jodar put 58% of his first serves in, winning 67% (22/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 75% (18/24) on the 2nd serve. Jodar broke Purtseladze 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Hersonissos 3 Challenger where he overcame Dan Added in the final 6-4 6-2 and the Lincoln Challenger where he overcame Martin Damm in the final 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 34-11 win-loss record in 2025, 8-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sioux Falls Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kypson | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 22 |
| Pts | 101-90 | 73-55 |
| Total Points | 191 | 128 |
| Winners | 47 | 22 |
| %Winners | 47% | 30% |
Both Kypson and Jodar played 1 match. At the moment, Patrick Kypson surrendered 1 set while Rafael Jodar hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kypson has played 1 set more than Jodar (3 vs 2). Therefore, Kypson played 5 games more than Jodar. Kypson scored 47 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Rafael made 22 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kypson | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 5 |
| 1st in | 65/102 | 33/57 |
| %1st in | 64% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 47/65 | 22/33 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 18/24 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 75% |
Kypson managed to score 12 aces . Jodar recorded 5 aces . Kypson won 72% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Jodar won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 75% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kypson | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/7 |
| % Converted | 44% | 57% |
| Conceded | 9 | 2 |
| Saved | 7 | 0 |
| % Saved | 78% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Kypson broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Kypson conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Rafael broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve twice and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kypson | |||
| R1 Tarvet | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 101-90 | 101-90 | |
| Total points | 191 | 191 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 65/102 | 65/102 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 47/65 | 47/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 18/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Jodar | |||
| R1 Purtseladze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 73-55 | 73-55 | |
| Total points | 128 | 128 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 33/57 | 33/57 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 22/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/24 | 18/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 75% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Sioux Falls Challenger
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Erik ArutiunianArutiunian (7-5 7-6(2)) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Johannus MondayMonday – Alfredo PerezPerez (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mats RosenkranzRosenkranz – Murphy CassoneCassone (6-0 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Andres MartinMartin – Liam DraxlDraxl (6-1 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Mats RosenkranzRosenkranz (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Patrick KypsonKypson – (0-1) – H2H and prediction