Mitchell Krueger and Darwin Blanch will play each other in the 1st round of the Champaign Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on COURT 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mitchell Krueger who should win in 3 sets.
Mitchell Krueger -> 1.83
Darwin Blanch -> 1.85
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Prediction and head to head Mitchell Krueger vs. Darwin Blanch
This will be the 2nd time that Mitchell Krueger and Darwin Blanch square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Krueger (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Krueger won 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1 in the final in the Knoxville Challenger back in November 2025.
Mitchell Krueger
29 - 31win/loss
205
135
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-32 | 12-17 | 9-7 | 7-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-31 | 30-17 | 9-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 15-19 | 4-4 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-28 | 18-15 | 6-5 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-24 | 19-12 | 5-5 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 202, Krueger will start his run in the Champaign Challenger after he won the title in the Knoxville Challenger after beating 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1 Blanch in the final.
The American has a composed 29-31 win-loss record in 2025, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Knoxville Challenger where he defeated Darwin Blanch in the final 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1.
The American won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, Krueger has an overall 452-403 record. He has a negative 40-48 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2015, 2021 and 2023. See his history
.Darwin Blanch
38 - 21win/loss
285
285
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-22 | 31-14 | 2-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-19 | 16-10 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-7 | 0-2 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 10-8 | 7-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 297 (career-high), Blanch will start his run in the Champaign Challenger after he played his last match in the Knoxville Challenger where he lost 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1 to Krueger in the final on the 9th of November.
The American has an overall 38-21 win-loss record in 2025, 5-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Darwin’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Villena,M25 Martos,M25 Figueira da Foz and the Knoxville Challenger.
In terms of his career, Darwin has an overall 79-55 record. He has a positive 5-4 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Blanch has never competed in this tournament before.
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alfredo PerezPerez – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jacob BrummBrumm – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Keegan SmithSmith – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MartinezMartinez – Saba PurtseladzePurtseladze (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Micah BraswellBraswell – (0-0) – H2H and prediction