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Hugo Gaston vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer — Prediction

ATP Hard Cincinnati · qualification - 1. round 23:00

Predicted probability

Hugo Gaston

France

60.50%

Average Odds

1.73  /  2.04

Market probability

54.11%  /  45.89%

Why This Prediction?

Hugo Gaston is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1734 vs 1565), a higher Elo rating (1683 vs 1557) and more wins on hard courts (44 vs 10).

Player Comparison

1682.7 Elo 1557.4
1733.6 Elo (surface) 1564.7
90 Wins 22
44 Wins (surface) 10
8 Last 15 form 8
1 Head-to-head wins 1
1.265 Dominance ratio 1.219
96 Rank 152
25.9 Age 19.9
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Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Hugo Gaston

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 4W–1L · 80.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 4W–2L · 66.7%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 4W–0L · 100.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 4W–5L · 44.4%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–2L · 0.0%

26 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 2W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 2W–6L · 25.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–3L · 25.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

19 matches with market odds since 2026-06-02.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Hugo Gaston Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

1st Serve In %

54.1%
57.9%

1st Serve Points Won %

70.2%
71.6%

2nd Serve Points Won %

50.7%
52.5%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

37.9%
32.9%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

48.5%
52.0%

Aces per Service Game

0.17
0.31

Double Faults per Service Game

0.30
0.27

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

57.4%
61.5%

1st Serve Points Won %

68.5%
69.2%

2nd Serve Points Won %

48.5%
58.6%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

33.1%
26.4%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

51.7%
47.6%

Aces per Service Game

0.20
0.39

Double Faults per Service Game

0.15
0.19

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Hugo Gaston Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Break Points Saved %

52.8%
67.1%

Break Points Converted %

45.8%
36.8%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

53.9%
54.9%

Break Points Converted %

37.0%
47.5%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Hugo Gaston 11 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Hard Cincinnati · 2026-08-12

qualification - 1. round

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer #152

Hugo Gaston #96

6-2 3-6 6-4
0 Aces 4
5 Double Faults 4
86 Service Points 92
47 First Serve In 54
28 First Serve Won 40
21 Second Serve Won 14
3 Break Points Saved 5
7 Break Points Faced 8
17 Winners 19
47 Unforced Errors 52
2.0 Average Odds 1.7
Hard Roanne CH · 2025-10-06
6-4 3-6 6-1
2 Aces 3
1 Double Faults 7
73 Service Points 79
43 First Serve In 30
30 First Serve Won 21
18 Second Serve Won 25
2 Break Points Saved 2
4 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Orleans CH · 2025-09-22
5 Aces 1
3 Double Faults 2
57 Service Points 57
32 First Serve In 30
25 First Serve Won 21
9 Second Serve Won 11
1 Break Points Saved 2
3 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

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