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Maks Kasnikowski vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer — Prediction

Grand Slam Hard US Open · qualification - 1. round 20:00

Predicted probability

Maks Kasnikowski

Poland

52.84%

Average Odds

2.62  /  1.46

Market probability

35.78%  /  64.22%

Why This Prediction?

This is a very close match — there is no significant statistical edge for either player.

Player Comparison

1648.1 Elo 1584.0
1657.4 Elo (surface) 1584.2
9 Wins 23
7 Wins (surface) 11
9 Last 15 form 8
0 Head-to-head wins 0
1.027 Dominance ratio 1.064
253 Rank 149
23.1 Age 20.0
right Hand right

Performance vs. the Odds

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

Maks Kasnikowski

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 4W–1L · 80.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 10W–3L · 76.9%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 2W–4L · 33.3%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 0W–4L · 0.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

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

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.

Maks Kasnikowski Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

1st Serve In %

59.8%
57.9%

1st Serve Points Won %

72.8%
71.6%

2nd Serve Points Won %

56.4%
52.5%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

27.9%
32.9%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

46.5%
52.0%

Aces per Service Game

0.35
0.31

Double Faults per Service Game

0.21
0.27

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

1st Serve In %

60.5%
61.5%

1st Serve Points Won %

66.1%
69.2%

2nd Serve Points Won %

53.4%
58.6%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

33.5%
26.4%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

48.9%
47.6%

Aces per Service Game

0.41
0.39

Double Faults per Service Game

0.19
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.

Maks Kasnikowski Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Break Points Saved %

55.9%
67.1%

Break Points Converted %

42.9%
36.8%

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

Break Points Saved %

59.0%
54.9%

Break Points Converted %

42.9%
47.5%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Maks Kasnikowski 00 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Hard US Open · 2026-08-25

qualification - 1. round

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer #149

Maks Kasnikowski #253

7-6 4-6 6-4
6 Aces 6
1 Double Faults 5
113 Service Points 114
61 First Serve In 64
42 First Serve Won 47
29 Second Serve Won 26
6 Break Points Saved 9
8 Break Points Faced 11
47 Winners 37
22 Unforced Errors 17
1.5 Average Odds 2.6

Maks Kasnikowski — Last 10

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Nicolai Budkov Kjaer — Last 10

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