Andrea Pellegrino def. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-3, 6-2 — Swedish Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Andrea Pellegrino defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-3, 6-2 in the R32 of the Swedish Open 2026.

Return games decided this one: Andrea Pellegrino converted 4 of 5 break points to Nicolai Budkov Kjaer's 1 of 3 and dropped serve just once in nine service games at the Swedish Open. Budkov Kjaer's lone strike — game 7 of the opener, for 3-4 — lasted one game; Pellegrino re-broke in game 8 for 5-3, then won 93% of first-serve points in the second set. Next up per the draw: Andrey Rublev, No. 16 at the time.

Match stats

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer: 2 aces, 60% first serves, 2 double faults, 1/3 break points. Andrea Pellegrino: 1 ace, 52% first serves, 2 double faults, 4/5 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Andrea Pellegrino.