Norbert Gombos vs Radu Mihai Papoe — Prague Quarter-final

Prague · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final

SVKQ

Norbert Gombos

#424ATP

1472ELO

1455Clay ELO

36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed

Last 10

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Sets

Thursday, 20 August 2026 · 17:30

clay

COURT 2 · 4th on

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Radu Mihai Papoe

#300ATP

23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed

Last 10

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Gombos N.

Mihai Papoe R.

Norbert Gombos faces Radu Mihai Papoe in the Prague quarter-final on clay. Radu Mihai Papoe holds the paper edge — ranked #300. Recent clay form is closely matched.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 19:50 UTC

Gombos N.38%

Mihai Papoe R.62%

Toss-up
50–58%

Slight edge
58–67%

Clear favourite
67–80%

Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Mihai Papoe R. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model · 63% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Freshness: Norbert Gombos comes in with 1 days of rest and 64 games in 14d, vs Radu Mihai Papoe's 1 and 137.
Last match: Norbert Gombos dropped the opening set before beating Sean Cuenin 6–7 6–3 6–4.
Win streak: Both arrive on four-match winning runs.

Common opponents

Last 12 months

No common opponents in the last 12 months.

Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Gombos N.

5.7

Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Mihai Papoe R.

5.2

Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Form & Matchup

7.0Leads 1–0 on clay

H2H

3.0Trails 0–1 on clay

9.09 of last 10 on clay

Surface form

7.77 of last 10 on clay

7.04-match win streak

Win streak

7.04-match win streak

Fatigue & Travel

4.02 three-setters in 14 days

3-set count

7.01 three-setter in 14 days

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

16 vs 2 matches

Statistics

This season

Gombos N.Mihai Papoe R.

1st serve in·Slight edge

60%

71%

1st serve points won·Clear edge

68%

56%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

50%

57%

Service points won·Slight edge

61%

56%

Return points won·Slight edge

37%

44%

Break points saved·Slight edge

55%

61%

Aces / match·Dominant

4.3

0.5

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.6

1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season

Gombos N.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mihai Papoe R.

Mihai Papoe R.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gombos N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Freshness

Recent load

Gombos N.Mihai Papoe R.

Freshness·Slight edge

Gombos N.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d) · Mihai Papoe R.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Weather forecast

28°COvercast

Wind 8 km/hHumidity 39%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.