Axel Nefve vs David Bakonyi, Champaign 2026, Qualifying R1

ScheduledThe Parastaran Court

Axel Nefve

ATP: 959W L L L L

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David Bakonyi

ATP: 2155L L W W W

Atkins Tennis CenterUrbana, USA

Indoor hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

101.7Average

Venue average

Altitude231 mLow

Player comparison

Axel NefveDavid Bakonyi

#919 → #959Ranking, last 12 months#1633 → #2155

#959
Ranking: #2155; #731
Career high: #1611; 18–18
2026 record: 10–7; 14–13
2026 on hard: 0–1; 0
Titles: 0; 26
Age: 20; 193 cm
Height: —; Left
Plays: —

Head to head

First meetingAxel Nefve and David Bakonyi haven’t played each other on the recorded tours.

Form and path

Axel Nefve2–4

MontrealHard

WRound of 32
Axel Nefve
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7Set 3: 2

Hilton Head IslandClay

LRound of 32
Anuj Watane
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7
Axel Nefve
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5

KigaliClay

LRound of 32
Alec Beckley
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Axel Nefve
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

KigaliClay

LRound of 32
Alec Beckley
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Axel Nefve
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 2

East LansingHard

David Bakonyi3–3

ChampaignHard

LRound of 32
Nathan Ponwith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Bakonyi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

PopradClay

WelsClay

LQualifying R3
Erik Schiessl
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
David Bakonyi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 0

Ranking points at stake

Nefve#960 · 22 ptsBakonyi#1635 · 3 pts0points defending here0

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Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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