Wins for Budkov Kjaer and Tien at Next Gen Finals

VIDEO SHOWS: NEXT GEN ATP FINALS ROUND ROBIN HIGHLIGHTS SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (DECEMBER 18, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) NICOLAI BUDKOV KJAER (NORWAY / T-SHIRT PURPLE) V RAFAEL JODAR (SPAIN / BLACK) 1. BUDKOV KJAER HITTING BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE IN THE FIRST SET 2. SET POINT – BUDKOV KJAER HITTING FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE THE FIRST SET 3. SET POINT – JODAR HITTING LONG TO HAND BUDKOV KJAER THE SECOND SET 4. BUDKOV KJAER HITTING FOREHAND WINNER WITH JODAR AT THE NET TO WIN A POINT IN THE THIRD SET 5. JODAR HITTING FOREHAND WINNER TO WIN A POINT IN THE THIRD SET 6. SET POINT – BUDKOV KJAER HITTING LONG TO HAND JODAR THE THIRD SET 7. BUDKOV KJAER SERVING ACE TO WIN THE FOURTH SET / BUDKOV KJAER CELEBRATING / BUDKOV KJAER'S TEAM APPLAUDING / PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT THE NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH THE UMPIRE / BUDKOV KJAER WAVING TO CROWD LEARNER TIEN (USA / T-SHIRT BLACK) V MARTIN LANDALUCE (SPAIN / GREY) 8. LANDALUCE HITTING FOREHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE TO WIN POINT IN FIRST SET 9. SET POINT – LANDALUCE ADVANCING TO HIT FOREHAND WINNER TO WIN THE FIRST SET 10. TIEN HITTING BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE TO WIN POINT IN SECOND SET 11. LANDALUCE HITTING LONG IN SECOND SET TO HAND TIEN CRITICAL BREAK OF SERVICE 12. LANDALUCE FAILING TO RETURN TIEN VOLLEY IN THIRD SET 13. SET POINT – TIEN HITTING FOREHAND WINNER TO WIN THIRD SET 14. TIEN HITTING FOREHAND WINNER IN FOURTH SET 15. MATCH POINT – TIEN HITTING BACKHAND WINNER TO WIN FOURTH SET / TIEN CELEBRATING / LANDALUCE RUNNING TO NET / PLAYERS EMBRACING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH THE UMPIRE / TIEN'S TEAM WATCHING ON / TIEN WAVING TO CROWD STORY: Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is on the brink of reaching the Semis of the Next Gen ATP Finals after he beat Spain’s Rafael Jodar in a four set encounter on Thursday (December 18). The fifth seed Norwegian took his second win of the round robin stage 4-1 4-2 1-4 4-2 in Jeddah to leave the 19-year-old in pole position to win the Blue Group. Elsewhere in the evening session, top seed Learner Tien bounced back from defeat to Jodar on Wednesday to come back from a set down and overcome Spaniard Martin Landaluce, winning two tiebreaks on his way to a 1-4 4-1 4-3(3) 4-3(2) victory. Tien and Budkov Kjaer will play each other on Friday (December 19). (Production: Joseph Andrews)

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