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Andrej Nedic #244Bosnia & Herzegovina2Filippo Romano #306Italy0

Sets 7-6 · 6-3Tue 13 Oct 2026, 10:09First RoundClay

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageAndrej Nedic · 62 places

Andrej Nedic

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Age 21 and currently ranked No. 246, with a published career high of No. 237. Most of his recorded matches have been on clay, but no reliable source explicitly identifies a preferred surface.

Current ranking: #244
Peak ranking: #237
Current age: 21
Preferred surface: Clay
Hand: Right handed
Height: 185 cm

Filippo Romano

Italy

Italian right-hander born 7 July 2005. Public profile sources list a singles career high of No. 298 in June 2026; no current injury or absence signal was located in the specified searches.

Current ranking: #306
Peak ranking: #298 · 2026
Current age: 21
Preferred surface: Grass
Hand: Right handed
Height: 188 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 12 Oct 2026, 04:21 · Europe/Bucharest

Nedic against Romano opens the Maia Challenger on indoor clay, a first-round meeting of No. 244 and No. 306 whose recent clay seasons point different ways.

Nedic is the likelier winner — four wins in his last six clay matches against Romano's 2-8 — but Nedic to win is quoted at 1.5, which asks for about two wins in three and offers nothing. That 1.5 is the only price reviewed here, and it is not worth taking.

Context

Indoor clay removes weather from the equation and no availability concerns were reported, but both players arrive with losing recent clay records, the ranking gap is a modest 62 places, and the fixture is a first-round Challenger match rather than a marquee setting.

Filippo Romano has won twice in ten completed clay matches going into this first-round match.
Across ten completed clay matches from 30 June to 21 September 2026, Romano is 2-8, with first sets at 2-8 and second sets at 3-7. Six of those defeats came in straight sets, so he has often been beaten without taking a set. That pattern is why the higher-ranked Nedic goes in as the likelier winner, though ten matches is a small sample and the last of them came three weeks before this fixture.
- Romano is 2-8 across 10 completed clay matches from 30 June to 21 September 2026.
- His first-set record in that window is 2-8 and his second-set record is 3-7.
- Six of the ten defeats were straight-set losses, with scorelines of 0-2 six times, 1-2 twice, 2-0 once and 2-1 once.
Maia is one of the few indoor clay stops on the Challenger calendar, so this first-round match is played in controlled, weather-free conditions rather than the outdoor clay that dominates recent results. The two arrive from different surfaces, Nedic from outdoor clay in Braga the previous week and Romano from indoor hard in France, so the shared task is adapting to the same indoor clay rather than a surface advantage for either player. The draw was settled only two days before play, which makes the pairing the immediate competitive frame for both.
- The Maia Challenger 100 main draw was published and places the two players in the first round.
- The event is an ATP Challenger 100 played on indoor clay in the week of 12-18 October 2026.
- The first-round fixture is scheduled for 13 October 2026.
ConfirmedSources checked 12 Oct 2026, 04:19 · Europe/BucharestFlashscorewww.flashscore.co.uk · 11 Oct 2026
The 62-place gap is real but narrow at Challenger level: both players have spent 2026 in roughly the same 240-310 ranking band, and a first-round draw at a Challenger 100 regularly produces this kind of pairing. The ranking position mainly sets the likely order of favouritism and seeding context rather than a decisive separation in level, and neither ranking reflects indoor clay specifically. It is a useful orientation for the reader, not evidence of a playing advantage.
- Nedic is ranked No. 244 entering the event.
- Romano is ranked No. 306 entering the event.
ConfirmedSources checked 12 Oct 2026, 04:19 · Europe/BucharestFlashscorewww.flashscore.co.uk · 11 Oct 2026Fanzizwww.fanziz.com · 12 Oct 2026
The rubber gives Nedic a competitive national-team match in the weeks before Maia and shows him closing out a straight-sets win against a lower-ranked opponent. It is the only confirmed match for him outside the Challenger circuit in this window, so it broadens the picture of his recent activity beyond the stored Challenger results. It does not by itself indicate readiness for indoor clay, and any reading of his level still rests mainly on the surrounding Challenger form.
- Nedic's rubber win came by 6-4 6-4 over Philip Henning .
- The match was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina tie against South Africa.
ConfirmedSources checked 12 Oct 2026, 04:19 · Europe/Bucharest

BetBugs edges

Compare BetBugs' chances with the market's.

Other edges · 1

The published chance does not exceed the market's implied chance.

Match WinnerUncertainty band: Slight lean

Andrej Nedic

1.50fair 1.75

BetBugs 57% · Market 66.7%

−9.7ppshort

Nedic is the higher-ranked player with the better recent clay results, while Romano has lost eight of ten clay matches.

BetBugs probabilities

How likely BetBugs thought each outcome was.

Result0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Market price 1.50
The read
Nedic is the higher-ranked player with the better recent clay results, while Romano has lost eight of ten clay matches.
- Nedic is ranked ATP No. 244, Romano No. 306
- Nedic is 6-8 in 14 clay matches; Romano is 2-8 in 10 clay matches
- Nedic won 4 of his last 6 clay matches
- Romano has won only 45.5% of clay games (107/235)
BetBugs · Match WinnerAndrej NedicMarket price1.50Estimated chance57%

Games0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Second sets for both players have averaged around ten games, just above the line.
- Nedic's clay second sets average 9.6 games over 14 matches
- Romano's clay second sets average 10.0 games over 10 matches
- Tiebreaks came in 3 of Nedic's 14 and 2 of Romano's 10 clay second sets
BetBugs · Set 2 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance54%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both players' clay matches have averaged close to or above this line.
- Nedic's clay matches average 21.9 total games over 14 matches
- Romano's clay matches average 23.5 total games over 10 matches
- Romano's clay first sets average 10.7 games
BetBugs · Total GamesOver 22.5Estimated chance53%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Romano's opening sets on clay usually run past nine games.
- Nedic's clay first sets average 9.0 games over 14 matches
- Romano's clay first sets average 10.7 games over 10 matches
- Romano had three tiebreaks in ten clay first sets
BetBugs · Set 1 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance53%

Sets0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Nedic has been far more competitive in opening sets on clay than Romano, who has lost eight of ten.
- Nedic is 7-7 in first sets across 14 clay matches
- Romano is 2-8 in first sets across 10 clay matches
- Nedic won 4 of his last 6 clay matches
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerAndrej NedicEstimated chance59%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Nedic's second-set record on clay is better than Romano's, though both are negative.
- Nedic is 6-8 in second sets across 14 clay matches
- Romano is 3-7 in second sets across 10 clay matches
- Romano lost 0-2 in six of ten clay matches
BetBugs · Set 2 WinnerAndrej NedicEstimated chance56%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Most clay matches for both players have finished in straight sets.
- Nedic's clay matches average 2.36 sets over 14 matches
- Romano's clay matches average 2.30 sets over 10 matches
- Romano lost 0-2 in six of ten clay matches
- Nedic's clay scorelines include five 0-2 losses and four 2-0 wins
BetBugs · Total SetsUnder 2.5Estimated chance54%

Match stats0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Most of their clay matches have not featured a tiebreak.
- Nedic's clay matches included a tiebreak 6 times in 14
- Romano's clay matches included a tiebreak 4 times in 10
- Combined: 14 of 24 clay matches without a tiebreak
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchNoEstimated chance58%

Andrej Nedic

6W 9L

6-1 7-6(1)#368Patrick Schoen

4-6 6-2 6-1#399Johan Nikles

7-6(6) 6-3#270Kilian Feldbausch

2-6 6-3 7-6(2)#135Stefanos Sakellaridis

6-3 6-3#348Laurent Lokoli

6-0 6-0—Filippo Francesco Garbero

2-6 6-4 6-3#360Juan Estevez

6-7(5) 6-4 3-0 ret.#361Carlos Taberner

3-6 6-4 6-4#656Ergi Kirkin

7-6(3) 6-2#288Hynek Barton

4-6 6-2 6-0#164Tom Gentzsch

6-1 7-6(2)#253Sumit Nagal

6-3 6-4#319Enrico Dalla Valle

6-4 6-3#180Lukas Neumayer

6-1 7-6(3)#202Keegan Smith

Filippo Romano

4W 11L

6-3 6-1#182Harry Wendelken

6-2 6-3#541Ryan Peniston

6-4 6-4#850Kenny de Schepper

7-6(4) 6-2#231Raul Brancaccio

7-6(5) 7-6(4)#359Petr Brunclik

6-2 7-5#353Duje Ajdukovic

6-2 2-6 7-6(3)#279Juan Bautista Torres

6-2 6-2#390Massimo Giunta

7-6(6) 7-6(5)#819Dominik Recek

7-5 6-4#107Otto Virtanen

7-5 6-4#383Daniel Elahi Galan

2-6 6-4 6-2#337Gilles Arnaud Bailly

0-6 6-3 7-6(5)#248Max Basing

5-7 6-2 6-1#163Marco Cecchinato

7-5 6-1#273Murphy Cassone

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

ANAndrej NedicNedic

Last 15

3–4

9 core stats · 2 even

Filippo RomanoRomanoFR

Filippo Romano carries the stronger recent form — Andrej Nedic's route runs through serve.

Serve · 2–2 · 1 even

1st Serve In60.2%—60.4%

1st Serve Won62.4%+5.2pp67.6%

2nd Serve Won48.8%+2.7pp46.1%

Aces / Match1.4+2.53.9

Double Faults / Match2.10.6 fewer2.7

Return · 1–0

Return Pts Won39.1%+2.4pp36.7%

Pressure · 0–2

Break Pts Converted42.2%+4.0pp46.2%

Break Pts Saved58.3%+3.6pp61.9%

Points · 0–0 · 1 even

Total Pts Won48.4%—48.3%

Serve · 2–2 · 1 even

60.2%1st Serve In—60.4%

62.4%1st Serve Won+5.2pp67.6%

48.8%2nd Serve Won+2.7pp46.1%

1.4Aces / Match+2.53.9

2.1Double Faults / Match0.6 fewer2.7

Return · 1–0

39.1%Return Pts Won+2.4pp36.7%

Pressure · 0–2

42.2%Break Pts Converted+4.0pp46.2%

58.3%Break Pts Saved+3.6pp61.9%

Points · 0–0 · 1 even

48.4%Total Pts Won—48.3%