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Dominic Stricker #336Switzerland2Mika Brunold #423Switzerland0

Sets 6-4 · 7-6Thu 20 Aug 2026, 10:10 Predictions gradedQuarter-FinalClay

Predictions5–183%

Edges1–0100%

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageDominic Stricker · 87 places

Dominic Stricker

Switzerland

Swiss left-hander whose career-high singles ranking was No. 88 in October 2023. Public profile material lists hard courts as his favourite surface.

Current ranking: #336
Peak ranking: #88 · 2023
Current age: 24
Preferred surface: Hard
Hand: Left handed
Height: 183 cm

Mika Brunold

Switzerland

Swiss player born 2 October 2004. ITF lists clay as his preferred surface; his career-high ATP singles ranking was No. 289 in August 2025.

Current ranking: #423
Peak ranking: #289 · 2025
Current age: 21
Preferred surface: Clay
Hand: Right handed
Height: 191 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 19 Aug 2026, 22:05 · Europe/Bucharest

Stricker is favoured due to better clay form, ranking, and H2H, but the odds offer no value.

The match is likely to be competitive, with a lean toward over 21.5 games and under 4.5 double faults.

Context

Stricker's last 15 clay record is 11-4 (73.3%), Brunold's is 9-6 (60%).
- Stricker's total points won in last 15 is 52.8%, Brunold's is 51.1%.
- Stricker has won 8 of his last 10 completed matches, including wins over top-100 opponents Munar Clar and Shevchenko.
On 1 July 2026, Stricker retired against Sharipov with the score 4-2 in the first set.
- He returned to competition on 19 August and won two straight-sets matches in Sion.
- No current injury or illness reports are available, so the retirement appears to be a minor past issue.
Brunold's average match duration in last 15 is 116 minutes, Stricker's is 86.7 minutes.
- Brunold's average games per match is 21.8, Stricker's is 19.9.
- Brunold has played three three-set matches in his last five, while Stricker has played none in his last five.

BetBugs edges

Compare BetBugs' chances with the market's.

Other edges · 1

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

Match WinnerwonUncertainty band: Lean

Dominic Stricker

1.44fair 1.61

BetBugs 62% · Market 69.4%

0.0ppshort

Stricker's stronger recent clay form, higher total points won, and direct H2H win give him a moderate edge.

BetBugs probabilities

How likely BetBugs thought each outcome was.

Result1 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 1.44
The read
Stricker's stronger recent clay form, higher total points won, and direct H2H win give him a moderate edge.
- Last 15 on clay: Stricker 11-4 (73.3%), Brunold 9-6 (60%)
- Stricker total points won 52.8% vs Brunold 51.1% in last 15
- H2H: Stricker won 7-6(2) 6-2 on carpet in March 2026
- Stricker ranking 336 vs Brunold 423
BetBugs · Match WinnerwonDominic StrickerEstimated chance62%

Games1 of 2 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Brunold's matches tend to be longer and both players have moderate break point save rates, suggesting a competitive match with over 21.5 games.
- Stricker last 15 average 19.9 games per match, Brunold 21.8
- Brunold's last 15 matches average 116 minutes, indicating longer matches
- Both players have similar break point save rates (Stricker 64.9%, Brunold 59.6%)
BetBugs · Total GameswonOver 21.5Estimated chance60%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
The combined average games per match is below 22.5, but variance is high, so this is a low-confidence lean.
- Stricker's last 15 matches: 169 games won, 129 lost = 19.9 avg
- Brunold's last 15 matches: 169 games won, 158 lost = 21.8 avg
- Combined average 20.8 games per match
BetBugs · Total GameslostUnder 22.5Estimated chance55%

Sets1 of 1 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Stricker's strong first-set record and recent momentum support a slight edge in the opening set.
- Stricker first set win conversion career 86% vs Brunold 85%
- Stricker has won first set in 8 of last 10 completed matches
- Brunold lost first set in 4 of last 8 matches
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerwonDominic StrickerEstimated chance58%

Match stats0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Both players average around 2 double faults per match, making under 4.5 likely.
- Stricker averages 2.3 double faults per match in last 15
- Brunold averages 2.1 double faults per match in last 15
- Combined average 4.4 double faults per match
BetBugs · Total Double Faultsnot gradableUnder 4.5Estimated chance62%

Head-to-Head

1-0 (1 meetings)

W7-6(2) 6-2Dominic Stricker#336vMika Brunold#423Mar 7, 2026

1 total meetings

Previous match context available

Dominic Stricker

11W 4L

6-4 6-4#389Lucio Ratti 7-5 6-3#353Raphael Perot

6-3 6-2#246Marc-Andrea Huesler

6-1 6-3#424Norbert Gombos

6-7(5) 6-1 7-6(4)#222Francesco Passaro

7-6(6) 6-3#271Juan Bautista Torres

6-2 6-3#444Denis Yevseyev

7-6(5) 6-2#89Alexander Shevchenko

6-2 6-4#46Jaume Antoni Munar Clar

4-2 ret.#399Marat Sharipov (RUS)

6-2 6-4#299Philip Henning

6-3 6-4#625Kai Wehnelt

4-6 6-3 6-1#889Niklas Schell

7-5 6-4—Alessandro Hunziker

7-6(5) 6-3#573Adrian Oetzbach

Mika Brunold

9W 6L

6-3 3-6 6-3#326Calvin Hemery 7-6(4) 6-1#413Patrick Zahraj

6-3 6-3#328Enrico Dalla Valle

6-1 6-2—Alex De Gabriele

6-4 6-3#252Harold Mayot

6-1 6-0#302Miguel Damas

6-2 3-6 6-3#264Mili Poljicak

6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-4#395Georgii Kravchenko

4-6 6-2 6-3#508Ryan Nijboer

6-3 6-2#499Miguel Tobon

6-2 3-6 6-2#245Yu Hsiou Hsu

7-6(10) 7-6(4)#427Massimo Giunta

7-6(2) 6-3#409Laurent Lokoli

5-3 ret.#791Kasra Rahmani

4-6 6-3 6-3#740Daniele Rapagnetta

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

DSDominic StrickerStricker

Last 15

6–2

9 core stats · 1 even

Mika BrunoldBrunoldMB

Dominic Stricker carries the stronger recent form — Mika Brunold's route runs through serve.

Serve · 2–2 · 1 even

1st Serve In53.2%+15.5pp68.7%

1st Serve Won74.4%+8.9pp65.5%

2nd Serve Won50.9%+0.9pp51.8%

Aces / Match5.4+3.32.1

Double Faults / Match2.3—2.1

Return · 1–0

Return Pts Won42.0%+0.9pp41.1%

Pressure · 2–0

Break Pts Converted51.6%+9.6pp42.0%

Break Pts Saved64.9%+5.3pp59.6%

Points · 1–0

Total Pts Won52.8%+1.7pp51.1%

Serve · 2–2 · 1 even

53.2%1st Serve In+15.5pp68.7%

74.4%1st Serve Won+8.9pp65.5%

50.9%2nd Serve Won+0.9pp51.8%

5.4Aces / Match+3.32.1

2.3Double Faults / Match—2.1

Return · 1–0

42.0%Return Pts Won+0.9pp41.1%

Pressure · 2–0

51.6%Break Pts Converted+9.6pp42.0%

64.9%Break Pts Saved+5.3pp59.6%

Points · 1–0

52.8%Total Pts Won+1.7pp51.1%