J. De Jong takes on N. Budkov Kjaer at the Quebec City (Canada) - Qualification, contested on hard courts. J. Jong enters ranked #99 while N. Kjaer sits at #149, a 50-place gulf that frames the matchup. It is a clash of contrasting recent fortunes, and the hard courts should have plenty to say about which way it turns.

N. Budkov Kjaer is ranked #149 on the ITF tour with 379 ranking points.

J. De Jong is ranked #99 on the ITF tour with 628 ranking points.

J. Jong and N. Kjaer have no prior tour-level meetings, adding an unknown to the read.

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