Denis Kudla vs James Ward — Maui CH Round of 32

Maui CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
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Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2014
hard
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
6-4 6-3
Ward J.
Kudla D.
662
Ward J.
430

Denis Kudla defeated James Ward 6-4 6-3 in the Maui CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Ward came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Denis Kudla claimed a first win over James Ward in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneQ2grassJames Ward6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Ward J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kudla D.Ward J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
29
Break points saved·Even
90
86
Break points won·Clear edge
19
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
36
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
30
39

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Klahn B.[3]
Yang T.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Yang T.
Smyczek T.[2]
7-656-4
Klahn B.[3]
Ito T.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Ito T.
Molchanov D.
4-66-37-65
Klahn B.[3]
Polansky P.
6-36-2
Yang T.
Garanganga T.
3-66-36-4
Smyczek T.[2]
Krajicek A.
6-36-4
R16
Molchanov D.
Berland T.
6-26-2
Ito T.
Kudla D.[6]
3-67-56-4
Klahn B.[3]
Giron M.
7-696-0
Polansky P.
Zverev M.
6-47-65
Garanganga T.
Dancevic F.[7]
7-56-3
Krajicek A.
Sandgren T.
7-646-4
Smyczek T.[2]
Johnson S.
6-26-3
Yang T.
Jenkins J.
7-666-2
R32
Polansky P.
Krueger M.
6-716-47-5
Dancevic F.[7]
Uchiyama Y.
7-626-0
Yang T.
Sock J.[4]
6-42-1
Krajicek A.
Jaziri M.
6-16-3
Johnson S.
Wang C.
7-642-66-1
Smyczek T.[2]
Moriya H.
6-26-4
Berland T.
Kuznetsov A.[9]
6-46-1
Kudla D.[6]
Ward J.
6-46-3
Klahn B.[3]
Michnev P.
6-37-63
Giron M.
Donaldson J.
7-636-3
Zverev M.
Harrison R.[5]
3-67-626-1
Jenkins J.
Wang J.
6-36-2
Ito T.
Mcgee J.
7-626-4
Molchanov D.
Takeuchi K.
6-16-4
Sandgren T.
Odesnik W.[8]
6-36-3
Garanganga T.
Kosakowski D.
2-66-47-65