Denis Kudla vs John Patrick Smith — Guadalajara CH Round of 32

Guadalajara CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 March 2014
hard
AUS
John Patrick Smith
37 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Kudla D.
6-4 6-2
Smith J.
Kudla D.
662
Smith J.
420

Denis Kudla defeated John Patrick Smith 6-4 6-2 in the Guadalajara CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Denis Kudla came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Denis Kudla extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-15AcapulcoQ1hardDenis Kudla6-4 6-4
2018-07-23AtlantaQ1hardDenis Kudla3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2016-01-04BrisbaneR32hardDenis Kudla4-6 6-3 6-2
2014-01-13Australian OpenQ2hardDenis Kudla6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Smith J.

Smith J.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Smith J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Smith J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
50
16
Break points saved·Even
90
86
Break points won·Clear edge
19
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
3

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Muller G.
Kudla D.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Muller G.
Ram R.
2-66-36-2
Kudla D.
Struff J.[6]
7-645-77-64
Quarter-finals
Muller G.
Brown D.[5]
7-632-66-3
Kudla D.
Pavic A.
6-46-4
Struff J.[6]
Arevalo M.
4-66-36-4
Ram R.
Garanganga T.
7-613-66-2
R16
Pavic A.
Ito T.
7-637-64
Struff J.[6]
Herbert P.
4-66-47-65
Brown D.[5]
Melzer G.
4-67-636-1
Muller G.
Polansky P.
6-36-2
Ram R.
Moriya H.
6-36-1
Garanganga T.
Groth S.
7-644-67-62
Kudla D.
Lacko L.[7]
4-67-56-4
Arevalo M.
Ramirez C.
7-54-66-1
R32
Arevalo M.
Copil M.
4-1
Pavic A.
Soeda G.
6-46-4
Ito T.
Estrella V.[4]
6-32-66-3
Muller G.
De Schepper K.[1]
6-46-0
Ramirez C.
Ebden M.[2]
6-26-4
Polansky P.
Reyes Varela M.
7-657-5
Melzer G.
Gomez L.
6-756-46-3
Brown D.[5]
Sugita Y.
6-36-3
Ram R.
Bogomolov Jr A.[3]
6-43-66-1
Moriya H.
Orozco Rangel E.
7-676-2
Groth S.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-1
Garanganga T.
Gojowczyk P.[8]
6-26-3
Lacko L.[7]
Arnaboldi A.
6-16-3
Kudla D.
Smith J.
6-46-2
Struff J.[6]
Velotti A.
6-16-4
Herbert P.
Jaziri M.
6-36-746-3