Denis Kudla vs Michael Russell — Irving CH Round of 32

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
hard
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
6-4 6-7 6-4
Russell M.
Kudla D.
66162
Russell M.
47741

Denis Kudla defeated Michael Russell 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the Irving CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Denis Kudla came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Denis Kudla extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-09Queen's ClubR64grassDenis Kudla4-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Russell M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Serve advantage — Kudla D.

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.Russell M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Russell M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
34
Break points saved·Dominant
90
63
Break points won·Clear edge
19
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
30
36

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
Bedene A.
Smyczek T.
7-633-66-3
Semi-finals
Bedene A.
Edmund K.
7-616-1
Smyczek T.
Muller G.[2]
6-47-68
Quarter-finals
Edmund K.
Darcis S.
7-656-2
Bedene A.
Baghdatis M.[7]
6-37-65
Smyczek T.
Becker B.[3]
6-26-3
Muller G.[2]
Zverev A.
6-23-66-4
R16
Edmund K.
Schwartzman D.[8]
3-66-36-1
Bedene A.
Thiem D.[4]
6-43-66-2
Darcis S.
Chardy J.[1]
6-34-66-3
Baghdatis M.[7]
Mathieu P.
4-67-656-1
Smyczek T.
Stakhovsky S.[5]
7-50-66-3
Becker B.[3]
Dzumhur D.
7-56-1
Zverev A.
Janowicz J.[6]
6-27-63
Muller G.[2]
Kudla D.
6-46-0
R32
Baghdatis M.[7]
Brown D.
7-667-60
Darcis S.
Ward J.
6-46-4
Edmund K.
Kamke T.
6-46-4
Schwartzman D.[8]
Elias G.
6-33-66-2
Janowicz J.[6]
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-631-66-2
Chardy J.[1]
Cecchinato M.
6-36-2
Thiem D.[4]
Sela D.
6-31-66-3
Bedene A.
Ram R.
6-37-5
Mathieu P.
Matosevic M.
7-651-67-65
Stakhovsky S.[5]
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Smyczek T.
Struff J.
7-636-2
Dzumhur D.
Schretter J.
6-16-0
Becker B.[3]
Dustov F.
6-36-2
Zverev A.
Fratangelo B.
6-41-66-1
Kudla D.
Russell M.
6-46-716-4
Muller G.[2]
Andujar P.
7-626-4