Denis Kudla vs Takanyi Garanganga — Houston Qualifying Round 1

Houston · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2015
clay
ZIM
Takanyi Garanganga
35 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Kudla D.
6-4 6-2
Garanganga T.
Kudla D.
662
Garanganga T.
420

Denis Kudla defeated Takanyi Garanganga 6-4 6-2 in the Houston qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Denis Kudla came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Denis Kudla extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-10MemphisQ1hardDenis Kudla6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Garanganga T.

Garanganga T.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Garanganga T.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
44%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Garanganga T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
29
Break points saved·Dominant
90
41
Break points won·Even
19
19
Deciding sets·Even
81
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
30
18

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q3
Dutra Silva R.
Monteiro T.
6-06-756-1
Chung H.[6]
Zverev M.
6-37-5
Arguello F.
Kudla D.
6-37-5
Clezar G.
Devvarman S.
6-46-4
Q2
Arguello F.
Collarini A.
7-647-5
Zverev M.
De Paula F.
6-26-2
Chung H.[6]
Sweeting R.
6-16-1
Clezar G.
Bagnis F.[4]
6-27-64
Monteiro T.
Nishioka Y.
6-42-67-64
Dutra Silva R.
Singh S.
6-36-0
Devvarman S.
Ginepri R.
7-666-3
Kudla D.
Donaldson J.
6-36-3
Q1
Devvarman S.
Reid M.
6-36-1
De Paula F.
Kubler J.
7-52-66-3
Sweeting R.
Sandgren T.
6-36-3
Clezar G.
Bangoura S.
7-637-64
Kudla D.
Garanganga T.
6-46-2
Collarini A.
Melzer J.[1]
7-626-1
Ginepri R.
Zverev A.[8]
6-36-2
Nishioka Y.
Ouellette G.
6-36-4
Donaldson J.
Elias G.[7]
7-613-66-4
Monteiro T.
Harrison R.[5]
4-67-646-2
Zverev M.
Gonzalez A.[2]
6-46-2
Dutra Silva R.
Ito T.[3]
4-67-57-64
Singh S.
Ledovskikh M.
6-23-66-2
Chung H.[6]
Russell M.
4-66-26-4
Arguello F.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-2
Bagnis F.[4]
Ward A.
6-46-4