Denis Kudla vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Surbiton CH Quarter-final

Surbiton CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
USA4
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 June 2015
grass
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN5
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1540Grass ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
6-2 6-1
Nishioka Y.
Kudla D.
662
Nishioka Y.
210

Denis Kudla defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-1 in the Surbiton CH quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Yoshihito Nishioka came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Denis Kudla claimed a first win over Yoshihito Nishioka in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13Rome MastersQ1clayYoshihito Nishioka7-6(3) 4-6 6-3
2019-03-04Indian Wells MastersR128hardYoshihito Nishioka3-6 6-3 6-2
2018-09-24ShenzhenR32hardYoshihito Nishioka6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Nishioka Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Nishioka Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
50
84
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
95
Break points won·Dominant
19
59
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ebden M.
Kudla D.[4]
6-746-47-65
Semi-finals
Ebden M.
Mcgee J.[8]
6-26-3
Kudla D.[4]
Klein B.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Kudla D.[4]
Nishioka Y.[5]
6-26-1
Mcgee J.[8]
Milton J.
6-26-2
Ebden M.
Harrison R.[3]
6-06-2
Klein B.
Smith J.
6-746-16-3
R16
Klein B.
Nielsen F.
7-657-63
Milton J.
Saville L.
6-47-63
Mcgee J.[8]
Authom M.
6-36-4
Harrison R.[3]
Jung J.
4-66-46-4
Ebden M.
Donaldson J.[6]
6-26-3
Nishioka Y.[5]
Fabbiano T.
5-76-46-4
Kudla D.[4]
Rice D.
6-26-4
Smith J.
Sijsling I.
6-17-63
R32
Ebden M.
Buchanan C.
6-36-2
Milton J.
Corrie E.
6-712-0
Jung J.
Zhang Z.
6-36-3
Harrison R.[3]
Broady L.
6-766-36-0
Mcgee J.[8]
Bolt A.
4-67-697-5
Rice D.
Myneni S.
7-53-66-3
Saville L.
Vanni L.[1]
7-626-2
Authom M.
Cox D.
6-37-68
Donaldson J.[6]
Kutrovsky D.
6-26-736-4
Nishioka Y.[5]
Desein N.
4-66-26-3
Fabbiano T.
Smith C.
6-16-0
Kudla D.[4]
Smethurst D.
6-16-1
Smith J.
Bhambri Y.[7]
6-36-2
Sijsling I.
Moriya H.
6-46-4
Nielsen F.
Jenkins J.
6-26-1
Klein B.
Ward J.[2]
6-26-4