Denis Kudla vs Tommy Paul — Charlottesville CH Round of 32

Charlottesville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USA4
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2016
hard
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Kudla D.
6-1 6-2
Paul T.
Kudla D.
662
Paul T.
120

Denis Kudla defeated Tommy Paul 6-1 6-2 in the Charlottesville CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Denis Kudla narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-13Delray BeachR16hardTommy Paul6-3 6-4
2019-07-29WashingtonR64hardTommy Paul6-0 6-4
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersQ1hardDenis Kudla6-2 0-6 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Serve advantage — Paul T.

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

Serve & return on hard

Kudla D.Paul T.
—
Serve
71
—
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kudla D.Paul T.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
6.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Paul T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
50
93
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
99
Break points won·Dominant
19
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kudla D.Paul T.
Freshness·
—
91

Paul T.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Opelka R.
Bemelmans R.
6-42-67-65
Semi-finals
Bemelmans R.
Laaksonen H.[6]
4-66-47-63
Opelka R.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Laaksonen H.[6]
Donaldson J.[2]
6-37-5
Bemelmans R.
Smyczek T.[5]
6-26-4
Opelka R.
Kudla D.[4]
6-37-67
Mcdonald M.
Polansky P.[7]
7-56-4
R16
Laaksonen H.[6]
Sandgren T.
6-17-66
Donaldson J.[2]
Broady L.
6-47-63
Bemelmans R.
Fratangelo B.[3]
6-756-46-2
Smyczek T.[5]
Baker B.
7-56-4
Opelka R.
Mmoh M.
6-46-756-3
Kudla D.[4]
Soderlund C.
6-46-1
Polansky P.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-26-4
Mcdonald M.
Tiafoe F.[1]
6-06-3
R32
Sandgren T.
Klein B.
6-46-766-1
Mcdonald M.
Austin G.
7-607-62
Krajicek A.
Corrie E.
7-636-4
Opelka R.
Bangoura S.
5-77-56-4
Kudla D.[4]
Paul T.
6-16-2
Donaldson J.[2]
Ritschard A.
6-23-66-3
Broady L.
Aragone J.
6-13-66-3
Laaksonen H.[6]
Bhambri Y.
6-37-63
Fratangelo B.[3]
De Loore J.
7-636-2
Bemelmans R.
Barry S.
6-16-2
Baker B.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-46-2
Smyczek T.[5]
Kwiatkowski T.
6-42-66-3
Mmoh M.
Novikov D.[8]
6-36-2
Soderlund C.
Groth S.
7-614-66-2
Polansky P.[7]
Rubin N.
6-36-2
Tiafoe F.[1]
Shane R.
6-32-66-4