Lukas Lacko vs Denis Kudla — Australian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Final
SVK10
Lukas Lacko
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
USA18
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Lacko L.
6-2 6-2
Kudla D.
Lacko L.
662
Kudla D.
220

Lukas Lacko defeated Denis Kudla 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Kudla came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Lukas Lacko narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-30WashingtonR64hardDenis Kudla6-7(3) 6-1 6-4
2018-06-18HalleR32grassDenis Kudla6-4 6-4
2015-03-25Miami MastersQ1hardLukas Lacko6-7(2) 6-4 7-5
2015-02-16Delray BeachR32hardDenis Kudla6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lacko L.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Lacko L.

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
Lacko L.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lacko L.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
26
50
Break points saved·Even
86
90
Break points won·Slight edge
8
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
82
Tiebreaks·Even
27
30

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
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 45%
Q3
Lacko L.[10]
Kudla D.[18]
6-26-2
Stepanek R.[1]
Smith J.
6-26-4
Fratangelo B.[6]
Moriya H.
4-66-46-4
Melzer J.
Ram R.[20]
6-23-66-3
Dodig I.
Wu D.
6-17-5
Vanni L.
Satral J.
4-66-46-4
Bolt A.
Benneteau J.[26]
6-37-5
Escobedo E.[21]
Bhambri Y.
6-726-26-4
Soeda G.[29]
Trungelliti M.
6-23-66-4
Bublik A.
Lee D.
4-66-46-4
Tiafoe F.[2]
Smyczek T.[25]
3-66-07-5
Mott B.
Mcgee J.
7-653-66-3
Rublev A.
Polansky P.[22]
6-44-66-3
Rubin N.
Donskoy E.[11]
6-26-4
Opelka R.
Ruud C.
7-626-3
Fabbiano T.[31]
Ghem A.
6-47-64
Q2
Smith J.
De Schepper K.
6-46-3
Melzer J.
Daniel T.[13]
6-36-2
Ghem A.
Kibi Y.
2-66-36-1
Bolt A.
Bachinger M.
6-47-65
Trungelliti M.
Gojowczyk P.
5-0
Mcgee J.
Millot V.[30]
6-26-4
Mott B.
Kamke T.[14]
6-26-4
Ram R.[20]
Arevalo M.
6-14-68-6
Escobedo E.[21]
Ito T.
6-16-3
Moriya H.
Ignatik U.
4-66-26-3
Lacko L.[10]
Gonzalez M.
4-66-26-2
Stepanek R.[1]
Kavcic B.
6-36-748-6
Bhambri Y.
Krstin P.
6-36-4
Soeda G.[29]
Menendez Maceiras A.
3-66-47-5
Dodig I.
Djere L.
6-31-66-2
Fabbiano T.[31]
Santillan A.
4-66-46-2
Kudla D.[18]
King D.
4-66-46-4
Bublik A.
Coppejans K.
6-726-46-2
Polansky P.[22]
Basic M.
6-46-3
Opelka R.
Krueger M.
6-37-62
Ruud C.
Eysseric J.
6-33-66-3
Smyczek T.[25]
Safwat M.
6-46-3
Satral J.
Uchiyama Y.
7-661-69-7
Rublev A.
Sugita Y.[4]
6-47-62
Fratangelo B.[6]
Tsitsipas S.
4-66-16-3
Lee D.
Mousley B.
6-756-06-2
Rubin N.
Carballes Baena R.[32]
6-43-66-2
Donskoy E.[11]
Ebden M.
7-634-66-2
Tiafoe F.[2]
Reuter Y.
6-46-0
Wu D.
Zekic M.
6-46-2
Benneteau J.[26]
Clezar G.
7-56-0
Vanni L.
Sarkissian A.
3-66-36-2
Q1
Kudla D.[18]
Saville L.
6-47-5
Trungelliti M.
Kovalik J.[3]
6-36-3
Kamke T.[14]
Novikov D.
7-656-4
Soeda G.[29]
Bemelmans R.
7-6106-3
Kavcic B.
Donati M.
6-23-3
Santillan A.
Ymer E.
6-37-64
Clezar G.
Mesaros K.
6-26-1
Uchiyama Y.
Tepavac M.
6-47-62
Satral J.
Giannessi A.[12]
7-667-64
Kibi Y.
Baker B.
6-37-64
Lee D.
Kicker N.[5]
5-77-56-1
King D.
Hernandez J.
6-26-2
Safwat M.
Sousa P.
7-626-4
Tsitsipas S.
Van Peperzeel G.
6-26-1
Ruud C.
Gabashvili T.[28]
6-46-4
Ebden M.
Golubev A.
6-16-2
Gojowczyk P.
Myneni S.
6-06-2
Zekic M.
Becker B.[8]
6-45-710-8
Basic M.
Giustino L.
3-66-36-2
Coppejans K.
Sandgren T.
6-17-65
Moriya H.
Bourchier H.
6-26-3
Mcgee J.
Pecotic M.
7-637-5
Rubin N.
Stebe C.
5-76-46-4
Bublik A.
De Greef A.[17]
5-76-38-6
Ignatik U.
Pospisil V.[19]
3-66-36-4
Tiafoe F.[2]
Cecchinato M.
6-35-77-5
Menendez Maceiras A.
Brands D.
3-67-676-4
Mousley B.
Fucsovics M.
3-66-06-4
Lacko L.[10]
Jahn J.
6-26-3
Sarkissian A.
Laaksonen H.[23]
6-46-1
Escobedo E.[21]
Marterer M.
7-657-5
Fabbiano T.[31]
Klahn B.
6-46-736-3
Bachinger M.
Skugor F.
7-666-3
Gonzalez M.
Lopez Perez E.
7-647-64
Bhambri Y.
Kozlov S.[7]
6-16-4
Stepanek R.[1]
Bangoura S.
6-36-726-2
Eysseric J.
Bourgue M.
1-66-36-2
Krstin P.
Kolar Z.
3-66-17-5
Rublev A.
Purcell M.
6-46-766-1
Reuter Y.
Diez S.
6-32-66-4
Melzer J.
De Loore J.
6-23-66-3
Daniel T.[13]
Setkic A.
7-56-4
Ito T.
Masur D.
6-47-65
Djere L.
Martin A.[24]
6-06-2
Polansky P.[22]
Lamasine T.
6-26-4
Sugita Y.[4]
Polmans M.
6-16-1
Mott B.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-16-2
Carballes Baena R.[32]
Matosevic M.
6-46-2
Arevalo M.
Jones S.
6-26-2
Ghem A.
Souza J.[9]
6-25-78-6
Wu D.
Banes M.
6-16-1
Dodig I.
Weintraub A.
6-26-2
Ram R.[20]
Ivashka I.
6-46-4
Vanni L.
Gaio F.
5-76-26-3
Benneteau J.[26]
Milojevic N.
6-36-3
Krueger M.
Chiudinelli M.[16]
1-66-46-3
Fratangelo B.[6]
Zemlja G.
6-47-63
Donskoy E.[11]
Popko D.
3-66-19-7
De Schepper K.
Gombos N.[27]
6-45-79-7
Smyczek T.[25]
Samper Montana J.
6-36-3
Bolt A.
Copil M.[15]
6-726-46-4
Opelka R.
Napolitano S.
7-56-3
Millot V.[30]
Bellotti R.
6-36-1
Smith J.
Velotti A.
7-666-3