Taylor Fritz vs Denis Kudla — Dallas CH Semi-final

Dallas CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Taylor Fritz
USA2
Taylor Fritz
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2017
hard
USA6
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Fritz T.
6-4 2-6 7-6
Kudla D.
Fritz T.
62772
Kudla D.
46621

Taylor Fritz defeated Denis Kudla 6-4 2-6 7-6 in the Dallas CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Kudla came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Taylor Fritz claimed a first win over Denis Kudla in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Fritz closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-02WashingtonR32hardDenis Kudla6-4 6-2
2018-12-31BrisbaneR32hardDenis Kudla7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Fritz T.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

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

Serve & return on hard

Fritz T.Kudla D.
76
Serve
—
32
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Fritz T.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.5
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Fritz T.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
90
Break points won·Dominant
60
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
30

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

Freshness

Recent load
Fritz T.Kudla D.
Freshness·
76
—

Fritz T.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Harrison R.[1]
Fritz T.[2]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Fritz T.[2]
Kudla D.[6]
6-42-67-62
Harrison R.[1]
Ito T.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Fritz T.[2]
Ram R.[7]
6-36-2
Ito T.
Ymer E.
6-46-4
Harrison R.[1]
Trungelliti M.
6-46-1
Kudla D.[6]
Tiafoe F.[4]
7-657-61
R16
Tiafoe F.[4]
Wu D.
6-27-65
Kudla D.[6]
Krajicek A.
7-646-3
Ymer E.
Bangoura S.
6-37-5
Ito T.
Kukushkin M.[3]
4-67-637-66
Trungelliti M.
Sarmiento R.
7-666-1
Harrison R.[1]
Mcdonald M.
6-27-610
Ram R.[7]
Opelka R.
7-647-61
Fritz T.[2]
Giron M.
7-54-66-3
R32
Fritz T.[2]
Zhang Z.
6-46-3
Giron M.
Baker B.
7-656-4
Opelka R.
Caruso S.
6-16-3
Ram R.[7]
Coppejans K.
6-32-66-2
Tiafoe F.[4]
Harrison C.
6-26-1
Wu D.
Sandgren T.
7-656-3
Krajicek A.
Milojevic N.
6-16-3
Kudla D.[6]
Mcgee J.
6-34-66-1
Ymer E.
Smyczek T.[8]
7-666-3
Sarmiento R.
Becker B.[5]
7-57-5
Trungelliti M.
Wood C.
6-27-64
Mcdonald M.
Li Z.
6-46-3
Harrison R.[1]
Quigley E.
6-36-4
Bangoura S.
Molchanov D.
5-76-37-5
Ito T.
Gomez Gb42 A.
6-46-4
Kukushkin M.[3]
Novikov D.
6-46-2