Ivo Karlovic vs Denis Kudla — Newport Round of 16

Newport · ATP · Round of 16
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2017
grass
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-4 6-4
Kudla D.
Karlovic I.
662
Kudla D.
440

Ivo Karlovic defeated Denis Kudla 6-4 6-4 in the Newport round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in defending the title. Ivo Karlovic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-09HoustonR16clayIvo Karlovic7-5 7-5
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR64clayDenis Kudla6-7(7) 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
2013-10-14MoscowR32hardIvo Karlovic6-2 6-3
2011-07-04NewportR32grassDenis Kudla7-6(4) 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving97% hold

wins 79% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
26%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.6
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
90
Break points won·Clear edge
0
19
Deciding sets·Even
83
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Isner J.[1]
Ebden M.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Ebden M.
Gojowczyk P.
6-36-3
Isner J.[1]
Fratangelo B.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Gojowczyk P.
Karlovic I.[2]
7-656-717-64
Ebden M.
Kamke T.
4-67-666-4
Fratangelo B.
Herbert P.[4]
6-25-76-4
Isner J.[1]
Novikov D.
6-46-4
R16
Karlovic I.[2]
Kudla D.
6-46-4
Gojowczyk P.
Kravchuk K.
2-66-46-4
Novikov D.
Dancevic F.
6-36-2
Kamke T.
Mannarino A.[3]
7-657-5
Ebden M.
Lacko L.[6]
6-17-62
Fratangelo B.
Santillan A.
7-633-66-1
Herbert P.[4]
Menendez Maceiras A.
7-52-66-3
Isner J.[1]
Groth S.
6-26-4
R32
Kudla D.
Krueger M.
6-45-76-0
Gojowczyk P.
Kwiatkowski T.
6-36-3
Kravchuk K.
Estrella V.[5]
6-46-4
Kamke T.
Fritz T.
6-36-3
Ebden M.
Ram R.
6-16-4
Lacko L.[6]
Opelka R.
7-676-4
Fratangelo B.
Marchenko I.[8]
7-621-66-4
Santillan A.
Mmoh M.
6-16-2
Menendez Maceiras A.
Kozlov S.
6-27-65
Dancevic F.
Sandgren T.[7]
6-756-36-2
Novikov D.
Chiudinelli M.
6-16-3
Groth S.
Krajicek A.
6-737-626-3