Dominik Koepfer vs Denis Kudla — San Francisco CH Round of 16

San Francisco CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
GER
Dominik Koepfer
#1085ATP
32 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2018
hard
USA4
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Koepfer D.
7-6 6-3
Kudla D.
Koepfer D.
7762
Kudla D.
6330

Dominik Koepfer defeated Denis Kudla 7-6 6-3 in the San Francisco CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Kudla came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Dominik Koepfer had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Koepfer D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Koepfer D.

Even serve battle

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
Koepfer D.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Koepfer D.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
50
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Slight edge
28
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
95
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Jung J.
Koepfer D.
6-42-67-65
Semi-finals
Jung J.
Kecmanovic M.
7-654-66-2
Koepfer D.
Novikov D.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Novikov D.
Peliwo F.[7]
7-57-5
Kecmanovic M.
Mmoh M.[3]
7-636-746-1
Jung J.
Rubin N.[6]
6-36-1
Koepfer D.
Klahn B.[5]
6-27-66
R16
Kecmanovic M.
Aragone J.
6-47-66
Jung J.
Mcdonald M.[2]
1-67-636-2
Mmoh M.[3]
Eubanks C.
6-46-4
Klahn B.[5]
Krueger M.
6-746-46-4
Peliwo F.[7]
Thomas D.
6-36-2
Novikov D.
Galan D.
5-76-36-4
Koepfer D.
Kudla D.[4]
7-636-3
Rubin N.[6]
Hiltzik J.
6-16-4
R32
Rubin N.[6]
Hernandez J.
6-13-0
Galan D.
Sell K.
7-633-66-3
Aragone J.
Giron M.
6-44-67-65
Hiltzik J.
Uchida K.
7-634-66-3
Mmoh M.[3]
Garin C.
6-26-3
Eubanks C.
Karlovskiy E.
7-644-3
Koepfer D.
Satral J.
6-26-2
Kecmanovic M.
Schnur B.[8]
6-47-62
Novikov D.
Bublik A.[1]
7-6103-66-2
Jung J.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-26-0
Klahn B.[5]
Arevalo M.
7-616-3
Peliwo F.[7]
Gonzalez M.
6-46-2
Krueger M.
Oliveira G.
6-36-4
Mcdonald M.[2]
Lakat F.
6-46-4
Kudla D.[4]
Pavic A.
6-47-64
Thomas D.
Collarini A.
7-647-64