Denis Kudla vs Yuichi Sugita — Halle Quarter-final

Halle · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2018
grass
JPN
Yuichi Sugita
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
6-2 7-5
Sugita Y.
Kudla D.
672
Sugita Y.
250

Denis Kudla defeated Yuichi Sugita 6-2 7-5 in the Halle quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Yuichi Sugita came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Sugita Y.

Sugita Y.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

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
Kudla D.Sugita Y.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Sugita Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
50
51
Break points saved·Even
90
86
Break points won·Clear edge
19
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
70
Tiebreaks·Even
30
32

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
18°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%
Final
Coric B.
Federer R.[1]
7-663-66-2
Semi-finals
Coric B.
Bautista Agut R.[5]
2-3
Federer R.[1]
Kudla D.
7-617-5
Quarter-finals
Coric B.
Seppi A.
7-56-3
Kudla D.
Sugita Y.
6-27-5
Federer R.[1]
Ebden M.
7-627-5
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Khachanov K.
6-36-736-3
R16
Coric B.
Basilashvili N.
6-46-2
Khachanov K.
Nishikori K.[7]
6-26-2
Kudla D.
Tsitsipas S.
6-36-4
Sugita Y.
Thiem D.[3]
6-27-5
Ebden M.
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
4-66-16-2
Federer R.[1]
Paire B.
6-33-67-67
Seppi A.
Mayer F.
6-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Haase R.
6-47-5
R32
Thiem D.[3]
Youzhny M.
7-656-2
Federer R.[1]
Bedene A.
6-36-4
Coric B.
Zverev A.[1]
6-16-4
Seppi A.
Berrettini M.
6-37-5
Haase R.
Sousa J.
4-67-56-4
Khachanov K.
Zverev M.
7-656-3
Mayer F.
Gasquet R.[8]
6-26-2
Basilashvili N.
Molleker R.
6-47-65
Nishikori K.[7]
Bachinger M.
6-37-63
Tsitsipas S.
Pouille L.[5]
6-27-63
Sugita Y.
Marterer M.
6-45-76-3
Ebden M.
Jaziri M.
6-07-62
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Fucsovics M.
4-66-32-1
Kudla D.
Lacko L.
6-46-4
Paire B.
Johnson S.
7-57-65
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Struff J.
6-46-1