Denis Kudla vs Lucas Pouille — Washington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
hard
FRA6
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
Kudla D.
7-5 6-7 7-6
Pouille L.
Kudla D.
766772
Pouille L.
578651

Denis Kudla defeated Lucas Pouille 7-5 6-7 7-6 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucas Pouille came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Denis Kudla claimed a first win over Lucas Pouille in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12Cincinnati MastersR64hardLucas Pouille6-3 7-6(6)
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassLucas Pouille6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

Pouille L.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Pouille L.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Pouille L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
98
Break points won·Slight edge
19
29
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
94

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
24°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 73%
Final
Zverev A.[1]
De Minaur A.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
De Minaur A.
Rublev A.[16]
5-77-666-4
Zverev A.[1]
Tsitsipas S.[10]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Rublev A.[16]
Kudla D.
6-16-4
Zverev A.[1]
Nishikori K.[7]
3-66-16-4
De Minaur A.
Murray A.
W/O
Tsitsipas S.[10]
Goffin D.[3]
6-36-4
R16
Murray A.
Copil M.
6-756-37-64
Rublev A.[16]
Rubin N.
6-36-2
Kudla D.
Pouille L.[6]
7-56-767-65
De Minaur A.
Chung H.[8]
6-24-66-2
Tsitsipas S.[10]
Duckworth J.
6-36-4
Goffin D.[3]
Tiafoe F.[13]
6-06-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Shapovalov D.[9]
7-616-3
Zverev A.[1]
Zverev M.[15]
6-37-5
R32
Pouille L.[6]
Millot V.
6-726-43-0
Rubin N.
Isner J.[2]
6-47-66
Rublev A.[16]
Paul T.
7-656-4
Kudla D.
Khachanov K.[12]
6-26-3
Murray A.
Edmund K.[4]
7-641-66-4
Tsitsipas S.[10]
Donaldson J.
3-66-37-5
Tiafoe F.[13]
Hurkacz H.
6-26-4
Goffin D.[3]
Herbert P.
6-21-67-65
Shapovalov D.[9]
Medvedev D.
3-66-16-4
Zverev M.[15]
Smyczek T.
6-27-67
Zverev A.[1]
Jaziri M.
6-26-1
Duckworth J.
Kubler J.
1-66-27-65
De Minaur A.
Johnson S.[11]
6-47-5
Copil M.
Chardy J.[14]
6-46-4
Chung H.[8]
Baghdatis M.
6-726-46-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Young D.
6-36-4
R64
Smyczek T.
Berankis R.
7-646-2
Rubin N.
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Millot V.
Sugita Y.
6-36-2
Murray A.
Mcdonald M.
3-66-47-5
Copil M.
Basic M.
7-696-4
De Minaur A.
Pospisil V.
6-766-26-3
Duckworth J.
Kwiatkowski T.
6-37-5
Donaldson J.
Thompson J.
6-47-64
Hurkacz H.
Ivashka I.
6-46-3
Herbert P.
Krueger M.
7-56-3
Medvedev D.
Watanuki Y.
3-67-56-1
Jaziri M.
Donskoy E.
6-46-1
Kudla D.
Lacko L.
6-736-16-4
Young D.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-757-63
Baghdatis M.
Paire B.
6-33-66-2
Paul T.
Bolt A.
3-67-606-2