Denis Kudla vs James Ward — Surbiton CH Round of 16

Surbiton CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
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Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 June 2019
grass
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Ward J.
Kudla D.
6462
Ward J.
3631

Denis Kudla defeated James Ward 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Surbiton CH round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — James Ward came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Denis Kudla claimed a first win over James Ward in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneQ2grassJames Ward6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Ward J.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Ward J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
29
Break points saved·Even
90
86
Break points won·Clear edge
19
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
36
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
30
39

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
Evans D.[4]
Troicki V.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Evans D.[4]
Copil M.[6]
7-636-746-4
Troicki V.
Kudla D.[5]
3-67-657-5
Quarter-finals
Troicki V.
Karlovic I.[8]
6-25-77-64
Kudla D.[5]
Bachinger M.[15]
7-647-5
Evans D.[4]
Granollers M.[10]
6-46-2
Copil M.[6]
Ebden M.[2]
6-36-2
R16
Granollers M.[10]
Tomic B.[7]
7-6126-3
Copil M.[6]
Schnur B.[9]
6-36-3
Evans D.[4]
Bolt A.[16]
5-76-26-0
Karlovic I.[8]
Lopez F.[11]
1-67-657-64
Troicki V.
Polansky P.[14]
7-626-2
Kudla D.[5]
Ward J.
6-34-66-3
Ebden M.[2]
Lacko L.
7-57-64
Bachinger M.[15]
Kwon S.
2-67-657-64
R32
Copil M.[6]
Basic M.
6-27-5
Lacko L.
Gojowczyk P.[13]
7-677-64
Kwon S.
Gray A.
6-27-5
Kudla D.[5]
Kubler J.
6-26-3
Evans D.[4]
Bemelmans R.
6-46-4
Ebden M.[2]
Donskoy E.
6-26-0
Schnur B.[9]
Klein B.
6-36-3
Ward J.
Stakhovsky S.[12]
6-746-36-4
Bachinger M.[15]
Ramanathan R.
4-66-46-3
Lopez F.[11]
Brands D.
5-76-36-4
Bolt A.[16]
Ilkel C.
7-646-1
Granollers M.[10]
Koepfer D.
6-27-62
Tomic B.[7]
Paul T.
6-43-66-3
Karlovic I.[8]
Sugita Y.
7-626-756-3
Polansky P.[14]
Chung Y.
6-36-3
Troicki V.
Humbert U.[1]
6-756-06-3
R64
Koepfer D.
Glasspool L.
6-47-62
Donskoy E.
Clarke J.
7-56-756-3
Basic M.
Moriya H.
7-656-4
Sugita Y.
Hoyt E.
6-46-3
Chung Y.
Watson A.
6-26-2
Ramanathan R.
Kamke T.
6-33-66-1
Lacko L.
Brown D.
6-36-2
Klein B.
Harris A.
2-66-36-4
Paul T.
Horansky F.
6-46-716-4
Kubler J.
Broady L.
4-66-26-0
Kwon S.
Aragone J.
6-46-1
Brands D.
Peniston R.
6-33-66-3
Bemelmans R.
Smith J.
6-43-67-67
Ward J.
Jubb P.
7-54-66-3
Ilkel C.
Saville L.
6-46-3
Troicki V.
Rodionov J.
6-736-36-2