Denis Kudla vs Alexei Popyrin — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019
hard
Alexei Popyrin
AUS
Alexei Popyrin
#103ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$563kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Popyrin A.
Kudla D.
6462
Popyrin A.
3631

Denis Kudla defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. Denis Kudla extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12Cincinnati MastersQ2hardDenis Kudla6-3 4-6 6-3
2019-07-22AtlantaR32hardAlexei Popyrin6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Popyrin A.

Popyrin A.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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

Serve & return on hard

Kudla D.Popyrin A.
—
Serve
40
—
Return
11

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kudla D.Popyrin A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
9.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Popyrin A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
50
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
99
Break points won·Clear edge
19
6
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kudla D.Popyrin A.
Freshness·
—
98

Popyrin A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ruud C.
Delbonis F.
6-757-56-3
Rublev A.
Kukushkin M.
3-66-46-3
Kecmanovic M.
Lopez F.
7-656-0
Karlovic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-646-716-4
Kudla D.
Popyrin A.
6-34-66-3
Nishioka Y.
Sousa J.
6-40-66-4
Q1
Kohlschreiber P.
Evans D.
7-621-66-1
Lopez F.
Harris L.
3-66-26-2
Karlovic I.
Sandgren T.
4-66-47-66
Delbonis F.
Mcnally J.
3-66-06-2
Ruud C.
Klahn B.
7-657-5
Carreno Busta P.
Copil M.
6-26-2
Kukushkin M.
Sock J.
6-756-26-3
Kudla D.
Norrie C.
6-36-4
Kecmanovic M.
Hoang A.
6-36-4
Popyrin A.
Fucsovics M.
6-16-4
Sousa J.
Korda S.
6-36-3
Rublev A.
Tomic B.
2-1
Nishioka Y.
Millman J.
6-47-5