Aljaz Bedene vs Denis Kudla — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
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Aljaz Bedene
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020
hard
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Bedene A.
6-4 7-5
Kudla D.
Bedene A.
672
Kudla D.
450

Aljaz Bedene defeated Denis Kudla 6-4 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Kudla came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Aljaz Bedene claimed a first win over Denis Kudla in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonQ3grassDenis Kudla6-3 5-7 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Bedene A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Bedene A.

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
Bedene A.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.8
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (72 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bedene A.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
90
Break points won·Clear edge
38
19
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
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
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 64%
Q2
Giron M.
Barrere G.
4-67-626-4
Ruusuvuori E.
Monteiro T.[20]
6-42-1
Berankis R.[13]
Uchiyama Y.
6-25-77-64
Mcdonald M.
Koepfer D.
6-707-57-65
Caruso S.
Thompson J.[7]
6-46-4
Wolf J.
Munar J.
2-66-26-4
Harris L.
Martin A.
6-24-66-1
Bedene A.[4]
Novak D.[22]
4-66-36-4
Norrie C.[16]
Majchrzak K.
5-76-26-4
Korda S.
Simon G.[1]
3-66-06-1
Gombos N.
Kwon S.[12]
7-646-716-4
Fucsovics M.[21]
Martinez P.
6-16-2
Q1
Simon G.[1]
Daniel T.
6-36-3
Thompson J.[7]
Mmoh M.
6-27-62
Caruso S.
Sinner J.[14]
5-76-46-2
Monteiro T.[20]
Coria F.
6-36-4
Martin A.
Mager G.[18]
6-27-5
Uchiyama Y.
Cuevas P.[3]
6-47-65
Wolf J.
Gerasimov E.[11]
6-36-1
Korda S.
Balazs A.[15]
6-44-66-3
Kwon S.[12]
Seppi A.
4-66-36-4
Barrere G.
Albot R.[9]
6-36-2
Mcdonald M.
Sugita Y.[24]
7-636-3
Gombos N.
Travaglia S.[23]
7-664-66-4
Norrie C.[16]
Kukushkin M.
7-636-2
Bedene A.[4]
Kudla D.
6-47-5
Majchrzak K.
Sousa J.[8]
6-36-3
Munar J.
Delbonis F.[17]
6-17-63
Novak D.[22]
Dzumhur D.
5-76-16-4
Giron M.
Djere L.[19]
6-26-2
Koepfer D.
Londero J.[5]
6-47-60
Ruusuvuori E.
Chardy J.[2]
6-06-4
Berankis R.[13]
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-36-4
Martinez P.
Johnson S.[6]
6-36-746-2
Harris L.
Ymer M.[10]
7-57-5
Fucsovics M.[21]
Nakashima B.
6-26-4