Denis Kudla vs Steve Johnson — Newport Round of 32

Newport · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 July 2021
grass
USA6
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Kudla D.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Johnson S.
Kudla D.
77362
Johnson S.
63641

Denis Kudla defeated Steve Johnson 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Newport round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Johnson came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Denis Kudla narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-04HoustonR32claySteve Johnson6-3 4-6 6-4
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardDenis Kudla6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-2
2014-04-07HoustonR32claySteve Johnson6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.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.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 133). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Even
50
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
97
Break points won·Slight edge
19
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudla D.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Johnson S.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.0
Surface form
4.8
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
2.4
Minutes 14d
6.5
0.0
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Anderson K.[8]
Brooksby J.
7-686-4
Semi-finals
Brooksby J.
Thompson J.[7]
6-37-63
Anderson K.[8]
Bublik A.[1]
4-67-637-5
Quarter-finals
Bublik A.[1]
Jung J.
6-26-4
Thompson J.[7]
Cressy M.
6-37-66
Brooksby J.
Gojowczyk P.
6-06-3
Anderson K.[8]
Sock J.
6-756-26-4
R16
Gojowczyk P.
Pospisil V.[4]
6-36-3
Brooksby J.
Kudla D.
6-34-67-5
Cressy M.
Querrey S.[2]
6-42-66-2
Thompson J.[7]
Sugita Y.
6-06-2
Anderson K.[8]
Ofner S.
7-57-63
Sock J.
Nishioka Y.[3]
6-26-3
Jung J.
Sandgren T.[5]
6-26-2
Bublik A.[1]
Karlovic I.
7-654-66-1
R32
Thompson J.[7]
Stebe C.
5-4
Jung J.
Schnur B.
7-56-717-64
Brooksby J.
Donskoy E.
7-56-3
Kudla D.
Johnson S.[6]
7-633-66-4
Sugita Y.
Rodionov J.
7-56-3
Gojowczyk P.
Krueger M.
6-26-2
Anderson K.[8]
Marchenko I.
7-56-3
Ofner S.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-4
Sock J.
Bolt A.
3-66-46-3
Sandgren T.[5]
Sousa J.
6-47-63
Karlovic I.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-756-16-4
Cressy M.
Lorenzi P.
6-16-2