Denis Kudla vs Donald Young — Cary 2 CH Round of 32

Cary 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USA2
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 September 2021
hard
USA
Donald Young
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Kudla D.
7-6 4-6 6-2
Young D.
Kudla D.
77462
Young D.
63621

Denis Kudla defeated Donald Young 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Cary 2 CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donald Young came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Denis Kudla had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 10 on hard. Denis Kudla narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10Canada MastersR64hardDonald Young6-3 6-4
2015-02-09MemphisR16hardDonald Young7-5 6-3
2014-02-10MemphisR32hardDenis Kudla6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Young D.

Young D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Serve advantage — Kudla D.

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.Young D.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Young D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
76
Break points won·Even
19
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
26
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudla D.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Young D.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
2.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 7
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Kudla D.Young D.
Freshness·
—
88

Young D.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Krueger M.[6]
Fratangelo B.[8]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Krueger M.[6]
Kudla D.[2]
6-23-67-62
Fratangelo B.[8]
Vukic A.
6-727-646-2
Quarter-finals
Kudla D.[2]
Mmoh M.[7]
7-636-3
Vukic A.
Svajda Z.
3-66-26-3
Fratangelo B.[8]
Peniston R.
6-37-5
Krueger M.[6]
Purcell M.
6-36-2
R16
Mmoh M.[7]
Mukund S.
6-46-4
Purcell M.
Aragone J.
6-26-2
Svajda Z.
Hijikata R.
7-56-3
Fratangelo B.[8]
Mochizuki S.
6-26-1
Peniston R.
Eubanks C.
4-67-666-4
Vukic A.
Caruso S.[3]
6-26-4
Kudla D.[2]
Kovacevic A.
6-726-26-3
Krueger M.[6]
Kelly D.
6-46-4
R32
Kudla D.[2]
Young D.
7-634-66-2
Kovacevic A.
Johns G.
7-636-4
Mukund S.
Staeheli L.
6-35-76-1
Purcell M.
Bolt A.[4]
6-46-1
Aragone J.
Torpegaard M.
3-66-26-3
Kelly D.
Mejia N.
6-46-4
Krueger M.[6]
Kubler J.
6-36-2
Hijikata R.
Jung J.[5]
6-46-4
Vukic A.
Redlicki M.
6-46-4
Caruso S.[3]
Harrison C.
6-36-3
Fratangelo B.[8]
Sarkissian A.
6-25-76-1
Mochizuki S.
Blanch U.
7-56-0
Peniston R.
Polansky P.
6-36-2
Mmoh M.[7]
Rubin N.
6-16-3
Eubanks C.
Sandgren T.[1]
0-1
Svajda Z.
Kozlov S.
7-52-0