Denis Kudla vs Andy Murray — Surbiton CH Semi-final

Surbiton CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
USA7
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 May 2022
grass
GBR1
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
Kudla D.
5-7 7-6 6-3
Murray A.
Kudla D.
57762
Murray A.
76431

Denis Kudla defeated Andy Murray 5-7 7-6 6-3 in the Surbiton CH semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Denis Kudla claimed a first win over Andy Murray in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-09-27San DiegoR32hardAndy Murray6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Murray A.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.Murray A.
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%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
5.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Murray A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
50
92
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
98
Break points won·Dominant
19
79
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudla D.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Murray A.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Injury return: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
5.4
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Thompson J.[8]
Kudla D.[7]
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Thompson J.[8]
Virtanen O.
6-31-66-4
Kudla D.[7]
Murray A.[1]
5-77-646-3
Quarter-finals
Virtanen O.
Peniston R.
6-716-37-66
Murray A.[1]
Nakashima B.[5]
6-47-61
Kudla D.[7]
Purcell M.
6-47-64
Thompson J.[8]
Oconnell C.
6-26-3
R16
Kudla D.[7]
Broady L.
7-656-3
Nakashima B.[5]
Kozlov S.
6-46-3
Thompson J.[8]
Ramanathan R.
7-56-3
Virtanen O.
Jubb P.
2-67-56-3
Purcell M.
Herbert P.
6-46-4
Oconnell C.
Gray A.
6-37-65
Peniston R.
Draper J.
6-797-56-4
Murray A.[1]
Brouwer G.
7-647-63
R32
Ramanathan R.
Sugita Y.
4-67-57-62
Purcell M.
Querrey S.
6-47-65
Thompson J.[8]
Copil M.
6-36-4
Murray A.[1]
Rodionov J.
6-26-1
Brouwer G.
Albot R.
6-46-4
Kozlov S.
Moraing M.
6-37-64
Virtanen O.
Kokkinakis T.[9]
6-37-65
Kudla D.[7]
Popyrin A.
7-53-66-3
Oconnell C.
Kwon S.[3]
4-66-46-3
Peniston R.
Mannarino A.[2]
2-66-16-4
Draper J.
Harris B.
6-26-2
Jubb P.
Kukushkin M.
6-47-69
Gray A.
Whitehouse M.
6-36-2
Broady L.
Clarke J.
4-66-36-2
Herbert P.
Duckworth J.[4]
6-756-16-3
Nakashima B.[5]
Huesler M.
4-67-6106-2