Denis Kudla vs Alexei Popyrin — Surbiton CH Round of 32

Surbiton CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
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
Alexei Popyrin
AUS
Alexei Popyrin
#103ATP
1741ELO
1585Grass ELO
$563kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Popyrin A.
Kudla D.
7362
Popyrin A.
5631

Denis Kudla defeated Alexei Popyrin 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Surbiton CH round of 32 on grass. Denis Kudla extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 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.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Popyrin A.

Popyrin A.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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.Popyrin A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
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
5.5
9.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 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
81
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
93

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)
Popyrin A.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
4.4
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
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.

Freshness

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

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

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