Denis Kudla vs Aidan Mchugh — Knoxville CH Quarter-final

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 November 2023
hard
GBR
Aidan Mchugh
#489ATP
26 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Kudla D.
6-3 7-6
Mchugh A.
Kudla D.
6772
Mchugh A.
3650

Denis Kudla defeated Aidan Mchugh 6-3 7-6 in the Knoxville CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aidan Mchugh came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mchugh A.

Mchugh A.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Mchugh A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 53). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Mchugh A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
50
23
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
72
Break points won·Clear edge
19
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
49
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
30
11

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudla D.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Mchugh A.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.2
Surface form
2.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
9.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Michelsen A.[3]
Kudla D.
7-54-66-2
Semi-finals
Michelsen A.[3]
Sandgren T.
6-22-66-4
Kudla D.
Nava E.[5]
5-76-46-1
Quarter-finals
Michelsen A.[3]
Basavareddy N.
6-36-3
Kudla D.
Mchugh A.
6-37-65
Nava E.[5]
Svajda Z.[4]
6-46-4
Sandgren T.
Ritschard A.
7-696-4
R16
Basavareddy N.
Zhukayev B.
6-46-2
Nava E.[5]
Cassone M.
6-46-4
Kudla D.
Damm M.
7-646-3
Ritschard A.
Krueger M.
6-26-4
Svajda Z.[4]
Fanselow S.
6-27-5
Sandgren T.
Holt B.
6-37-5
Michelsen A.[3]
Debru G.
6-33-66-4
Mchugh A.
Kwiatkowski T.
0-66-46-3
R32
Kudla D.
Kypson P.
6-756-36-4
Ritschard A.
Shang J.[8]
3-67-696-2
Cassone M.
Harrison C.
6-16-4
Svajda Z.[4]
Mayo A.
6-36-4
Debru G.
Monday J.
4-67-56-3
Basavareddy N.
Rosenkranz M.
4-66-27-5
Zhukayev B.
Droguet T.[6]
6-46-1
Krueger M.
Karlovskiy E.
7-56-2
Fanselow S.
Kingsley C.
6-46-2
Kwiatkowski T.
Kirchheimer S.
6-756-26-4
Holt B.
Kovacevic A.[2]
6-43-67-61
Michelsen A.[3]
Tomic B.
4-67-656-4
Mchugh A.
Cozbinov A.
3-67-56-3
Sandgren T.
Quinn E.
4-67-667-63
Nava E.[5]
Serdarusic N.
6-46-4
Damm M.
Mmoh M.[1]
6-46-3