Denis Kudla vs Roman Safiullin — Phoenix CH Round of 32

Phoenix CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USA
Denis Kudla
34 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 March 2024 ·
hard
Roman Safiullin
RUS3
Roman Safiullin
#98ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Kudla D.
6-3 3-6 6-1
Safiullin R.
Kudla D.
6362
Safiullin R.
3611

Denis Kudla defeated Roman Safiullin 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Phoenix CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Denis Kudla came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Denis Kudla extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenR128hardDenis Kudla3-6 7-5 7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Kudla D.Safiullin R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Even
6.2
6.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (44 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Safiullin R.
Clutch Rating·Even
15
17
Break points saved·Dominant
63
93
Break points won·Even
15
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
17
Tiebreaks·Even
15
13

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

Freshness

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Kudla D.Safiullin R.
Freshness·
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77

Safiullin R.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw