Luciano Darderi vs Denis Kudla — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
Luciano Darderi
ITA
Luciano Darderi
#16ATP
1835ELO
1836Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024
clay
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Darderi L.
3-6 7-6 6-2
Kudla D.
Darderi L.
37762
Kudla D.
66321

Luciano Darderi defeated Denis Kudla 3-6 7-6 6-2 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Kudla came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Darderi L.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Darderi L.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Darderi L.Kudla D.
52
Serve
—
73
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Darderi L.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
5.6
5.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Darderi L.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
78
50
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Dominant
50
19
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
30

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Darderi L.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kudla D.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.5
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
6.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Darderi L.Kudla D.
Freshness·
97
—

Darderi L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Shelton B.[1]
Tiafoe F.[3]
7-54-66-3
Semi-finals
Shelton B.[1]
Etcheverry T.[4]
6-746-46-4
Tiafoe F.[3]
Darderi L.
6-27-62
Quarter-finals
Etcheverry T.[4]
Mmoh M.
6-30-1
Tiafoe F.[3]
Thompson J.[6]
7-686-4
Shelton B.[1]
Nakashima B.
7-57-69
Darderi L.
Giron M.[7]
6-06-4
R16
Tiafoe F.[3]
Duckworth J.
6-26-747-5
Darderi L.
Cerundolo F.[2]
6-42-67-64
Etcheverry T.[4]
Galan D.
6-46-4
Mmoh M.
Purcell M.[8]
6-27-5
Nakashima B.
Hijikata R.
6-16-4
Shelton B.[1]
Bergs Z.
3-66-46-3
Thompson J.[6]
Kovacevic A.
4-67-617-67
Giron M.[7]
Wolf J.
6-46-3
R32
Purcell M.[8]
Michelsen A.
7-56-746-4
Duckworth J.
Brouwer G.
6-36-3
Thompson J.[6]
Wu Y.
6-46-4
Wolf J.
Ritschard A.
6-32-66-4
Hijikata R.
Eubanks C.[5]
7-647-62
Bergs Z.
Kypson P.
7-656-3
Nakashima B.
Ajdukovic D.
6-16-4
Mmoh M.
Varillas J.
6-27-64
Kovacevic A.
Kokkinakis T.
7-636-726-4
Galan D.
Paire B.
7-6136-4
Giron M.[7]
Shapovalov D.
6-27-5
Darderi L.
Kudla D.
3-67-636-2