Daniel Evans and Denis Kudla will square off in the quarter of the Nottingham 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:00 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniel Evans who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Daniel Evans is the pick to win this match.
Daniel Evans -> 1.39
Denis Kudla -> 3
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Prediction and head to head Daniel Evans vs. Denis Kudla
There is no head to head record between Daniel Evans and Denis Kudla since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Daniel Evans
Ranked no. 27, Evans got to the quarter after defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6 7-61 7-65 and Matthew Ebden 7-66 7-64.
In the 2nd round, Evans had a good straight sets win against Ebden (7-66 7-64). During the match, Evans scored 85 points vs Ebden’s 83. Evans was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about the service games, Evans blasted 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Daniel Evans lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Evans put 65% of his first serves in, winning 76% (42/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (12/30) on the 2nd serve. Evans broke Ebden 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Evans has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (339-177). 2-0 on grass in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Evans has a composed 58-29 match record in the last years on grass.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Melbourne where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-2 6-3.
Evans has a composed 14-10 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham 1 Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2019. See his history.
Denis Kudla
Ranked no. 120, Denis reached the quarter after defeating Tomas Machac 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Liam Broady 3-6 6-3 7-62.
In the 2nd round against Broady, Denis recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-62). During the match Kudla scored 101 points vs Broady’s 90. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Kudla blasted 9 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Denis Kudla was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (40/49) of his 1st serve and 62% (24/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Denis broke Broady once after converting 9% of his break points (1/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Denis’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Orlando Challenger.
Denis has a composed 15-12 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Evans | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 60 |
| Pts | 197-188 | 194-173 |
| Total Points | 385 | 367 |
| Winners | 89 | 76 |
| %Winners | 45% | 39% |
Both Evans and Kudla played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Daniel Evans lost 1 set, while Denis Kudla conceded 2 sets. Evans has played 1 set(s) less than Kudla (5 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Evans played 2 games more than Kudla. Evans scored 89 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 76 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Evans | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 11.5 |
| 1st in | 121/192 | 98/182 |
| %1st in | 63% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 89/121 | 76/98 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 41/71 | 47/84 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 56% |
Evans scored 18 aces (9 per match). Kudla bagged 23 aces (11.5 per match). Evans won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Kudla won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Evans | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 6 |
| Converted | 4/12 | 6/24 |
| % Converted | 33% | 25% |
| Conceded | 13 | 17 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 62% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
The Brit broke his opponents 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Evans surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Denis broke his opponents 6 times with a 25% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Evans | ||||
| R1 Kokkinakis |
R2 Ebden |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-61 7-65 | 7-66 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 26 | 62 | |
| pts | 112-105 | 85-83 | 197-188 | |
| Total points | 217 | 168 | 385 | |
| Winners | 47 | 42 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 15 | 3 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 66/107 | 55/85 | 121/192 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 47/66 | 42/55 | 89/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 76% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/41 | 12/30 | 41/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 40% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/5 | 3/7 | 4/12 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 43% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 57% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Kudla | ||||
| R1 Machac |
R2 Broady |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 31 | 60 | |
| pts | 93-83 | 101-90 | 194-173 | |
| Total points | 176 | 191 | 367 | |
| Winners | 36 | 40 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 14 | 9 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 49/94 | 49/88 | 98/182 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 56% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 36/49 | 40/49 | 76/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 82% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/45 | 24/39 | 47/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 62% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 1/11 | 6/24 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 9% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 4/5 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
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