H2H. Denis Kudla vs Emilio Gomez | Dallas Challenger prediction, odds, preview, pick

Dallas Challenger. Kudla and Gomez will square off in semifinal of the Dallas Challenger. See the H2H stats, odds, preview and predictions of their next match

Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Emilio Gomez

Denis Kudla and Emilio Gomez will face off in the semifinal of the Dallas Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on HAMILTON FAMILY STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Kudla who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Denis Kudla is the pick to win this match.
Denis Kudla -> 1.40
Emilio Gomez -> 2.75

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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Emilio Gomez

There is no head to head record between Denis Kudla and Emilio Gomez since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Denis Kudla

Ranked no. 113, Kudla got to the semifinal after defeating Michael Redlicki 6-2 7-62, Mitchell Krueger 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Frances Tiafoe 6-4 7-66.

In the quarter, Kudla had a good straight sets win against Tiafoe (6-4 7-66).-74) than Tiafoe. In fact, the world no. 113 won 74 points vs Tiafoe’s. That means that Kudla was more focused during the important points. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Talking about serving, Kudla blasted 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Denis Kudla lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kudla put 56% of his first serves in, winning 74% (32/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (14/34) on the 2nd serve. Denis broke Tiafoe 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Kudla has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Kudla has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (386-210). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kudla has a 321-243 win-loss record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.

Kudla’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in the Canberra Challenger.

Denis has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Dallas Challenger

The American didn’t play in the Dallas Challenger in 2019.

Emilio Gomez

Ranked no. 156, Emilio reached the semifinal after defeating Maxime Cressy 6-3 4-6 6-3, Jason Jung 4-6 6-4 7-66 and Jeff Wolf 7-68 7-66.

In the quarter, Emilio had a good straight sets win against Wolf (7-68 7-66). During the match Gomez scored 94 points vs Wolf’s 81. Gomez was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Talking about serving, Gomez blasted 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Emilio Gomez was extremely effective on serve to win 90% (38/42) of his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Gomez broke Wolf once after converting 14% of his break points (1/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Ecuadorian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

Gomez has a fantastic record in the last 10 years having won 74% of his matches (62-22). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gomez has a 116-117 win-loss record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.

Emilio has a 3-3 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Dallas Challenger

Gomez didn’t play in the Dallas Challenger in 2019.

Live score

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H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kudla Gomez
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 7 8
Tot Games 73 87
Pts 251-218 278-258
Total Points 469 536
Winners 102 128
%Winners 41% 46%

Both Kudla and Gomez played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Kudla conceded 1 set, while Emilio Gomez dropper 2 sets. Kudla has played 1 sets less than Gomez (7 vs 8). Therefore, Kudla played 14 games less than Gomez. The American scored 102 winners (41% on total points). On the other side, Gomez blasted 128 winners (46%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kudla Gomez
Aces 34 20
Avg per match 11.3 6.7
1st in 124/229 154/248
%1st in 54% 62%
1st pts 102/124 128/154
%1st pts 82% 83%
2nd pts 52/105 52/94
%2nd pts 50% 55%

Kudla blasted 34 aces (11.3 per match). Gomez blasted 20 aces (6.7 per match). Kudla won 82% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Gomez won 83% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Kudla Gomez
Won 8 6
Converted 8/20 6/20
% Converted 40% 30%
Conceded 16 8
Saved 12 4
% Saved 75% 50%
Times Broken 4 4

The American broke his opponents 8 times with 40% conversion rate. Kudla conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Gomez broke his opponents 6 times with 30% conversion rate. The Ecuadorian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Kudla
R2
Redlicki
R3
Krueger
1/4
Tiafoe
Total
Score 6-2 7-62 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 7-66
Tot Set 2 3 2 7
Tot Games 21 29 23 73
pts 77-55 100-86 74-77 251-218
Total points 132 186 151 469
Winners 29 41 32 102
%Winners 38% 41% 43% 41%
SERVE
Aces 11 16 7 34
Double Faults 2 4 1 7
1st in 36/65 45/87 43/77 124/229
% 1st in 55% 52% 56% 54%
1st pts 29/36 41/45 32/43 102/124
% 1st pts 81% 91% 74% 82%
2nd pts 16/29 22/42 14/34 52/105
% 2nd pts 55% 52% 41% 50%
Breaks
Won 3 2 3 8
Converted 3/8 2/6 3/6 8/20
Converted % 38% 33% 50% 40%
Conceded 6 6 4 16
Saved 5/6 5/6 2/4 12
Saved % 83% 83% 50% 72%
Times Broken 1 1 2 33
Gomez
R2
Cressy
R3
Jung
1/4
Wolf
Total
Score 6-3 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 7-66 7-68 7-66
Tot Set 3 3 2 8
Tot Games 28 33 26 87
pts 85-79 99-98 94-81 278-258
Total points 164 197 175 536
Winners 42 48 38 128
%Winners 49% 48% 40% 46%
SERVE
Aces 4 10 6 20
Double Faults 3 6 3 12
1st in 55/82 57/92 42/74 154/248
% 1st in 67% 62% 57% 62%
1st pts 42/55 48/57 38/42 128/154
% 1st pts 76% 84% 90% 83%
2nd pts 15/27 17/35 20/32 52/94
% 2nd pts 56% 49% 63% 55%
Breaks
Won 3 2 1 6
Converted 3/7 2/6 1/7 6/20
Converted % 43% 33% 14% 30%
Conceded 1 4 3 8
Saved 0/1 2/4 2/3 4
Saved % 0% 50% 67% 39%
Times Broken 1 2 1 33

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Kudla
WWLWWLWWLW
Gomez
LWWL
2024 2023 2022
12 - 6
2 - 1
5-3
Hard
0-0
5-3
I Hard
0-0
2-0
Clay
2-1

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