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.
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 | |
Tennis Scores in Dallas Challenger
- Denis KudlaKudla – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Joao MenezesMenezes (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Jeff WolfWolf (7-68 7-66) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (5-7 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 7-6(6)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Denis KudlaKudla – Emilio GomezGomez (0-0) – See H2H details
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Jurij RodionovRodionov (0-0) – See H2H details