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H2H. Denis Kudla vs Jurij Rodionov | Dallas Challenger prediction, odds, preview, pick

Dallas Challenger. Kudla and Rodionov will play each other in final of the Dallas Challenger. See the H2H stats, odds, preview and predictions of their next match

Mark Hall

9 February 2020

Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Jurij Rodionov

Denis Kudla and Jurij Rodionov will square off in the final of the Dallas Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm on HAMILTON FAMILY STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

As per the initial odds, Denis Kudla is the pick to win this match.
Denis Kudla -> 1.61
Jurij Rodionov -> 2.20

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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Jurij Rodionov

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

Denis Kudla

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

In the semifinal, Denis had a good straight sets win against Gomez (6-4 6-4). During the match Kudla scored 70 points vs Gomez’s 49. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Talking about serving, Kudla blasted 6 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 81% (26/32) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Kudla broke Gomez 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Denis has lost 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.

Kudla has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (396-210). 4-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kudla has a 322-243 record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.

Denis’s best result of the season was reaching the semi-finals in the Canberra Challenger and the Dallas Challenger.

Kudla has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Dallas Challenger

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

Jurij Rodionov

Ranked no. 362, Jurij got to the final after beating Roberto Cid 7-6⁵ 6-3, Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-4, Michael Mmoh 6-7⁴ 6-2 6-1, Joao Menezes 6-4 6-4 and Dominik Koepfer 7-6⁷ 6-2.

In the semifinal, The Austrian had a good straight sets win against Koepfer (7-6⁷ 6-2). During the match Rodionov scored 78 points vs Koepfer’s 64. The Austrian was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Rodionov blasted 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Jurij Rodionov was extremely effective on serve to win 72% (33/46) of his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Austrian broke Koepfer 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Rodionov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Rodionov has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 73% of his matches (66-24). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Rodionov has a 62-35 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.

Rodionov’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in the Dallas Challenger.

Jurij has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Dallas Challenger

Jurij 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	Rodionov
Match played	4	5
Tot Set	9	11
Tot Games	93	110
Pts	321-267	393-334
Total Points	588	727
Winners	128	183
%Winners	40%	47%

Kudla played 4 matches while Rodionov competed in 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Kudla conceded 1 set, while Jurij Rodionov dropper 1 set. Kudla has played 2 sets less than Rodionov (9 vs 11). Therefore, Kudla played 17 games less than Rodionov. The American scored 128 winners (40% on total points). On the other side, Rodionov blasted 183 winners (47%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kudla	Rodionov
Aces	40	30
Avg per match	10	6
1st in	156/278	238/378
%1st in	56%	63%
1st pts	128/156	183/238
%1st pts	82%	77%
2nd pts	62/122	69/140
%2nd pts	51%	49%

Kudla blasted 40 aces (10 per match). Rodionov blasted 30 aces (6 per match). Kudla won 82% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Rodionov won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kudla	Rodionov
Won	12	15
Converted	12/32	15/38
% Converted	38%	39%
Conceded	19	21
Saved	13	17
% Saved	68%	81%
Times Broken	6	4

Kudla broke his opponents 12 times with 38% conversion rate. Kudla conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Rodionov broke his opponents 15 times with 39% conversion rate. The Austrian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.

	R2 Redlicki	R3 Krueger	1/4 Tiafoe	1/2 Gomez	Total
Kudla
Score	6-2 7-6²	4-6 6-3 6-4	6-4 7-6⁶	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	3	2	2	9
Tot Games	21	29	23	20	93
pts	77-55	100-86	74-77	70-49	321-267
Total points	132	186	151	119	588
Winners	29	41	32	26	128
%Winners	38%	41%	43%	37%	40%
SERVE
Aces	11	16	7	6	40
Double Faults	2	4	1	0	7
1st in	36/65	45/87	43/77	32/49	156/278
% 1st in	55%	52%	56%	65%	56%
1st pts	29/36	41/45	32/43	26/32	128/156
% 1st pts	81%	91%	74%	81%	82%
2nd pts	16/29	22/42	14/34	10/17	62/122
% 2nd pts	55%	52%	41%	59%	51%
Breaks
Won	3	2	3	4	12
Converted	3/8	2/6	3/6	4/12	12/32
Converted %	38%	33%	50%	33%	38%
Conceded	6	6	4	3	19
Saved	5/6	5/6	2/4	1/3	13
Saved %	83%	83%	50%	33%	62%
Times Broken	1	1	2	2	50

	R1 Cid	R2 Seppi	R3 Mmoh	1/4 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes	1/2 Koepfer	Total
Rodionov
Score	7-6⁵ 6-3	6-3 6-4	6-7⁴ 6-2 6-1	6-4 6-4	7-6⁷ 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	3	2	2	11
Tot Games	22	19	28	20	21	110
pts	70-59	69-57	108-91	68-63	78-64	393-334
Total points	129	126	199	131	142	727
Winners	37	33	45	35	33	183
%Winners	53%	48%	42%	51%	42%	47%
SERVE
Aces	3	9	9	2	7	30
Double Faults	3	3	1	4	2	13
1st in	47/68	37/66	59/97	49/74	46/73	238/378
% 1st in	69%	56%	61%	66%	63%	63%
1st pts	37/47	33/37	45/59	35/49	33/46	183/238
% 1st pts	79%	89%	76%	71%	72%	77%
2nd pts	13/21	10/29	21/38	10/25	15/27	69/140
% 2nd pts	62%	34%	55%	40%	56%	49%
Breaks
Won	2	3	4	3	3	15
Converted	2/5	3/10	4/12	3/4	3/7	15/38
Converted %	40%	30%	33%	75%	43%	39%
Conceded	3	5	4	5	4	21
Saved	2/3	4/5	4/4	4/5	3/4	17
Saved %	67%	80%	100%	80%	75%	101%
Times Broken	1	1	0	1	1	-20