Denis Kudla and Tallon Griekspoor will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 6:00 pm on CANCHA 4. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tallon Griekspoor who should win in 3 sets.
Tallon Griekspoor -> 1.8
Denis Kudla -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Tallon Griekspoor
There is no head to head record between Denis Kudla and Tallon Griekspoor since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Denis Kudla
Ranked no. 123, Denis reached the qualifications after beating John-Patrick Smith 6-4 6-4 and Alejandro Gonzalez 6-3 6-2.
In the qualifications, The American had a good straight sets win against Gonzalez (6-3 6-2). During the match Kudla scored 66 points vs Gonzalez’s 53. Denis was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudla struck 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Denis Kudla conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 3 break points. Furthermore, Kudla put 60% of his first serves in, winning 67% (26/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (18/26) on the 2nd serve. Kudla broke Gonzalez 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Kudla has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (326-243). 3-0 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kudla has a 154-119 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Kudla has a 4-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Acapulco
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2016. See his history.
Tallon Griekspoor
Ranked no. 154, Tallon got to the qualifications after beating Hernan Casanova 7-5 4-6 6-2 and Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 6-75 6-3.
In the qualifications, Tallon defeated Kokkinakis (6-4 6-75 6-3). During the match Griekspoor scored 101 points vs Kokkinakis’s 92. The Dutch was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Griekspoor bagged 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Tallon Griekspoor lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Griekspoor put 50% of his first serves in, winning 82% (45/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (24/54) on the 2nd serve. Tallon broke Kokkinakis 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tallon started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Dutch has a 8-6 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudla | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 62 |
| Pts | 132-111 | 210-193 |
| Total Points | 243 | 403 |
| Winners | 53 | 83 |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% |
Both Kudla and Griekspoor played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Tallon Griekspoor dropped 2 sets while Denis Kudla hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kudla has played 2 set(s) less than Griekspoor (4 vs 6). Therefore, Kudla played 25 games less than Griekspoor. Kudla scored 53 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Dutch bagged 83 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudla | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 6 |
| 1st in | 73/125 | 117/212 |
| %1st in | 58% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 53/73 | 83/117 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 32/52 | 46/95 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 48% |
Kudla fired 12 aces (6 per match). Griekspoor made 12 aces (6 per match). Kudla won 73% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Griekspoor won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudla | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 10 |
| Converted | 6/14 | 10/18 |
| % Converted | 43% | 56% |
| Conceded | 5 | 26 |
| Saved | 4 | 20 |
| % Saved | 80% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
Denis broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. Denis surrendered his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Tallon broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Tallon conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kudla | ||||
| Q1 Smith | Q2 Gonzalez | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 17 | 37 | |
| pts | 66-58 | 66-53 | 132-111 | |
| Total points | 124 | 119 | 243 | |
| Winners | 27 | 26 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 39% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 34/60 | 39/65 | 73/125 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 60% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 26/39 | 53/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 18/26 | 32/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 69% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | 6/14 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Griekspoor | ||||
| Q1 Casanova | Q2 Kokkinakis | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 6-2 | 6-4 6-75 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 32 | 62 | |
| pts | 109-101 | 101-92 | 210-193 | |
| Total points | 210 | 193 | 403 | |
| Winners | 38 | 45 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 62/103 | 55/109 | 117/212 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 50% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 38/62 | 45/55 | 83/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 82% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/41 | 24/54 | 46/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 4/5 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 80% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 9/11 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 82% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Alejandro GonzalezGonzalez (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Joao SousaSousa (6-2 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-4 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Nicolas MahutMahut (6-3 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Agustin VelottiVelotti (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-5 ret.) – See score progression
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Nicolas MahutMahut (6-3 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Joao SousaSousa (6-2 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-5 ret.) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Agustin VelottiVelotti (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Alejandro GonzalezGonzalez (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-4 6-7(5) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- John IsnerIsner – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marin CilicCilic – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kevin AndersonAnderson – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Laslo DjereDjere (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis KudlaKudla – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico GaioGaio – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Milos RaonicRaonic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gerardo Lopez VillasenorLopez Villasenor – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Benoit PairePaire (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Feliciano LopezLopez (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-0) – H2H and prediction