Denis Kudla and Filip Cristian Jianu will play each other in the quarter of the Tallahassee Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:30 pm on STADIUM COURT. 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.
As per the initial odds, Denis Kudla is the pick to win this match.
Denis Kudla -> 1.5
Filip Cristian Jianu -> 2.59
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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Filip Cristian Jianu
There is no head to head record between Denis Kudla and Filip Cristian Jianu since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Denis Kudla
Ranked no. 117, Denis got to the quarter after defeating Alex Rybakov 3-6 7-5 6-1 and Alexander Ritschard 6-3 2-6 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Denis defeated Ritschard (6-3 2-6 7-65).-103) than Ritschard. In fact, the world no. 117 won 103 points vs Ritschard’s. That means that Kudla was more focused during the important points. Denis was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudla struck 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Denis Kudla lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kudla put 64% of his first serves in, winning 69% (45/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (15/37) on the 2nd serve. Denis broke Ritschard 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kudla started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 50% of the points he played.
Kudla has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (333-247). 2-0 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kudla has a 42-41 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Denis’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Orlando Challenger.
The American has a 11-7 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tallahassee Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2013. See his history.
Filip Cristian Jianu
Ranked no. 375, the Romanian reached the quarter after defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 5-7 7-64, Donald Young 6-4 6-2, Dmitry Popko 6-75 6-3 6-4 and Joao Menezes 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Filip had a good straight sets win against Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes (6-4 6-4). During the match Cristian scored 59 points vs Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes’s 49. The Romanian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Cristian scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Filip Cristian Jianu lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Cristian put 68% of his first serves in, winning 66% (27/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the 2nd serve. Filip broke Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Filip started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Cristian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Cairo and M15 Antalya.
Filip has a 19-9 win-loss record in 2021, 17-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudla | Cristian |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 105 |
| Pts | 194-197 | 342-296 |
| Total Points | 391 | 638 |
| Winners | 80 | 148 |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% |
Kudla played 2 matches while Cristian competed in 4 matches. Cristian started his run from the qualifications while Kudla had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Kudla conceded 2 sets, while Filip Cristian Jianu dropped 2 sets. Kudla has played 4 set(s) less than Cristian (6 vs 10). Therefore, Kudla played 47 games less than Cristian. The American scored 80 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Filip recorded 148 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudla | Cristian |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 118/188 | 212/310 |
| %1st in | 63% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 80/118 | 148/212 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 34/70 | 58/98 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 59% |
Kudla managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Cristian recorded 12 aces (3 per match). Kudla won 68% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Cristian won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudla | Cristian |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 15 |
| Converted | 8/22 | 15/28 |
| % Converted | 36% | 54% |
| Conceded | 14 | 17 |
| Saved | 8 | 9 |
| % Saved | 57% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Kudla broke his opponents 8 times with a 36% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Filip broke his opponents 15 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Romanian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kudla | ||||
| R1 Rybakov |
R2 Ritschard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-5 6-1 | 6-3 2-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 30 | 58 | |
| pts | 91-88 | 103-109 | 194-197 | |
| Total points | 179 | 212 | 391 | |
| Winners | 35 | 45 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 53/86 | 65/102 | 118/188 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/53 | 45/65 | 80/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 69% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/33 | 15/37 | 34/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 41% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 3/9 | 8/22 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 33% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 5/8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 63% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Cristian | ||||||
| Q1 Kovacevic |
Q3 Young |
R1 Popko |
R2 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 7-64 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-75 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 105 | |
| pts | 116-104 | 59-45 | 108-98 | 59-49 | 342-296 | |
| Total points | 220 | 104 | 206 | 108 | 638 | |
| Winners | 48 | 30 | 43 | 27 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 51% | 40% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 62/91 | 44/57 | 65/102 | 41/60 | 212/310 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 77% | 64% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 48/62 | 30/44 | 43/65 | 27/41 | 148/212 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 68% | 66% | 66% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/29 | 4/13 | 23/37 | 11/19 | 58/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 31% | 62% | 58% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 5/8 | 4/9 | 4/5 | 15/28 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 63% | 44% | 80% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 1/3 | 5/7 | 3/5 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 33% | 71% | 60% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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