Frances Tiafoe and Denis Kudla will fight against each other in the final of the Nottingham 1 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.43
Denis Kudla -> 2.83
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Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Denis Kudla
This will be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Denis Kudla square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kudla (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Kudla won 6-4 7-6(6) in the quarter in the Dallas Challenger back in 2020.
Frances Tiafoe
Ranked no. 74, the American reached the final after beating Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 6-4, Illya Marchenko 7-5 7-65, Evgeny Donskoy 7-64 2-6 6-3 and Marius Copil 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, Francis had a good straight sets win against Copil (6-3 6-2). During the match, Tiafoe scored 64 points vs Copil’s 43. Tiafoe was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tiafoe bagged 3 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Frances Tiafoe lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Tiafoe put 67% of his first serves in, winning 69% (25/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the 2nd serve. Tiafoe broke Copil 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tiafoe started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Tiafoe has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (239-172). 4-0 on grass in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Tiafoe has a compiled13-11 match record in the last 8 years on grass.
Tiafoe’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Nottingham 1 Challenger.
Tiafoe has a compiled 15-12 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham 1 Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Denis Kudla
Ranked no. 120, the American reached the final after beating Tomas Machac 6-3 4-6 6-4, Liam Broady 3-6 6-3 7-62, Daniel Evans 6-4 1-6 6-4 and Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 1-6 7-66.
In the semifinal, Kudla defeated Majchrzak (6-4 1-6 7-66).-90) than Majchrzak. In fact, the world no. 74 won 90 points vs Majchrzak’s. That means that Kudla was more focused during the important points. Kudla was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Kudla made 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Denis Kudla lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kudla put 63% of his first serves in, winning 74% (51/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (15/41) on the 2nd serve. Kudla broke Majchrzak 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Denis started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Denis’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Orlando Challenger.
Denis has an overall 17-12 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tiafoe | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 91 | 117 |
| Pts | 293-267 | 370-367 |
| Total Points | 560 | 737 |
| Winners | 148 | 164 |
| %Winners | 51% | 44% |
Both Tiafoe and Kudla played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Frances Tiafoe conceded 1 set, while Denis Kudla surrendered 4 sets. Tiafoe has played 3 set(s) less than Kudla (9 vs 12). Therefore, Tiafoe played 26 games less than Kudla. Tiafoe scored 148 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Denis bagged 164 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tiafoe | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 189/299 | 215/374 |
| %1st in | 63% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 148/189 | 164/215 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 55/110 | 74/159 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 47% |
Tiafoe blasted 22 aces (5.5 per match). Kudla managed to score 34 aces (8.5 per match). Tiafoe won 78% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kudla won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tiafoe | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/23 | 12/42 |
| % Converted | 43% | 29% |
| Conceded | 24 | 37 |
| Saved | 20 | 24 |
| % Saved | 83% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 13 |
The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. Tiafoe surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Kudla broke his opponents 12 times with a 29% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve 13 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tiafoe | ||||||
| R1 Huesler |
R2 Marchenko |
1/4 Donskoy |
1/2 Copil |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 7-65 | 7-64 2-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 91 | |
| pts | 66-59 | 80-78 | 83-87 | 64-43 | 293-267 | |
| Total points | 125 | 158 | 170 | 107 | 560 | |
| Winners | 32 | 47 | 44 | 25 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 59% | 53% | 39% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 41/68 | 55/83 | 57/94 | 36/54 | 189/299 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 61% | 67% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/41 | 47/55 | 44/57 | 25/36 | 148/189 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 85% | 77% | 69% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/27 | 12/28 | 20/37 | 12/18 | 55/110 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 43% | 54% | 67% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 4/9 | 10/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 100% | 44% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 9/9 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 100% | 60% | 75% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kudla | ||||||
| R1 Machac |
R2 Broady |
1/4 Evans |
1/2 Majchrzak |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 7-62 | 6-4 1-6 6-4 | 6-4 1-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 117 | |
| pts | 93-83 | 101-90 | 86-91 | 90-103 | 370-367 | |
| Total points | 176 | 191 | 177 | 193 | 737 | |
| Winners | 36 | 40 | 37 | 51 | 164 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% | 43% | 57% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 49/94 | 49/88 | 48/82 | 69/110 | 215/374 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 56% | 59% | 63% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 36/49 | 40/49 | 37/48 | 51/69 | 164/215 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 82% | 77% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/45 | 24/39 | 12/34 | 15/41 | 74/159 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 62% | 35% | 37% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 1/11 | 3/12 | 3/6 | 12/42 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 9% | 25% | 50% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 37 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 4/5 | 5/9 | 7/11 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 56% | 64% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
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