Denis Kudla and Jeff Wolf will square off in the semifinal of the Phoenix Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.833
Jeff Wolf -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Jeff Wolf
This will be the 4th time that Denis Kudla and Jeff Wolf face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Wolf (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Wolf won 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in the Charlottesville Challenger back in 2021.
Denis Kudla
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-23 | 9-7 | 6-6 | 7-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 13-17 | 1-3 | 11-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-33 | 21-19 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-27 | 20-14 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 12-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-9 | 13-6 | 0-1 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 102, the American reached the semifinal after defeating Mitchell Krueger 6-1 7-5, Mats Moraing 7-62 7-65 and Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Kudla had a good straight sets win against Gasquet (6-3 6-4). During the match, Kudla scored 71 points vs Gasquet’s 58. Kudla was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kudla bagged 7 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Denis Kudla was very effective on serve to win 83% (24/29) of his 1st serve and 61% (20/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Denis broke Gasquet twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Kudla has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (331-248). 7-8 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kudla has an overall 161-127 match record in the last years on hard.
Kudla has an overall 7-9 win-loss record in 2022, 7-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Jeff Wolf
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-26 | 11-16 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-26 | 16-13 | 5-5 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-29 | 23-15 | 8-4 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-11 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-10 | 11-3 | 0-1 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 209, Jeff reached the semifinal after beating Max Purcell 6-1 6-3, Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 and Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Verdasco (7-5 6-4). During the match Wolf scored 77 points vs Verdasco’s 70. Wolf was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Wolf blasted 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jeff Wolf lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Wolf put 67% of his first serves in, winning 78% (38/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (10/24) on the 2nd serve. Jeff broke Verdasco 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wolf hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Wolf has an aggregate 12-8 win-loss record in 2022, 11-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudla | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 55 |
| Pts | 245-190 | 195-144 |
| Total Points | 435 | 339 |
| Winners | 89 | 80 |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% |
Both Kudla and Wolf played 3 matches. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kudla and Wolf have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Kudla played 9 games more than Wolf. Kudla scored 89 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The American fired 80 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudla | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 103/180 | 98/159 |
| %1st in | 57% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 89/103 | 80/98 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 50/77 | 34/61 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 56% |
Kudla bagged 26 aces (8.7 per match). Wolf managed to score 13 aces (4.3 per match). Kudla won 86% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Wolf won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudla | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 11 |
| Converted | 7/22 | 11/30 |
| % Converted | 32% | 37% |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| % Saved | 67% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Kudla broke his opponents 7 times with a 32% conversion rate. The American lost his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 11 times with a 37% conversion rate. Wolf conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kudla | |||||
| R1 Krueger |
R2 Moraing |
1/4 Gasquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | 7-62 7-65 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 | 19 | 64 | |
| pts | 73-49 | 101-83 | 71-58 | 245-190 | |
| Total points | 122 | 184 | 129 | 435 | |
| Winners | 22 | 43 | 24 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 43% | 34% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 27/46 | 47/72 | 29/62 | 103/180 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 65% | 47% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 43/47 | 24/29 | 89/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 91% | 83% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/19 | 17/25 | 20/33 | 50/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | 61% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 0/9 | 2/4 | 7/22 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 0% | 50% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wolf | |||||
| R1 Purcell |
R2 Musetti |
1/4 Verdasco |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 22 | 55 | |
| pts | 59-35 | 59-39 | 77-70 | 195-144 | |
| Total points | 94 | 98 | 147 | 339 | |
| Winners | 17 | 25 | 38 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 42% | 49% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 21/42 | 28/44 | 49/73 | 98/159 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 64% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 17/21 | 25/28 | 38/49 | 80/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 89% | 78% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 11/16 | 10/24 | 34/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 69% | 42% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 3/8 | 3/11 | 11/30 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 38% | 27% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 86% | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Phoenix Challenger
- Liam BroadyBroady – David GoffinGoffin (2-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Andre Goransson/Nathaniel LammonsGoransson/Nathaniel Lammons (7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Oscar Otte/Jan-Lennard StruffOtte/Jan-Lennard Struff – Ariel Behar/Gonzalo EscobarBehar/Gonzalo Escobar (2-6 7-5 10-8) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – David GoffinGoffin (2-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Denis KudlaKudla – Jeff WolfWolf (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Liam BroadyBroady (0-0) – H2H and prediction
