Denis Kudla and Steve Johnson will square off in the semifinal of the Sarasota Challenger for the 9th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:30 pm on ELIZABETH MOORE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.72
Steve Johnson -> 2.00
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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Steve Johnson
This will be the 9th time that Denis Kudla and Steve Johnson play each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Johnson won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Houston back in April 2022.
Denis Kudla
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-15 | 5-3 | 6-6 | 5-3 | 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. 82, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Prajnesh Gunneswaran 4-6 6-4 6-2, Michael Mmoh 6-2 1-6 6-3 and Jack Sock 7-5 6-1.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Sock (7-5 6-1). During the match, Kudla scored 69 points vs Sock’s 45. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudla managed to score 9 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Denis Kudla was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 82% (28/34) of his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Sock 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has dropped 2 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Kudla has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (340-250). 3-1 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kudla has a composed 44-42 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The American’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Phoenix Challenger.
Kudla has a compiled 16-11 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sarasota Challenger
Steve Johnson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-20 | 15-11 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-28 | 20-18 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-17 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-11 | 18-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 107, Steve reached the semifinal after beating Andrea Collarini 6-3 6-4, Yosuke Watanuki 3-6 6-4 6-1 and Mitchell Krueger 7-64 3-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Steve defeated Krueger (7-64 3-6 6-3). During the match Johnson scored 89 points vs Krueger’s 88. The American was very aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about serving, Johnson recorded 10 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Steve Johnson lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Johnson put 53% of his first serves in, winning 84% (42/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (21/45) on the 2nd serve. Johnson broke Krueger 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Steve has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The American has a compiled 13-9 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudla | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 76 |
| Pts | 233-208 | 245-220 |
| Total Points | 441 | 465 |
| Winners | 94 | 95 |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% |
Both Kudla and Johnson played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Kudla dropped 2 sets, while Steve Johnson dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kudla and Johnson have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Kudla played 5 games less than Johnson. Denis scored 94 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Johnson recorded 95 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudla | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 8.3 |
| 1st in | 126/218 | 116/228 |
| %1st in | 58% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 94/126 | 95/116 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 46/92 | 60/112 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 54% |
Kudla bagged 18 aces (6 per match). Johnson struck 25 aces (8.3 per match). Kudla won 75% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Johnson won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudla | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 10 |
| Converted | 13/27 | 10/18 |
| % Converted | 48% | 56% |
| Conceded | 22 | 19 |
| Saved | 15 | 13 |
| % Saved | 68% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 6 |
The American broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Johnson broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kudla | |||||
| R1 Gunneswaran |
R2 Mmoh |
1/4 Sock |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 1-6 6-3 | 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 24 | 19 | 71 | |
| pts | 88-88 | 76-75 | 69-45 | 233-208 | |
| Total points | 176 | 151 | 114 | 441 | |
| Winners | 37 | 29 | 28 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 50/89 | 42/73 | 34/56 | 126/218 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 58% | 61% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 37/50 | 29/42 | 28/34 | 94/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 69% | 82% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/39 | 17/31 | 13/22 | 46/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 55% | 59% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/9 | 4/6 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 44% | 67% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 7/10 | 5/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 70% | 83% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Johnson | |||||
| R1 Collarini |
R2 Watanuki |
1/4 Krueger |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 3-6 6-4 6-1 | 7-64 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 | 31 | 76 | |
| pts | 71-54 | 85-78 | 89-88 | 245-220 | |
| Total points | 125 | 163 | 177 | 465 | |
| Winners | 24 | 29 | 42 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | 47% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 28/58 | 38/75 | 50/95 | 116/228 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 51% | 53% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 24/28 | 29/38 | 42/50 | 95/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 76% | 84% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 22/37 | 21/45 | 60/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 59% | 47% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 57% | 75% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/5 | 6/9 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 60% | 67% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWW Tennis Scores in Sarasota Challenger
- Denis KudlaKudla – Jack SockSock (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Jeff WolfWolf (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Adrian AndreevAndreev (2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (7-64 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Jack SockSock (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (7-6(4) 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Denis KudlaKudla – Steve JohnsonJohnson (2-6) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (2-0) – H2H and prediction
