Denis Kudla and Max Purcell will play each other in the quarter of the Surbiton Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. 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 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Denis Kudla is the pick to win this match.
Denis Kudla -> 1.444
Max Purcell -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Max Purcell

This will be the 3rd time that Denis Kudla and Max Purcell clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Kudla and Purcell (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time that they competed against each other, Kudla won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the qualifications in Winston salem back in 2021.

Denis Kudla

Denis Kudla

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Rank
267
High
53
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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
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Ranked no. 81, Kudla reached the quarter after defeating Alexei Popyrin 7-5 3-6 6-3 and Liam Broady 7-65 6-3.

In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Broady (7-65 6-3). During the match, Kudla scored 68 points vs Broady’s 58. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about the service games, Kudla struck 5 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Denis Kudla was pretty efficient on serve to win 83% (35/42) 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 Broady twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Kudla has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 51% of the points he played.

Kudla has a favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (342-254). 2-0 on grass in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kudla has a composed 65-35 win-loss record in the last years on grass.

The American’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Phoenix Challenger.

Kudla has a compiled 18-15 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Surbiton Challenger

Surbiton Challenger
Kudla's Record

Max Purcell

Max Purcell

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Rank
105
High
40
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-24 10-16 2-3 1-1 8-4 0-0
2023 52-28 45-17 2-3 5-5 0-3 0-0
2022 36-29 21-15 5-8 2-2 8-4 0-0
2021 21-14 13-9 0-1 4-1 4-3 0-0
2020 5-12 3-5 1-2 1-5 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 170, Max got to the quarter after defeating Toby Samuel 6-4 7-5, Jason Jung 4-6 6-4 6-4, Sam Querrey 6-4 7-65 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-4.

In the 2nd round, Max had a good straight sets win against Herbert (6-4 6-4). During the match Purcell scored 73 points vs Herbert’s 62. Max was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.

Talking about serving, Purcell struck 4 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Max Purcell conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 8 break points. Furthermore, Purcell put 70% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (14/21) on the 2nd serve. Max broke Herbert twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Max started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Purcell has an overall 15-15 win-loss record in 2022, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Surbiton Challenger
Purcell's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

D.Kudla
M.Purcell
3h:26
3h:26
Time on court​
!
6h:01
6h:01
1h:28
1h:28
Last match​
1h:28
1h:28
2
2
Match played
!
4
4
52
52
Games Played​
95
95
5
5
Set played​​
9
9
156
156
Total points​
321
321
78
78
Avg point​
80.3
80.3
76
76
Winners
139
139
38
38
Avg Winners​
34.8
34.8
49%
49%
Ratio winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
27
27
3.5
3.5
Avg Aces
6.8
6.8
3
3
Double Faults
9
9
1.5
1.5
Avg Double Faults
2.3
2.3
76/99
76/99
1st won total​
139/190
139/190
!
77%
77%
1st won %
!
73%
73%
31/61
31/61
2nd won total​
61/95
61/95
51%
51%
2nd won %
!
64%
64%
-- Break Points --
6/12
6/12
BP won
10/20
10/20
3/6
3/6
Avg BP won
2.5/5
2.5/5
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
6
6
Conceded
19
19
3
3
Avg Conceded
4.8
4.8
4
4
Broken
4
4
2
2
Avg Broken
1
1
2
2
Saved
15
15
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kudla Purcell
Match played 2 4
Tot Set 5 9
Tot Games 52 95
Pts 156-148 321-271
Total Points 304 592
Winners 76 139
%Winners 49% 43%

Kudla played 2 matches while Purcell competed in 4 matches. Purcell 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 surrendered 1 set, while Max Purcell surrendered 1 set. Kudla has played 4 set(s) less than Purcell (5 vs 9). Therefore, Kudla played 43 games less than Purcell. The American scored 76 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian blasted 139 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kudla Purcell
Aces 7 27
Avg per match 3.5 6.8
1st in 99/160 190/285
%1st in 62% 67%
1st pts 76/99 139/190
%1st pts 77% 73%
2nd pts 31/61 61/95
%2nd pts 51% 64%

Kudla recorded 7 aces (3.5 per match). Purcell bagged 27 aces (6.8 per match). Kudla won 77% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Purcell won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Kudla Purcell
Won 6 10
Converted 6/12 10/20
% Converted 50% 50%
Conceded 6 19
Saved 2 15
% Saved 33% 79%
Times Broken 4 4

The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. The American dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Purcell broke his opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Purcell conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.

Kudla
R1
Popyrin		 R2
Broady		 Total
Score 7-5 3-6 6-3 7-65 6-3
Tot Set 3 2 5
Tot Games 30 22 52
pts 88-90 68-58 156-148
Total points 178 126 304
Winners 41 35 76
%Winners 47% 51% 49%
SERVE
Aces 2 5 7
Double Faults 3 0 3
1st in 57/96 42/64 99/160
% 1st in 59% 66% 62%
1st pts 41/57 35/42 76/99
% 1st pts 72% 83% 77%
2nd pts 18/39 13/22 31/61
% 2nd pts 46% 59% 51%
Breaks
Won 4 2 6
Converted 4/9 2/3 6/12
Converted % 44% 67% 50%
Conceded 4 2 6
Saved 1/4 1/2 2
Saved % 25% 50% 38%
Times Broken 3 1 4
Purcell
Q1
Samuel		 Q3
Jung		 R1
Querrey		 R2
Herbert		 Total
Score 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 7-65 6-4 6-4
Tot Set 2 3 2 2 9
Tot Games 22 30 23 20 95
pts 78-61 94-83 76-65 73-62 321-271
Total points 139 177 141 135 592
Winners 37 41 27 34 139
%Winners 47% 44% 36% 47% 43%
SERVE
Aces 3 10 10 4 27
Double Faults 1 6 2 0 9
1st in 49/63 57/87 35/65 49/70 190/285
% 1st in 78% 66% 54% 70% 67%
1st pts 37/49 41/57 27/35 34/49 139/190
% 1st pts 76% 72% 77% 69% 73%
2nd pts 9/14 20/30 18/30 14/21 61/95
% 2nd pts 64% 67% 60% 67% 64%
Breaks
Won 3 3 2 2 10
Converted 3/4 3/6 2/4 2/6 10/20
Converted % 75% 50% 50% 33% 50%
Conceded 1 8 2 8 19
Saved 0/1 6/8 1/2 8/8 15
Saved % 0% 75% 50% 100% 113%
Times Broken 1 2 1 0 4

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