Denis Kudla gets the better of Michael Mmoh 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Washington on Monday in what was an all-American affair. Kudla will have to play Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes. His most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2018 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.
Kudla added to his prize money $ 6,660 after winning this match. He has won already $ 14,280 after this win. If he wins the next match, Kudla will add $ 11,815 to his earnings to get in total $ 26,095 in total.
Highlights Denis Kudla vs. Michael Mmoh Citi Open – Washington
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:16
At the end of the match, Denis scored 89 points vs. Mmoh’s 87.
Kudla
Kudla was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (4/8).
Mmoh
On the other side, Mmoh was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (4/8). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this encounter, the head to head between Kudla and Mmoh is 4-2 for Denis.
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Kudla vs. Reilly Opelka – stats
Kudla will compete against Opelka in the 2nd round.
This will be the 4th time that Denis Kudla and Reilly Opelka play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Opelka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Opelka won 7-65 6-3 in the 1st round in Newport Beach Challenger back in 2018.
Live score progression and stats
Michael was too strong to drop barely 1 game before breaking Kudla 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.
Kudla was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Mmoh was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Michael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 48 points. Mmoh won 12 points more than Kudla (30-18). Michael surrendered 7 points on serve (17-7). In addition, on the other side, Kudla conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).
Kudla had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Michael Mmoh in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Kudla to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Denis converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, Kudla didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 61 points. Kudla conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Michael (35-26). Kudla lost 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the court, Mmoh conceded 10 points on serve (14-10).
Kudla had a great start in this set after breaking Michael Mmoh in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Denis to win the set as Mmoh succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (4-4) game. Denis maintained his focus to break Michael in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).
Kudla converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Michael was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 67 points. Denis won 5 more points than Michael (36-31). Kudla conceded 12 points on serve (16-12). On the losing side, Mmoh conceded 20 points on serve (19-20).
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