Denis Kudla and Kei Nishikori will face off in the 2nd round of the Bloomfield Hills Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CENTER 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 Kei Nishikori who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kei Nishikori is the pick to win this match.
Kei Nishikori -> 1.22
Denis Kudla -> 3.94
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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Kei Nishikori
This will be the 3rd time that Denis Kudla and Kei Nishikori square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Nishikori won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Brisbane back in 2019.
Denis Kudla
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-12 | 5-3 | 6-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 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. 180, Kudla reached the 2nd round after beating Skander Mansouri 6-3 5-7 6-3.
In the 1st round, Kudla defeated Mansouri (6-3 5-7 6-3). During the match, Kudla scored 92 points vs Mansouri’s 88. Kudla was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kudla struck 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Denis Kudla lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kudla put 51% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (32/48) on the 2nd serve. Denis broke Mansouri 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Kudla has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (330-259). 9-9 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kudla has an aggregate 161-131 record in the last years on hard.
Kudla has a composed 16-17 win-loss record in 2023, 9-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger
Kudla has never competed in this tournament before.
Kei Nishikori
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 10-3 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-17 | 15-9 | 7-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 501, Nishikori got to the 2nd round after defeating Adam Walton 6-1 6-2.
In the 1st round, Nishikori had a good straight sets win against Walton (6-1 6-2). During the match Nishikori scored 61 points vs Walton’s 33. Kei was very aggressive to blast 22 winners.
About the serving games, Nishikori struck 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Kei Nishikori was exceptionally effective on serve to win 73% (22/30) of his 1st serve and 71% (15/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Nishikori broke Walton 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Palmas del Mar Challenger where he overcame Michael Zheng in the final 6-2 7-5.
The Japanese has a compiled 6-0 win-loss record in 2023, 6-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudla | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 15 |
| Pts | 92-88 | 61-33 |
| Total Points | 180 | 94 |
| Winners | 34 | 22 |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% |
Both Kudla and Nishikori played 1 match. At the moment, Denis Kudla lost 1 set while Kei Nishikori hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kudla has played 1 set more than Nishikori (3 vs 2). Therefore, Kudla played 15 games more than Nishikori. The American scored 34 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Kei fired 22 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudla | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3 |
| 1st in | 49/97 | 30/51 |
| %1st in | 51% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 34/49 | 22/30 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 32/48 | 15/21 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 71% |
Kudla bagged 4 aces . Nishikori fired 3 aces . Kudla won 69% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Nishikori won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 71% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudla | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/5 |
| % Converted | 75% | 80% |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 |
| Saved | 4 | 4 |
| % Saved | 80% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Kudla broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Nishikori broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Kei was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Kudla | |||
| R1 Mansouri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 92-88 | 92-88 | |
| Total points | 180 | 180 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 49/97 | 49/97 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 34/49 | 34/49 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 32/48 | 32/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Nishikori | |||
| R1 Walton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 15 | |
| pts | 61-33 | 61-33 | |
| Total points | 94 | 94 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 30/51 | 30/51 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 22/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/21 | 15/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWL Tennis Scores in Bloomfield Hills Challenger
- James McCabeMcCabe – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (6-3 6-74 7-65) – See score progression
- Omar JasikaJasika – Dane SweenySweeny (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Mukund SasikumarSasikumar – Ethan QuinnQuinn (7-5 4-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Mark LajalLajal (6-73 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Aidan MchughMchugh (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (7-65 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Evan ZhuZhu (6-70 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Michael ZhengZheng (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Li TuTu (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Christian HarrisonHarrison (6-2 6-77 7-65) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Skander MansouriMansouri (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Adam WaltonWalton (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (4-6 6-1 7-65) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (3-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Denis KudlaKudla – Kei NishikoriNishikori (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Emilio GomezGomez (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Omar JasikaJasika – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sasi Kumar MukundKumar Mukund – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (0-0) – H2H and prediction
