Denis Kudla and Tristan Schoolkate will clash against each other in the quarter of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.46
Tristan Schoolkate -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Tristan Schoolkate
There is no head to head record between Denis Kudla and Tristan Schoolkate since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Denis Kudla
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-19 | 9-6 | 6-6 | 6-4 | 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. 205, Denis got to the quarter after beating Strong Kirchheimer 6-2 6-4 and Michael Geerts 7-5 3-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The American defeated Geerts (7-5 3-6 6-3). During the match, Kudla scored 97 points vs Geerts’s 94. Kudla was pretty aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudla blasted 12 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Denis Kudla lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kudla put 53% of his first serves in, winning 84% (42/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (21/44) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Geerts twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kudla has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kudla has favorable record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (334-264). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kudla has an overall 65-40 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The American has a composed 20-22 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Tristan Schoolkate
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-28 | 30-20 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-30 | 30-23 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-29 | 24-15 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-20 | 8-9 | 3-5 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 280, Tristan got to the quarter after beating Abedallah Shelbayh 6-4 6-3 and Adam Walton 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Walton, Tristan recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Schoolkate scored 88 points vs Walton’s 75. Tristan was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Schoolkate managed to score 10 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Tristan Schoolkate was very effective on serve to win 85% (35/41) of his 1st serve and 53% (18/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Schoolkate broke Walton 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Schoolkate has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Schoolkate’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Swan Hill.
Schoolkate has a compiled 38-23 win-loss record in 2023, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudla | Schoolkate |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 45 |
| Pts | 157-138 | 162-130 |
| Total Points | 295 | 292 |
| Winners | 64 | 63 |
| %Winners | 41% | 39% |
Both Kudla and Schoolkate played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Kudla surrendered 1 set, while Tristan Schoolkate conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kudla and Schoolkate have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Kudla played 3 games more than Schoolkate. Denis scored 64 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Tristan struck 63 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudla | Schoolkate |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 10 |
| 1st in | 79/147 | 78/139 |
| %1st in | 54% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 64/79 | 63/78 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 39/68 | 31/61 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 51% |
Kudla bagged 19 aces (9.5 per match). Schoolkate struck 20 aces (10 per match). Kudla won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Schoolkate won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudla | Schoolkate |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 9 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 9/23 |
| % Converted | 45% | 39% |
| Conceded | 10 | 9 |
| Saved | 9 | 6 |
| % Saved | 90% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
The American broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve once and he saved 90% of the break points that he conceded. Tristan broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kudla | ||||
| R1 Kirchheimer |
R2 Geerts |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-5 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 30 | 48 | |
| pts | 60-44 | 97-94 | 157-138 | |
| Total points | 104 | 191 | 295 | |
| Winners | 22 | 42 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 29/53 | 50/94 | 79/147 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 53% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 42/50 | 64/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 84% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/24 | 21/44 | 39/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 48% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 2/3 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 67% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 6/7 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 86% | 93% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Schoolkate | ||||
| R1 Shelbayh |
R2 Walton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 | 45 | |
| pts | 74-55 | 88-75 | 162-130 | |
| Total points | 129 | 163 | 292 | |
| Winners | 28 | 35 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 37/64 | 41/75 | 78/139 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 55% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 35/41 | 63/78 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 85% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/27 | 18/34 | 31/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 53% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 4/13 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 31% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 1/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 50% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
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