Roman Safiullin and Denis Kudla will square off in the 1st round of the Phoenix Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:30 pm 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 Roman Safiullin who should win in 2 sets.
Roman Safiullin -> 1.25
Denis Kudla -> 3.68
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Prediction and head to head Roman Safiullin vs. Denis Kudla
This will be the 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Denis Kudla face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kudla (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Kudla won 3-6 7-5 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 1st round in at the Australian Open back in 2023.
Highlights Denis Kudla vs Roman Safiullin – Australian Open 18-January-2023
Roman Safiullin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-16 | 5-7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-25 | 13-12 | 8-4 | 11-5 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-18 | 16-6 | 6-2 | 14-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-21 | 7-5 | 5-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-12 | 6-2 | 4-5 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 42, the Russian will start his run in the Phoenix Challenger after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Korda in the 2nd round on the 9th of March.
The Russian has a composed 4-6 win-loss record in 2024, 4-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Safiullin’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Brisbane.
Talking about his overall career, The Russian has an overall 371-188 record. He has a positive 211-83 record on hard.
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
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. 179, the American will start his run in the Phoenix Challenger after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 3-6 6-2 6-4
to Lestienne in the 1st round on the 7th of March.The American has a composed 8-5 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Denis’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Cleveland Challenger.
In terms of his career, Denis has an overall 499-385 record. He has a positive 239-192 record on hard.
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2022. See his history.
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