Daniel Elahi Galan and Denis Kudla will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Phoenix Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 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 -> 1.87
Daniel Elahi Galan -> 1.87
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Prediction and head to head Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Denis Kudla
This will be the 2nd time that Daniel Elahi Galan and Denis Kudla fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kudla (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Kudla won 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 in the semifinal in the Cary Challenger back in 2020.
Daniel Elahi Galan
6 - 7win/loss
108
56
LLLWWLLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-17 | 3-5 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-34 | 4-12 | 23-19 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-28 | 14-7 | 33-17 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-32 | 6-9 | 19-16 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-18 | 14-8 | 17-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 84, the Colombian reached the 2nd round after beating Jurij Rodionov 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Daniel had a good straight sets win against Rodionov (6-4 6-4). During the match, Elahi Galan Riveros scored 70 points vs Rodionov’s 63. The Colombian was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Elahi Galan Riveros struck 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Daniel Elahi Galan lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Elahi Galan Riveros put 62% of his first serves in, winning 67% (28/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. The Colombian broke Rodionov 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Elahi Galan Riveros has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (328-246). 3-3 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Elahi Galan Riveros has a composed 94-77 match record in the last years on hard.
Elahi Galan Riveros has a composed 6-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
Daniel has never competed in this tournament before.
Denis Kudla
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-13 | 5-3 | 6-6 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 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 reached the 2nd round after defeating Roman Safiullin 6-3 3-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, Kudla defeated Safiullin (6-3 3-6 6-1). During the match Kudla scored 104 points vs Safiullin’s 90. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Kudla fired 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Denis Kudla lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Kudla put 51% of his first serves in, winning 65% (37/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (28/55) on the 2nd serve. Denis broke Safiullin 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
The American’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Cleveland Challenger.
Denis has a compiled 9-5 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Elahi Galan Riveros | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 25 |
| Pts | 70-63 | 104-90 |
| Total Points | 133 | 194 |
| Winners | 28 | 37 |
| %Winners | 40% | 36% |
Both Elahi Galan Riveros and Kudla played 1 match. At the moment, Denis Kudla lost 1 set while Daniel Elahi Galan hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Elahi Galan Riveros has played 1 set(s) less than Kudla (2 vs 3). Therefore, Elahi Galan Riveros played 5 games less than Kudla. Daniel scored 28 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Kudla struck 37 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Elahi Galan Riveros | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 42/68 | 57/112 |
| %1st in | 62% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 28/42 | 37/57 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 28/55 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 51% |
Elahi Galan Riveros managed to score 3 aces . Kudla managed to score 4 aces . Elahi Galan Riveros won 67% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Kudla won 65% of the points on 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 | Elahi Galan Riveros | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 5 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/9 |
| % Converted | 75% | 56% |
| Conceded | 4 | 13 |
| Saved | 3 | 10 |
| % Saved | 75% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Daniel broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Daniel conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Denis broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Elahi Galan Riveros | |||
| R1 Rodionov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 70-63 | 70-63 | |
| Total points | 133 | 133 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 42/68 | 42/68 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 28/42 | 28/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 15/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kudla | |||
| R1 Safiullin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 104-90 | 104-90 | |
| Total points | 194 | 194 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 57/112 | 57/112 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 37/57 | 37/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/55 | 28/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 10/13 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 77% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWLLLL Tennis Scores in Phoenix Challenger
- Emilio NavaNava – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Adam WaltonWalton (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Cristian GarinGarin (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Michael MmohMmoh (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-0 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Benoit PairePaire – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (5-7 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Jeff WolfWolf (2-6 7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Hugo GastonGaston (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-3 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Michael MmohMmoh (7-6(4) 6-2) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Sebastian OfnerOfner (7-6(5) 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Benoit PairePaire – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Denis KudlaKudla – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Quentin HalysHalys – Emilio NavaNava (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Fabio FogniniFognini (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-1) – H2H and prediction
