Denis Kudla vs Izak Van Der Merwe, Charlottesville Challenger 2012, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 3 Nov

Final

Denis Kudla

WinnerRank #12691.8054%

Kudla won in 2 sets · 1h 34m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 27–5

Izak Van Der Merwe

LostRank #19652.1046%

Venue

Boar's Head Sports Club

Charlottesville, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

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Altitude

173 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 34m

1Aces5

2Double faults6

49Service points won49

11Service games played11

11Service games won9

11Return games played11

3/3100%Break points saved75%6/8

2/825%Break points converted0%0/3

Head to head

3Kudla

1Merwe

4 meetings

Hard 2–1Clay 1–0

Charlottesville ChallengerSemifinal · 3 Nov 2012HardThis match
Denis Kudla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
Charlottesville ChallengerSemifinal · 5 Nov 2011Hard
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Denis Kudla
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴
Savannah ChallengerRound of 32 · 3 May 2011Clay
Denis Kudla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 4
Dallas ChallengerRound of 32 · 1 Mar 2011Hard
Denis Kudla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Denis Kudla vs Izak Van Der Merwe, Charlottesville Challenger 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research