Alexei Popyrin vs Denis KudlaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexei Popyrin and Denis Kudla have met 4 times since 2019; Denis Kudla leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Atlanta in 2019 on hard. On grass courts Kudla leads 2–0. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Kudla has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Popyrin has taken 5 sets to Kudla's 6. Their most recent meeting: Denis Kudla won at Surbiton Challenger (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popyrin | Kudla | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexei Popyrin | Denis Kudla | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 6/22 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 12/33 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 14% | 2/14 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 8/19 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 30% | 3/10 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 38% | 5/13 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popyrin 1, Kudla 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popyrin
🤖 Servebot
Kudla
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,755 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jun 1, 2022
Surbiton Challenger
G Grass · 1st Round
May 31, 2022
Surbiton
G Grass · Round of 32
Aug 1, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 12, 2019
Atlanta
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | - |
| ROI % | -20.7% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.07u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 4 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | 2,012 mi · 3,238 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA → CAN → USA | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Grigor Dimitrov
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Titouan Droguet
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Thiago Agustin Tirante
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Raphael Collignon
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Roman Andres Burruchaga
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Andy Andrade
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Jiri Lehecka
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Nicolas Mejia
Charlottesville Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 28
Borna Gojo
Sioux Falls Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 23
Bor Artnak
Sioux Falls Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 21
Learner Tien
Tiburon Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Goncalo Oliveira
Tiburon Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Gonzalo Oliveira
Tiburon · Round of 16
Oct 2
Carl Emil Overbeck
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Bernard Tomic
Charleston Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 24
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–37 matches
| Metric | Popyrin | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 32% | - |
| Sets won | 36% | - |
| Games won | 47% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popyrin | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popyrin | Kudla |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 2 |
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