Q1 Australian Open 2012

Denis Kudla #276 def. Nikola Ciric #187

5-7 7-6(2) 6-2

Denis Kudla defeated Nikola Ciric 5-7 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 2012 Australian Open first qualifying round on hard courts on January 16, 2012.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDenis KudlaNikola Ciric
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
215
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.2%64.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.2%73.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%47.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.4%64.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.0%26.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.4+1.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.0-10.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDenis KudlaNikola Ciric
Country USA SRB
Birth dateAug 17, 1992Aug 2, 1983
Age1928
Height180 cm201 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)276187
Ranking points (entering)171261
Elo (entering)1,5371,485
Current career W-L71–132
Current career earnings$4,712,965$197,573
Pre-match H2H
Denis Kudla #276 0 0 Nikola Ciric #187

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.