R128 Australian Open 2018

Denis Kudla #190 def. Steve Johnson #48

6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-2

Denis Kudla defeated Steve Johnson 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 2018 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 17, 2018*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2018
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 2h 49m

Match Statistics

Stat	Denis Kudla	Steve Johnson
Aces	9	13
Double faults	5	9
First serve %	57.0%	47.0%
First serve points won %	74.0%	71.0%
Second serve points won %	64.0%	51.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	55.0%
Break points converted %	45.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	70.0%	61.0%
Return points won %	39.0%	30.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Denis Kudla	Steve Johnson
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 17, 1992	Dec 24, 1989
Age	25	28
Height	180 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	190	48
Ranking points (entering)	272	1,010
Elo (entering)	1,626	1,832
Current career W-L	71–132	199–202
Current career earnings	$4,712,965	$8,082,688

Pre-match H2H

Denis Kudla #190 0 – 1 Steve Johnson #48

Path

Denis Kudla's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Matteo Berrettini #130	4-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2018	Q3
Tobias Kamke #229	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2018	Q2
Roberto Carballes Baena #110	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2018	Q1

Denis Kudla's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominic Thiem #5	7-6(6) 6-3 3-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2018	R64

Steve Johnson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.