Denis Kudla will face Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the San Diego Open. The game will start on September 21 at 01:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Kudla – 1.81.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.91.
Verdasco left last week’s competition in Istanbul after a second-round loss to the not-so-strong Kirci. The Spaniard may well have accumulated some fatigue in recent months due to his busy playing schedule, which is now preventing him from showing his best game. In this regard, we suggest that Kudla should be favoured in the upcoming encounter.
Both head-to-head encounters between the two players ended in two sets. We believe this match is unlikely to go beyond two sets.
Kudla did well at the Challenger in Cary last week. The American was one step away from a decisive match.
In the semi-finals, Denis lost to Dominik Koepfer (6-7, 3-6).
Before that, Kudla defeated Zachary Svajda (0-6, 6-2, 6-2), Emilio Nava (6-7, 6-1, 6-3) and Facundo Mena (6-3, 6-1).
At the ATP level, however, Kudla has had little to boast about lately. He only managed to win one match in August at a tournament in Washington.
Denis Kudla has notched up six wins in his last ten clashes against lower-ranked opponents.
Verdasco, meanwhile, played on the Challenger last week. The Spaniard had an easy first round but sensationally lost in the second round to world #622 Koray Kirci (4-6, 3-6).
Fernando failed to qualify for the US Open in late August but eventually made it into the main draw as a lucky loser. He lost in the first round to Kwon Soon-woo.
Relatively successful for Verdasco was the Challenger in Vancouver. Here, he won two matches.
Earlier this season, Verdasco had only played two matches on the hard court at the ATP main draw level.
Fernando Verdasco has lost three of his last five matches on hard.
In 3 of Kudla’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.86.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Kudla’s Rating – 105
Denis Kudla Wins/Losses in 2022 – 27/27
Verdasco’s Rating – 115
Fernando Verdasco Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/26
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the ATP Houston in 2018. In that match, Kudla defeated Verdasco with a score of 6-4, 7-6.
The match will be played at Barnes Stadium, Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, United States.
We recommend checking out the odds for the San Diego Open: Kudla vs Verdasco at 22bet and MelBet.