Mikhail Kukushkin vs Jarkko Nieminen — Barcelona Round of 64

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 64
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2008
clay
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Kukushkin M.
6-4 6-4
Nieminen J.
Kukushkin M.
662
Nieminen J.
44–

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in defending last year's round of 16. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Kukushkin edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-27US OpenR128hardJarkko Nieminen6-0 6-2 RET
2011-03-23Miami MastersR128hardMikhail Kukushkin3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kukushkin M.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
88
Break points won·Even
41
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
41
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
71

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kukushkin M.Nieminen J.
Freshness·
100
—

Kukushkin M.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
6-14-66-1
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Gremelmayr D.
6-16-0
Ferrer D.
Wawrinka S.
7-686-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Chela J.
6-46-2
Gremelmayr D.
Almagro N.
6-23-67-67
Ferrer D.
Robredo T.
7-646-4
Wawrinka S.
Montanes A.
6-36-766-4
R16
Gremelmayr D.
Tursunov D.
6-46-0
Almagro N.
Ancic M.
7-656-2
Chela J.
Gulbis E.
2-66-46-3
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Lapentti N.
4-66-46-3
Robredo T.
Canas G.
6-17-5
Wawrinka S.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-1
Montanes A.
Kukushkin M.
6-33-66-3
R32
Lopez F.
Martin A.
3-66-26-4
Chela J.
Lopez M.
5-1
Montanes A.
Karlovic I.
6-776-37-5
Canas G.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-2
Ferrer D.
Trujillo Soler G.
6-16-1
Lapentti N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-757-5
Ancic M.
Murray A.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-47-65
Tursunov D.
Daniel M.
6-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Cuevas P.
6-06-4
Robredo T.
Haase R.
6-26-4
Nalbandian D.
Calleri A.
1-67-626-3
Wawrinka S.
Schukin Y.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Starace P.
6-46-2
Gremelmayr D.
Blake J.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Moya C.
4-66-16-4
R64
Daniel M.
Navarro I.
6-16-4
Montanes A.
Granollers M.
3-66-36-2
Haase R.
Mirnyi M.
6-26-2
Gabashvili T.
Coria G.
5-76-46-4
Almagro N.
Troicki V.
6-2
Lopez F.
Acasuso J.
5-2
Lopez M.
Minar I.
3-1
Gulbis E.
Tipsarevic J.
6-44-2
Gremelmayr D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-672-1
Martin A.
Marrai M.
6-36-3
Canas G.
Hernandez O.
6-16-4
Tursunov D.
Anderson K.
6-46-3
Starace P.
Luczak P.
7-646-1
Volandri F.
Melzer J.
6-26-4
Ancic M.
Zverev M.
6-16-0
Trujillo Soler G.
Eschauer W.
6-44-66-2
Cuevas P.
Brzezicki J.
6-37-63
Kukushkin M.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Sanchez De Luna J.
6-36-3
Schukin Y.
Ginepri R.
6-46-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Ventura S.
6-26-1
Calleri A.
Johansson T.
6-16-3
Chela J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-726-46-2
Lapentti N.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4