Victor Hanescu vs Mikhail Kukushkin — St. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
ROU
Victor Hanescu
44 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
carpet
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Hanescu V.
6-3 7-6
Kukushkin M.
Hanescu V.
6792
Kukushkin M.
367–

Victor Hanescu defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 7-6 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hanescu V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Hanescu V.

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
Hanescu V.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.4
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hanescu V.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
93
Break points won·Dominant
13
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
25
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
59
44

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Golubev A.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Golubev A.
Hanescu V.
6-36-0
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Tipsarevic J.
7-657-5
Hanescu V.
Elgin M.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
Zverev M.
6-736-47-64
Verdasco F.
Schuettler R.
7-56-2
R16
Elgin M.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Chardy J.
6-47-63
Verdasco F.
Lejnieks K.
6-16-3
Schuettler R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Golubev A.
Safin M.
6-46-2
Zverev M.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Hanescu V.
Kukushkin M.
6-37-67
R32
Chardy J.
Ancic M.
6-43-66-4
Murray A.
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Starace P.
6-37-64
Gulbis E.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Gabashvili T.
1-66-46-3
Youzhny M.
Navarro I.
6-26-1
Kukushkin M.
Cilic M.
7-644-67-66
Hanescu V.
Korolev E.
6-16-2
Elgin M.
Volandri F.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Guccione C.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-3
Zverev M.
Serra F.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-4
Golubev A.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Hrbaty D.
Tursunov D.
6-16-1
Lejnieks K.
Kudryavtsev A.
3-67-616-3