Viktor Troicki vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Zagreb Round of 16

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 16
SRB
Viktor Troicki
40 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2010
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Troicki V.
7-5 7-5
Kukushkin M.
Troicki V.
772
Kukushkin M.
55–

Viktor Troicki defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 7-5 in the Zagreb round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Viktor Troicki narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07Madrid MastersQ2clayMikhail Kukushkin7-6(5) 6-1
2016-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: SRB vs KAZRRhardMikhail Kukushkin7-5 6-2 6-4
2015-01-11SydneyFhardViktor Troicki6-2 6-3
2012-01-16Australian OpenR64hardMikhail Kukushkin5-7 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Troicki V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Troicki 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
Troicki V.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Troicki V.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
46
Break points saved·Even
91
93
Break points won·Clear edge
27
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
44

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Berrer M.
6-46-756-3
Semi-finals
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
7-656-4
Berrer M.
Petzschner P.
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Petzschner P.
Lacko L.
6-716-26-2
Berrer M.
Troicki V.
6-46-3
Cilic M.
Karlovic I.
7-666-4
Melzer J.
Marchenko I.
3-66-07-5
R16
Karlovic I.
Sidorenko A.
7-647-68
Lacko L.
Ljubicic I.
7-635-77-65
Petzschner P.
Becker B.
1-67-647-66
Troicki V.
Kukushkin M.
7-57-5
Cilic M.
Koellerer D.
6-26-1
Berrer M.
Jelenic P.
6-46-3
Marchenko I.
Dodig I.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Rochus O.
6-26-3
R32
Lacko L.
Istomin D.
6-22-2
Karlovic I.
Veic A.
4-5
Cilic M.
Hajek J.
6-26-2
Koellerer D.
Golubev A.
6-33-66-3
Sidorenko A.
Bemelmans R.
7-653-66-3
Melzer J.
Brands D.
6-46-3
Rochus O.
Kunitsyn I.
4-66-27-5
Marchenko I.
Bolelli S.
6-26-4
Dodig I.
Korolev E.
7-696-4
Berrer M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-656-3
Jelenic P.
Bozoljac I.
7-667-5
Kukushkin M.
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Troicki V.
Schuettler R.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
7-646-3
Becker B.
Vinciguerra A.
1-66-17-64
Petzschner P.
Rochus C.
6-746-36-1