Mikhail Kukushkin vs Illya Marchenko — St. Petersburg Semi-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2010
carpet
UKR
Illya Marchenko
#1740ATP
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Kukushkin M.
6-3 6-4
Marchenko I.
Kukushkin M.
662
Marchenko I.
34–

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Illya Marchenko 6-3 6-4 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in ranked #305, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Marchenko I.

Marchenko I.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Marchenko I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Marchenko I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
13
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
80
Break points won·Dominant
41
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
13
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
10

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
Kukushkin M.
Youzhny M.
6-37-62
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Tursunov D.
7-54-67-68
Kukushkin M.
Marchenko I.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Marchenko I.
Becker B.
6-42-66-2
Kukushkin M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-53-66-4
Tursunov D.
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Hanescu V.
6-756-37-66
R16
Dolgopolov A.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Kukushkin M.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Lu Y.
6-16-4
Hanescu V.
Ram R.
7-613-66-3
Youzhny M.
Donskoy E.
3-66-36-2
Becker B.
Mathieu P.
6-46-2
Marchenko I.
Kravchuk K.
6-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Russell M.
6-27-5
R32
Becker B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-45-76-4
Marchenko I.
Istomin D.
6-22-2
Tipsarevic J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-2
Gabashvili T.
Volandri F.
3-66-36-2
Russell M.
Andreev I.
6-17-5
Kukushkin M.
Chardy J.
6-736-16-0
Schuettler R.
Troicki V.
6-34-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Fognini F.
7-656-4
Donskoy E.
Kuznetsov A.
7-57-62
Youzhny M.
Brands D.
6-46-1
Mathieu P.
Gonzalez M.
6-46-3
Kravchuk K.
Cermak F.
6-26-3
Tursunov D.
Przysiezny M.
3-66-36-2
Lu Y.
Starace P.
6-26-2
Hanescu V.
Zeballos H.
6-26-0
Ram R.
Andujar P.
6-36-756-3