James Blake vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Winston-Salem Round of 64

Winston-Salem · ATP · Round of 64
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 21 August 2011
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Blake J.
7-5 6-1
Kukushkin M.
Blake J.
762
Kukushkin M.
51–

James Blake defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 6-1 in the Winston-Salem round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. James Blake claimed a first win over Mikhail Kukushkin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-31BaselR16hardMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Serve advantage — Kukushkin M.

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
Blake J.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
93
Break points won·Slight edge
51
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
41
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
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
Isner J.
Benneteau J.
4-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Haase R.
3-67-677-66
Isner J.
Roddick A.
7-676-4
Quarter-finals
Haase R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Monaco J.
6-16-4
Benneteau J.
Stakhovsky S.
3-67-696-2
Isner J.
Baghdatis M.
1-66-36-4
R16
Isner J.
Nieminen J.
7-646-2
Roddick A.
Giraldo S.
6-16-3
Monaco J.
Nishikori K.
6-06-3
Baghdatis M.
Darcis S.
7-56-0
Haase R.
Duclos P.
6-47-5
Dolgopolov A.
Dimitrov G.
6-41-67-67
Stakhovsky S.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Andreev I.
2-66-17-65
R32
Duclos P.
Harrison R.
7-57-5
Baghdatis M.
Sweeting R.
7-56-1
Nishikori K.
Andujar P.
7-636-2
Monaco J.
Kamke T.
7-56-0
Roddick A.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-26-4
Dolgopolov A.
Berlocq C.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Russell M.
6-26-2
Stakhovsky S.
Golubev A.
6-12-66-4
Benneteau J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-1
Dimitrov G.
Young D.
6-42-67-62
Andreev I.
Melzer J.
7-56-3
Isner J.
Sela D.
7-636-2
Haase R.
Blake J.
6-46-1
Darcis S.
Tursunov D.
3-66-16-3
Giraldo S.
Kavcic B.
6-26-3
Nieminen J.
Istomin D.
3-66-46-4
R64
Sela D.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Rosol L.
7-652-67-64
Nishikori K.
Muller G.
1-66-47-65
Kavcic B.
Hewitt L.
6-47-63
Young D.
Berrer M.
6-36-4
Blake J.
Kukushkin M.
7-56-1
Harrison R.
Hanescu V.
1-66-36-4
Kamke T.
Falla A.
6-16-0
Andreev I.
Tomic B.
6-756-36-4
Benneteau J.
Mello R.
6-16-3
Golubev A.
Gonzalez M.
6-24-66-4
Russell M.
Mannarino A.
6-46-736-2
Berlocq C.
Haider Maurer A.
7-54-1
Istomin D.
Bachinger M.
7-616-1
Darcis S.
Gil F.
3-66-36-4
Sweeting R.
Rochus O.
6-37-5