Albert Montanes vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Shanghai Masters Round of 64

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 9 October 2011
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Montanes A.
6-2 5-7 7-6
Kukushkin M.
Montanes A.
65772
Kukushkin M.
27651

Albert Montanes defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 5-7 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Albert Montanes came in defending last year's round of 64. Albert Montanes extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Albert Montanes closed it out in three sets, 6–2 5–7 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardMikhail Kukushkin7-5 6-2 3-6 7-6(5)
2008-04-28BarcelonaR16clayAlbert Montanes6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Montanes A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

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
Montanes A.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Montanes A.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
93
Break points won·Clear edge
24
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
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
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Lopez F.
6-756-36-3
Murray A.
Nishikori K.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Ebden M.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Roddick A.
6-756-27-62
Nishikori K.
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-3
Lopez F.
Mayer F.
6-26-4
R16
Mayer F.
Nadal R.
7-656-3
Murray A.
Wawrinka S.
6-43-66-3
Ebden M.
Simon G.
6-22-67-68
Nishikori K.
Giraldo S.
7-664-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Tomic B.
5-76-16-0
Roddick A.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Ferrer D.
Ferrero J.
1-67-56-2
Lopez F.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
R32
Berdych T.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Murray A.
Tursunov D.
W/O
Ferrero J.
Verdasco F.
4-66-36-2
Roddick A.
Dimitrov G.
7-637-5
Almagro N.
Robredo T.
7-56-3
Tomic B.
Fish M.
4-66-16-4
Dolgopolov A.
Ramos A.
5-76-36-2
Giraldo S.
Melzer J.
4-66-47-65
Nishikori K.
Tsonga J.
6-716-46-4
Simon G.
Montanes A.
6-16-1
Ebden M.
Harrison R.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.
Young D.
6-757-626-2
Ferrer D.
Raonic M.
7-57-67
Lopez F.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-643-66-3
Mayer F.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
R64
Harrison R.
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Tipsarevic J.
7-627-63
Verdasco F.
Li Z.
6-26-2
Robredo T.
Bohli S.
7-637-64
Ramos A.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
Montanes A.
Kukushkin M.
6-25-77-65
Ebden M.
Andujar P.
6-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Devvarman S.
6-46-3
Nalbandian D.
Gulbis E.
7-56-4
Mayer F.
Fognini F.
6-06-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Granollers M.
6-26-3
Stepanek R.
Zhang Z.
6-36-3
Raonic M.
Llodra M.
6-726-27-65
Ferrero J.
Youzhny M.
7-646-4
Roddick A.
Lu Y.
6-23-66-2
Tursunov D.
Bellucci T.
6-756-47-5
Young D.
Gong M.
6-16-4
Wawrinka S.
Monaco J.
3-66-36-3
Dimitrov G.
Ilhan M.
2-66-16-4
Tomic B.
Anderson K.
7-656-746-3
Dolgopolov A.
Kubot L.
6-47-66
Melzer J.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-2
Giraldo S.
Dodig I.
1-66-36-4
Nishikori K.
Haase R.
0-67-57-65