Mikhail Kukushkin vs Gael Monfils — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Kukushkin M.
6-2 7-5 5-7 1-6 6-4
Monfils G.
Kukushkin M.
675163
Monfils G.
257642

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Gael Monfils 6-2 7-5 5-7 1-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Mikhail Kukushkin claimed a first win over Gael Monfils in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Kukushkin closed it out in five sets, 6–2 7–5 5–7 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-04SofiaR16hardGael Monfils7-5 6-3
2015-06-15HalleR16grassGael Monfils7-6(1) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kukushkin M.Monfils G.
—
Serve
26
—
Return
37

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kukushkin M.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
99
Break points won·Dominant
41
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
98

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
28°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
5-76-46-26-757-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-756-27-656-4
Djokovic N.
Murray A.
6-33-66-746-17-5
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-46-36-2
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-757-666-46-3
Murray A.
Nishikori K.
6-36-36-1
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
6-47-646-1
R16
Murray A.
Kukushkin M.
6-16-11-0
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-46-1
Djokovic N.
Hewitt L.
6-16-34-66-3
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
6-46-46-2
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
4-67-657-637-62
Federer R.
Tomic B.
6-46-26-2
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-26-1
Nishikori K.
Tsonga J.
2-66-26-13-66-3
R32
Almagro N.
Wawrinka S.
7-626-26-4
Tomic B.
Dolgopolov A.
4-67-607-662-66-3
del Potro J.
Lu Y.
6-26-36-0
Nishikori K.
Benneteau J.
4-67-637-646-3
Ferrer D.
Chela J.
7-56-26-1
Gasquet R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-36-1
Nadal R.
Lacko L.
6-26-46-2
Lopez F.
Isner J.
6-36-736-46-706-1
Berdych T.
Anderson K.
7-657-616-1
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-667-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
6-36-27-63
Tsonga J.
Gil F.
6-26-26-2
Kukushkin M.
Monfils G.
6-27-55-71-66-4
Murray A.
Llodra M.
6-46-26-0
Djokovic N.
Mahut N.
6-06-16-1
Hewitt L.
Raonic M.
4-66-37-656-3
R64
Chela J.
Andujar P.
6-46-46-3
Federer R.
Beck A.
W/O
Gasquet R.
Golubev A.
6-46-23-0
Hewitt L.
Roddick A.
3-66-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Riba P.
6-04-0
Karlovic I.
Berlocq C.
7-643-66-36-4
Tomic B.
Querrey S.
3-66-37-636-3
Dolgopolov A.
Kamke T.
4-66-16-13-68-6
del Potro J.
Kavcic B.
6-47-56-3
Tsonga J.
Mello R.
7-56-46-4
Gil F.
Granollers M.
6-34-66-46-3
Nishikori K.
Ebden M.
3-61-66-46-16-1
Benneteau J.
Simon G.
7-57-681-63-66-2
Monfils G.
Bellucci T.
2-66-06-46-2
Kukushkin M.
Troicki V.
5-76-46-24-66-3
Llodra M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-16-34-65-76-4
Murray A.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-16-46-4
Ferrer D.
Sweeting R.
6-746-23-66-26-3
Tipsarevic J.
Duckworth J.
3-66-27-656-4
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-46-36-4
Lacko L.
Young D.
6-36-13-66-3
Raonic M.
Petzschner P.
6-45-76-27-5
Lopez F.
Cipolla F.
7-57-646-2
Mahut N.
Ito T.
1-67-666-26-2
Falla A.
Fish M.
7-646-37-66
Djokovic N.
Giraldo S.
6-36-26-1
Lu Y.
Serra F.
7-56-26-2
Isner J.
Nalbandian D.
4-66-32-67-6510-8
Almagro N.
Dimitrov G.
4-66-36-746-46-0
Wawrinka S.
Baghdatis M.
7-636-45-76-1
Anderson K.
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-17-636-3
Berdych T.
Rochus O.
6-16-07-64
R128
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
6-44-2
Haas T.
Kudla D.
7-653-66-07-5
Wawrinka S.
Paire B.
6-16-17-5
Kavcic B.
Ward J.
6-46-36-4
Serra F.
Darcis S.
6-733-65-4
Gil F.
Dodig I.
2-66-16-14-1
Benneteau J.
Beck K.
6-46-27-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Malisse X.
7-66
Hewitt L.
Stebe C.
7-56-43-67-5
Troicki V.
Ferrero J.
4-66-736-27-636-2
Cipolla F.
Davydenko N.
6-44-63-66-26-1
Lopez F.
Mayer L.
7-656-37-62
Lacko L.
Ljubicic I.
3-64-66-36-46-4
Young D.
Gojowczyk P.
6-16-24-61-66-2
Nadal R.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-16-1
Tomic B.
Verdasco F.
4-66-736-46-27-5
Karlovic I.
Melzer J.
7-637-56-3
Berlocq C.
Huta Galung J.
2-66-37-636-3
Beck A.
Prodon E.
6-46-24-67-5
Federer R.
Kudryavtsev A.
7-56-26-2
Berdych T.
Ramos A.
7-54-66-26-3
Rochus O.
Phau B.
6-16-46-0
Stakhovsky S.
Marchenko I.
6-36-794-66-37-5
Anderson K.
Nielsen F.
6-16-26-4
Lu Y.
De Voest R.
6-43-66-13-66-3
Querrey S.
De Schepper K.
6-36-26-2
Kamke T.
Hanescu V.
6-26-16-2
Dolgopolov A.
Jones G.
1-64-66-16-16-2
del Potro J.
Mannarino A.
2-66-17-56-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Monaco J.
7-54-66-36-746-0
Riba P.
Montanes A.
7-622-66-47-65
Falla A.
Fognini F.
6-36-23-66-1
Fish M.
Muller G.
6-46-46-2
Tsonga J.
Istomin D.
6-43-66-27-5
Mello R.
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-47-5
Granollers M.
Levine J.
6-07-645-75-76-3
Nishikori K.
Robert S.
6-17-676-0
Ebden M.
Souza J.
6-37-616-2
Simon G.
Udomchoke D.
6-13-66-756-36-2
Monfils G.
Matosevic M.
7-656-36-3
Bellucci T.
Sela D.
7-656-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-36-0
Bogomolov Jr A.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-26-4
Llodra M.
Gulbis E.
2-66-16-26-2
Murray A.
Harrison R.
4-66-36-46-2
Ferrer D.
Machado R.
6-16-46-2
Sweeting R.
Bachinger M.
6-46-46-2
Andujar P.
Kunitsyn I.
6-17-6126-0
Chela J.
Russell M.
7-636-36-4
Gasquet R.
Seppi A.
6-33-66-36-1
Golubev A.
Youzhny M.
7-56-746-44-66-3
Duckworth J.
Zopp J.
6-36-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Tursunov D.
5-77-6126-36-4
Roddick A.
Haase R.
6-36-46-1
Petzschner P.
Rosol L.
6-06-06-2
Raonic M.
Volandri F.
6-46-06-2
Mahut N.
Stepanek R.
7-57-56-3
Ito T.
Starace P.
6-34-66-36-4
Giraldo S.
Viola M.
6-46-26-1
Djokovic N.
Lorenzi P.
6-26-06-0
Isner J.
Mitchell B.
6-46-47-61
Almagro N.
Kubot L.
1-67-56-37-5
Dimitrov G.
Chardy J.
4-66-33-66-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Becker B.
6-17-656-2