Brian Baker vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Brian Baker
41 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 20 May 2012
clay
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Baker B.
4-6 6-3 7-6
Kukushkin M.
Baker B.
46772
Kukushkin M.
63641

Brian Baker defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Brian Baker claimed a first win over Mikhail Kukushkin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-21Miami MastersR128hardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Baker B.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Baker B.

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
Baker B.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
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
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Baker B.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Baker B.
Davydenko N.
6-756-46-2
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Isner J.
6-47-64
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Baker B.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-37-64
Simon G.
Bellucci T.
7-56-0
R16
Isner J.
Malisse X.
7-637-65
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Istomin D.
6-41-66-3
Baker B.
Monfils G.
6-37-69
Kukushkin M.
Tomic B.
3-66-27-5
Darcis S.
Volandri F.
3-66-26-4
Almagro N.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-4
Bellucci T.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Bellucci T.
Young D.
6-756-06-3
Ferrero J.
Haase R.
4-67-667-66
Dimitrov G.
Sela D.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Istomin D.
Falla A.
7-631-66-1
Baker B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Querrey S.
6-27-5
Tomic B.
Lacko L.
6-26-3
Darcis S.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Volandri F.
Rochus O.
4-67-626-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Paire B.
6-47-62