Denis Istomin vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Eastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · ATP · Round of 32
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2014
grass
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1510Grass ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Istomin D.
7-6 6-7 6-3
Kukushkin M.
Istomin D.
786762
Kukushkin M.
667931

Denis Istomin defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Denis Istomin narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-17St. PetersburgR32carpetMikhail Kukushkin7-5 2-4 RET
2016-05-02Madrid MastersQ2clayDenis Istomin6-2 2-6 6-3
2016-02-22DubaiR32hardMikhail Kukushkin7-5 7-6(3)
2016-01-04BrisbaneR32hardMikhail Kukushkin6-2 7-5
2015-09-21St. PetersburgR32carpetDenis Istomin7-6(4) 2-6 6-2
2015-01-11SydneyR32hardMikhail Kukushkin6-3 7-6(1)
2012-09-14Davis Cup WG PO: KAZ vs UZBRRclayMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

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

Statistics

This season
Istomin D.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
46
Break points saved·Even
90
93
Break points won·Dominant
5
41
Deciding sets·Even
44
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
44

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Lopez F.[3]
Gasquet R.[1]
6-36-757-5
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[3]
Querrey S.
6-47-64
Gasquet R.[1]
Istomin D.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Gasquet R.[1]
Klizan M.
6-36-4
Istomin D.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-2
Lopez F.[3]
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Benneteau J.
7-656-4
R16
Gasquet R.[1]
Tomic B.
6-43-66-3
Istomin D.
Garcia Lopez G.[4]
6-27-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Nieminen J.
6-27-64
Chardy J.
Berlocq C.
6-47-5
Lopez F.[3]
Kamke T.
7-6107-5
Benneteau J.
Simon G.[6]
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Estrella V.
7-5
Klizan M.
Young D.
7-646-4
R32
Berlocq C.
Rola B.
6-23-1
Kamke T.
Evans D.
6-26-3
Tomic B.
Golubev A.
6-46-4
Young D.
Ward J.
6-36-2
Klizan M.
Delbonis F.[8]
6-46-4
Istomin D.
Kukushkin M.
7-666-776-3
Nieminen J.
Giraldo S.[7]
6-36-756-3
Chardy J.
Karlovic I.[5]
6-46-4
Simon G.[6]
Guccione C.
7-626-4
Benneteau J.
Lu Y.
6-26-4
Querrey S.
Edmund K.
7-656-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4