Mikhail Kukushkin vs Mikhail Youzhny — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2014
hard
RUS7
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Kukushkin M.
1-6 7-6 6-0
Youzhny M.
Kukushkin M.
17762
Youzhny M.
66501

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Mikhail Youzhny 1-6 7-6 6-0 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Mikhail Kukushkin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Mikhail Kukushkin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-20Miami MastersR128hardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-1
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersQ1hardMikhail Youzhny0-6 6-4 7-5
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR64clayMikhail Youzhny6-3 7-5 6-4
2010-10-25St. PetersburgFcarpetMikhail Kukushkin6-3 7-6(2)
2009-10-19MoscowSFhardMikhail Youzhny6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

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
Kukushkin M.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
63
Break points saved·Even
93
93
Break points won·Even
41
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
83

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
Final
Cilic M.[2]
Bautista Agut R.[5]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Cilic M.[2]
Kukushkin M.
4-66-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Gulbis E.[3]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Berankis R.
7-56-3
Kukushkin M.
Youzhny M.[7]
1-67-656-0
Gulbis E.[3]
Seppi A.[8]
7-664-67-63
Cilic M.[2]
Robredo T.[6]
6-36-3
R16
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Groth S.
7-657-64
Seppi A.[8]
Dodig I.
7-57-63
Cilic M.[2]
Donskoy E.
6-33-66-3
Youzhny M.[7]
Monaco J.
6-37-66
Kukushkin M.
Fognini F.[4]
6-46-2
Robredo T.[6]
Krajinovic F.
6-36-4
Berankis R.
Raonic M.[1]
6-34-66-3
Gulbis E.[3]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-63
R32
Youzhny M.[7]
Baluda V.
6-36-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Vesely J.
7-56-3
Krajinovic F.
Jaziri M.
6-46-2
Groth S.
Rublev A.
7-647-5
Kukushkin M.
Khachanov K.
6-736-06-2
Dodig I.
Riba P.
6-46-2
Robredo T.[6]
Krstin P.
7-666-4
Berankis R.
Karatsev A.
6-36-4
Seppi A.[8]
Lajovic D.
7-56-4
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4
Donskoy E.
Sela D.
6-46-0
Monaco J.
Lorenzi P.
6-35-76-3