Nick Kyrgios vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Nice Round of 32

Nice · ATP · Round of 32
AUS6
Nick Kyrgios
#905ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 17 May 2015
clay
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Kyrgios N.
7-6 6-2
Kukushkin M.
Kyrgios N.
7762
Kukushkin M.
6520

Nick Kyrgios defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 6-2 in the Nice round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in ranked #316, defending last year's round of 32. Nick Kyrgios extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Nick Kyrgios closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-22DubaiR16hardNick Kyrgios6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kyrgios N.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

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
Kyrgios N.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
16.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kyrgios N.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
68
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
44

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Thiem D.
Mayer L.[4]
6-787-57-62
Semi-finals
Mayer L.[4]
Coric B.
6-46-3
Thiem D.
Isner J.[2]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Coric B.
Duckworth J.
6-37-63
Mayer L.[4]
Monaco J.[8]
6-36-4
Thiem D.
Gulbis E.[3]
6-26-4
Isner J.[2]
Lajovic D.
7-636-4
R16
Thiem D.
Kyrgios N.[6]
4-3
Duckworth J.
Halys Q.
7-607-65
Lajovic D.
Carreno Busta P.
6-34-67-5
Monaco J.[8]
Querrey S.
6-36-1
Coric B.
Mina G.
7-646-3
Mayer L.[4]
Pouille L.
6-46-0
Gulbis E.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
7-54-66-1
Isner J.[2]
Johnson S.
7-634-66-3
R32
Mina G.
Tomic B.[5]
6-2
Thiem D.
Estrella V.
7-656-2
Coric B.
Groth S.
7-56-3
Pouille L.
Smyczek T.
6-36-0
Querrey S.
Bemelmans R.
6-26-3
Monaco J.[8]
Paire B.
6-46-2
Kyrgios N.[6]
Kukushkin M.
7-656-2
Dolgopolov A.
Stakhovsky S.
3-67-56-2
Lajovic D.
Sock J.[7]
5-77-56-1
Carreno Busta P.
Hamou M.
6-26-2
Johnson S.
Venus M.
7-56-3
Duckworth J.
Tiafoe F.
6-757-56-2