Mikhail Kukushkin vs Denys Molchanov — Astana CH Quarter-final

Astana CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ1
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2015
hard
UKR
Denys Molchanov
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Kukushkin M.
6-1 2-6 6-2
Molchanov D.
Kukushkin M.
6262
Molchanov D.
1621

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Denys Molchanov 6-1 2-6 6-2 in the Astana CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denys Molchanov came in defending last year's round of 16, but Mikhail Kukushkin had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Molchanov D.

Molchanov D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

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
Kukushkin M.Molchanov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 106). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Molchanov D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
11
Break points saved·Dominant
93
28
Break points won·Dominant
41
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
41
32
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
51

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kukushkin M.[1]
Donskoy E.[3]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Donskoy E.[3]
Kravchuk K.[2]
7-667-62
Kukushkin M.[1]
Popko D.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kukushkin M.[1]
Molchanov D.
6-12-66-2
Popko D.
Chen T.[8]
6-36-2
Donskoy E.[3]
Dubarenco M.
6-46-4
Kravchuk K.[2]
Mertens Y.[5]
6-16-776-4
R16
Popko D.
Khachanov K.[4]
5-76-36-1
Molchanov D.
Moriya H.[6]
6-16-1
Kukushkin M.[1]
Kalovelonis M.
6-06-1
Chen T.[8]
Fayziev S.
6-17-65
Dubarenco M.
Ismailov T.
6-46-0
Donskoy E.[3]
Skugor F.
7-50-66-4
Mertens Y.[5]
Khabibulin T.
6-26-3
Kravchuk K.[2]
Lee D.
6-766-36-2
R32
Kravchuk K.[2]
Zhyrmont D.
6-23-0
Skugor F.
Ivashka I.
7-52-66-2
Kalovelonis M.
Milton J.
3-66-36-2
Molchanov D.
Lopez Perez E.
6-46-4
Moriya H.[6]
Hassanov R.
6-06-2
Khachanov K.[4]
Weintraub A.
7-636-0
Popko D.
Boltz S.
6-46-4
Fayziev S.
Musialek A.
0-67-646-3
Chen T.[8]
Kuzmanov D.
6-26-3
Dubarenco M.
Smith C.[7]
7-666-4
Kukushkin M.[1]
Chung Y.
7-56-4
Ismailov T.
Yevseyev D.
3-67-56-3
Donskoy E.[3]
Shyla Y.
6-36-3
Mertens Y.[5]
Perez Sanz D.
6-37-67
Khabibulin T.
Karimov J.
6-26-4
Lee D.
Vasilevski A.
6-37-5