David Ferrer vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Kuala Lumpur Quarter-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP1
David Ferrer
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Ferrer D.
6-3 6-4
Kukushkin M.
Ferrer D.
662
Kukushkin M.
340

David Ferrer defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — David Ferrer came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. David Ferrer extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: David Ferrer closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-06-25EastbourneR16grassMikhail Kukushkin6-2 6-0
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardMikhail Kukushkin4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR64clayDavid Ferrer2-6 7-6(1) 6-4
2014-07-14HamburgR32clayDavid Ferrer2-6 6-3 6-2
2014-05-11Rome MastersR32clayDavid Ferrer6-1 6-2
2014-02-24AcapulcoR32hardDavid Ferrer6-2 6-3
2013-08-26US OpenR32hardDavid Ferrer6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4
2009-04-20BarcelonaR32clayDavid Ferrer6-3 3-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ferrer D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ferrer D.

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
Ferrer D.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
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
Ferrer D.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
84
46
Break points saved·Even
95
93
Break points won·Dominant
73
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
44

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
Ferrer D.[1]
Lopez F.[2]
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Kyrgios N.[7]
7-627-65
Ferrer D.[1]
Becker B.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Pospisil V.[8]
6-726-36-2
Kyrgios N.[7]
Karlovic I.[3]
7-647-62
Ferrer D.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-47-63
R16
Kukushkin M.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Sousa J.
2-66-36-4
Becker B.
Chardy J.[6]
5-76-17-5
Kyrgios N.[7]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[3]
Basilashvili N.
7-54-66-3
Pospisil V.[8]
Baghdatis M.
7-623-66-3
Lopez F.[2]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
R32
Basilashvili N.
Nedovyesov A.
6-31-0
Sousa J.
Przysiezny M.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Groth S.
6-17-66
Ito T.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Baghdatis M.
Almagro N.
6-36-756-1
Stepanek R.
Sugita Y.
7-666-0
Kukushkin M.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-2
Albot R.
Troicki V.[5]
6-27-65
Kyrgios N.[7]
Giraldo S.
6-12-1
Pospisil V.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-4
Zverev M.
Ram R.
7-623-66-3
Chardy J.[6]
Zverev A.
3-66-36-2