Mikhail Kukushkin vs Andrey Rublev — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · ATP · Round of 32
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ8
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2015
hard
Andrey Rublev
RUS
Andrey Rublev
#16ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Kukushkin M.
6-2 6-4
Rublev A.
Kukushkin M.
662
Rublev A.
240

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #16, defending last year's round of 32. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06DohaR16hardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-2
2019-08-12Cincinnati MastersQ2hardAndrey Rublev3-6 6-4 6-3
2019-02-18MarseilleQFhardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-1
2018-10-22ViennaQ2hardMikhail Kukushkin6-2 6-3
2018-10-22ViennaR16hardMikhail Kukushkin7-6(4) 6-4
2016-09-19St. PetersburgR32carpetAndrey Rublev6-3 4-1 RET
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Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Serve advantage — Rublev A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kukushkin M.Rublev A.
—
Serve
55
—
Return
49

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kukushkin M.Rublev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Rublev A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
100
Break points won·Dominant
41
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kukushkin M.Rublev A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rublev A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Cilic M.[1]
Bautista Agut R.[2]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Bautista Agut R.[2]
Kohlschreiber P.[4]
6-46-4
Cilic M.[1]
Donskoy E.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Donskoy E.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.[4]
Haase R.
6-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[2]
Pouille L.
6-46-2
Cilic M.[1]
Kuznetsov A.
6-26-1
R16
Gabashvili T.
Troicki V.[3]
6-26-3
Donskoy E.
Berankis R.
6-47-5
Pouille L.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-17-65
Bautista Agut R.[2]
Ilhan M.
6-27-5
Haase R.
Cuevas P.[5]
6-25-76-1
Cilic M.[1]
Istomin D.
7-633-66-3
Kuznetsov A.
Kukushkin M.[8]
6-17-5
Kohlschreiber P.[4]
Karatsev A.
7-632-66-4
R32
Cuevas P.[5]
Riba P.
6-1
Pouille L.
Bolelli S.
7-54-1
Istomin D.
Bedene A.
6-36-3
Gabashvili T.
Ilkel C.
6-26-1
Donskoy E.
Coric B.[6]
6-46-4
Haase R.
Lajovic D.
6-47-5
Karatsev A.
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Sousa J.[7]
7-624-67-5
Ilhan M.
Ito T.
6-36-4
Kuznetsov A.
Albot R.
6-46-2
Kukushkin M.[8]
Rublev A.
6-26-4
Berankis R.
Jaziri M.
6-46-4