Joao Sousa vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
POR32
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Sousa J.
6-3 6-4 6-3
Kukushkin M.
Sousa J.
6663
Kukushkin M.
3430

Joao Sousa defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Joao Sousa narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-16St. PetersburgQFcarpetJoao Sousa7-6(8) 6-2
2019-02-01Davis Cup QLS R1: KAZ vs PORRRhardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-1
2014-05-11Rome MastersR64clayMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-7(1) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

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
Sousa J.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
35
46
Break points saved·Even
91
93
Break points won·Dominant
14
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
48
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
23
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
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[2]
6-17-57-63
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Federer R.[3]
6-16-23-66-3
Murray A.[2]
Raonic M.[13]
4-67-56-746-46-2
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-36-26-4
Raonic M.[13]
Monfils G.[23]
6-33-66-36-4
Murray A.[2]
Ferrer D.[8]
6-36-756-26-3
Federer R.[3]
Berdych T.[6]
7-646-26-4
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Simon G.[14]
6-36-716-44-66-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-46-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Goffin D.[15]
6-26-16-4
Berdych T.[6]
Bautista Agut R.[24]
4-66-46-31-66-3
Monfils G.[23]
Kuznetsov A.
7-53-66-37-64
Raonic M.[13]
Wawrinka S.[4]
6-46-35-74-66-3
Ferrer D.[8]
Isner J.[10]
6-46-47-5
Murray A.[2]
Tomic B.[16]
6-46-47-64
R32
Wawrinka S.[4]
Rosol L.
6-26-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Seppi A.[28]
6-17-57-66
Simon G.[14]
Delbonis F.
6-36-26-1
Nishikori K.[7]
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
7-52-66-36-4
Federer R.[3]
Dimitrov G.[27]
6-43-66-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Cilic M.[12]
6-47-657-5
Berdych T.[6]
Kyrgios N.[29]
6-36-41-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
Sela D.
7-53-66-17-64
Monfils G.[23]
Robert S.
7-56-36-2
Raonic M.[13]
Troicki V.[21]
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Johnson S.[31]
6-16-46-4
Isner J.[10]
Lopez F.[18]
6-787-656-26-4
Tomic B.[16]
Millman J.
6-47-646-2
Murray A.[2]
Sousa J.[32]
6-23-66-26-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Herbert P.
6-47-677-64
Goffin D.[15]
Thiem D.[19]
6-13-67-627-5
R64
Federer R.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-56-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Halys Q.
6-16-27-63
Seppi A.[28]
Kudla D.
7-56-46-4
Simon G.[14]
Donskoy E.
6-35-77-614-67-5
Herbert P.
Rubin N.
6-36-46-0
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Brands D.
4-66-17-606-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-37-656-3
Dimitrov G.[27]
Trungelliti M.
6-34-66-27-5
Thiem D.[19]
Almagro N.
6-36-16-3
Goffin D.[15]
Dzumhur D.
6-40-66-46-2
Cilic M.[12]
Ramos A.
6-46-37-64
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Lajovic D.
4-66-24-66-26-1
Kyrgios N.[29]
Cuevas P.
6-47-57-62
Berdych T.[6]
Basic M.
6-46-06-3
Sela D.
Verdasco F.
4-66-36-37-64
Kuznetsov A.
Chardy J.[30]
6-47-657-65
Monfils G.[23]
Mahut N.
7-56-46-1
Robert S.
Ram R.
6-16-764-67-57-5
Raonic M.[13]
Robredo T.
7-667-657-5
Troicki V.[21]
Smyczek T.
6-47-657-64
Rosol L.
Sock J.[25]
7-667-656-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Stepanek R.
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Hewitt L.
6-26-46-4
Johnson S.[31]
Bellucci T.
6-36-26-2
Lopez F.[18]
Pella G.
7-626-747-636-786-4
Isner J.[10]
Granollers M.
6-37-667-62
Millman J.
Muller G.
4-66-46-24-67-5
Sousa J.[32]
Giraldo S.
6-37-53-66-1
Murray A.[2]
Groth S.
6-06-46-1
Tsonga J.[9]
Jasika O.
7-56-16-4
Delbonis F.
Olivo R.
7-653-66-737-56-2
Tomic B.[16]
Bolelli S.
6-46-26-757-5
R128
Millman J.
Schwartzman D.
3-65-77-625-0
Ram R.
Anderson K.[11]
7-646-746-33-0
Wawrinka S.[4]
Tursunov D.
7-626-3
Kudla D.
Krajinovic F.
6-26-1
Muller G.
Fognini F.[20]
7-667-676-757-61
Sousa J.[32]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-46-3
Rosol L.
Daniel T.
7-627-55-76-756-1
Kuznetsov A.
Harrison R.
7-56-46-4
Halys Q.
Dodig I.
6-46-746-47-5
Seppi A.[28]
Gabashvili T.
3-67-646-47-610
Olivo R.
Vesely J.
7-682-61-66-46-4
Donskoy E.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-43-66-16-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Baghdatis M.
6-44-66-46-2
Jasika O.
Marchenko I.
6-43-66-06-4
Herbert P.
Andujar P.
5-76-47-656-2
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Mathieu P.
6-46-46-4
Brands D.
Estrella V.
6-47-614-66-1
Krajicek A.
Wu D.
6-46-16-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-36-3
Dolgopolov A.
Berankis R.
6-13-66-46-2
Trungelliti M.
Kovalik J.
6-47-617-5
Thiem D.[19]
Mayer L.
6-27-664-67-60
Almagro N.
Benneteau J.
6-36-756-37-61
Dzumhur D.
Edmund K.
1-67-644-66-36-1
Ramos A.
Coric B.
6-26-26-3
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Klizan M.
6-26-34-62-66-2
Kyrgios N.[29]
Carreno Busta P.
6-27-56-2
Berdych T.[6]
Bhambri Y.
7-56-16-2
Verdasco F.
Nadal R.[5]
7-664-63-67-646-2
Sela D.
Becker B.
6-16-32-66-2
Chardy J.[30]
Gulbis E.
7-52-66-756-313-11
Monfils G.[23]
Sugita Y.
6-16-36-2
Mahut N.
Cecchinato M.
4-66-26-26-2
Robert S.
Fratangelo B.
6-26-26-2
Raonic M.[13]
Pouille L.
6-16-46-4
Robredo T.
Jaziri M.
7-53-64-67-678-6
Smyczek T.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-13-66-36-2
Troicki V.[21]
Munoz de la Nava D.
4-64-66-17-646-3
Stepanek R.
Ito T.
6-46-36-756-2
Ferrer D.[8]
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-46-2
Bellucci T.
Thompson J.
6-26-36-2
Johnson S.[31]
Bedene A.
6-36-47-63
Lopez F.[18]
Evans D.
6-16-06-4
Pella G.
Darcis S.
2-63-66-37-56-1
Granollers M.
Ebden M.
6-24-66-16-4
Isner J.[10]
Janowicz J.
6-37-676-3
Tomic B.[16]
Istomin D.
6-746-46-46-4
Giraldo S.
Young D.
6-41-66-36-2
Murray A.[2]
Zverev A.
6-16-26-3
Hewitt L.
Duckworth J.
7-656-26-4
Goffin D.[15]
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-36-46-4
Delbonis F.
Karlovic I.[22]
7-646-42-1
Rubin N.
Paire B.[17]
7-647-667-65
Lajovic D.
Querrey S.
6-754-66-46-2
Bolelli S.
Baker B.
7-667-636-727-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Chung H.
6-36-26-4
Simon G.[14]
Pospisil V.
6-746-36-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Basilashvili N.
6-26-16-2
Groth S.
Mannarino A.
7-666-43-66-3
Basic M.
Haase R.
7-646-46-4
Cuevas P.
Nishioka Y.
7-656-16-4
Dimitrov G.[27]
Lorenzi P.
6-37-686-3
Sock J.[25]
Fritz T.
6-43-60-66-36-4
Cilic M.[12]
De Bakker T.
6-747-56-26-4