Mikhail Kukushkin vs Viktor Troicki — SRB vs KAZ Round Robin
Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Viktor Troicki 7-5 6-2 6-4 in the SRB vs KAZ round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Viktor Troicki came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Mikhail Kukushkin closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–2 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKukushkin M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsKukushkin M. and Troicki V. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kukushkin M. went 2–5 (29%) against them, Troicki V. 3–5 (38%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).
2–529%Kukushkin M. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents3–538%Troicki V. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–12Sets8–14
110–106Games99–122
3–4Tiebreaks3–1
0–2Deciding sets2–1
vs Cilic M.#80L7-6 6-7 3-6 7-6 1-6US Open · hardW6-3 6-7 7-6Stuttgart · grass
vs Monfils G.#254L6-7 4-6Halle · grassL2-6 0-6Madrid Masters · clay
vs Pospisil V.L4-6 2-4Indian Wells Masters · hardL6-4 7-6 4-6 3-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass
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vs Hsun Lu Y.W6-3 6-3 3-0US Open · hardL4-6 5-7Beijing · hard
vs Groth S.L3-6 6-7 6-4 6-7AUS vs KAZ · grassW7-6 6-1Stuttgart · grass
vs Youzhny M.L6-0 4-6 5-7Cincinnati Masters · hardL3-6 5-7Canada Masters · hard
vs Bolelli S.W7-6 6-1 6-2KAZ vs ITA · hardW7-5 3-6 6-4Miami Masters · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
- Kukushkin M.March 2016SRB vs KAZThis matchHard7-5 6-2 6-4
- Troicki V.January 2015SydneyHard6-2 6-3
- Kukushkin M.January 2012Australian OpenHard5-7 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3
- Troicki V.February 2010ZagrebHard7-5 7-5
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKukushkin M.Troicki V.1 735ELO1 7931 649Hard ELO1 6793–7Last 106–428Age30183 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Mikhail Kukushkin beat Viktor Troicki 7-5 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Mikhail Kukushkin vs Viktor Troicki — SRB vs KAZ Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-03-04/kukushkin-vs-troicki-srb-vs-kaz-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 4 March 2016).