Frances Tiafoe vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Tiafoe F.
6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2
Kukushkin M.
Tiafoe F.
663663
Kukushkin M.
177321

Frances Tiafoe defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–3 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-29EstorilR32clayFrances Tiafoe6-3 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Tiafoe F.Kukushkin M.
38
Serve
—
37
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Clear edge
57
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Kukushkin M.
Freshness·
79
—

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 45%
Final
Federer R.[17]
Nadal R.[9]
6-43-66-13-66-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[9]
Dimitrov G.[15]
6-35-77-656-746-4
Federer R.[17]
Wawrinka S.[4]
7-56-31-64-66-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.[17]
Zverev M.
6-17-56-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Tsonga J.[12]
7-626-46-3
Nadal R.[9]
Raonic M.[3]
6-47-676-4
Dimitrov G.[15]
Goffin D.[11]
6-36-26-4
R16
Zverev M.
Murray A.[1]
7-55-76-26-4
Federer R.[17]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-746-46-14-66-3
Tsonga J.[12]
Evans D.
6-746-26-46-4
Nadal R.[9]
Monfils G.[6]
6-36-34-66-4
Raonic M.[3]
Bautista Agut R.[13]
7-663-66-46-1
Goffin D.[11]
Thiem D.[8]
5-77-646-26-2
Dimitrov G.[15]
Istomin D.
2-67-626-26-1
Wawrinka S.[4]
Seppi A.
7-627-647-64
R32
Murray A.[1]
Querrey S.[31]
6-46-26-4
Zverev M.
Jaziri M.
6-14-66-36-0
Federer R.[17]
Berdych T.[10]
6-26-46-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Lacko L.
6-46-46-4
Wawrinka S.[4]
Troicki V.[29]
3-66-26-27-67
Seppi A.
Darcis S.
4-66-47-617-62
Tsonga J.[12]
Sock J.[23]
7-647-56-786-3
Monfils G.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
6-37-616-4
Nadal R.[9]
Zverev A.[24]
4-66-36-756-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Ferrer D.[21]
7-56-767-636-4
Raonic M.[3]
Simon G.[25]
6-27-653-66-3
Thiem D.[8]
Paire B.
6-14-66-46-4
Goffin D.[11]
Karlovic I.[20]
6-36-26-4
Dimitrov G.[15]
Gasquet R.[18]
6-36-26-4
Istomin D.
Carreno Busta P.[30]
6-44-66-44-66-2
Evans D.
Tomic B.[27]
7-57-627-63
R64
Murray A.[1]
Rublev A.
6-36-06-2
Zverev M.
Isner J.[19]
6-746-746-47-679-7
Jaziri M.
Bublik A.
6-26-37-5
Berdych T.[10]
Harrison R.
6-37-666-2
Federer R.[17]
Rubin N.
7-56-37-63
Lacko L.
Sela D.
2-66-36-26-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Chardy J.
6-36-46-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Johnson S.
6-36-46-4
Troicki V.[29]
Lorenzi P.
6-31-67-633-66-3
Darcis S.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-32-66-4
Seppi A.
Kyrgios N.[14]
1-66-716-46-210-8
Tsonga J.[12]
Lajovic D.
6-26-26-3
Sock J.[23]
Khachanov K.
6-36-46-4
Tomic B.[27]
Estrella V.
7-57-644-67-65
Evans D.
Cilic M.[7]
3-67-56-36-3
Monfils G.[6]
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-41-66-0
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
Young D.
7-56-36-0
Zverev A.[24]
Tiafoe F.
6-26-36-4
Nadal R.[9]
Baghdatis M.
6-36-16-3
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-36-3
Ferrer D.[21]
Escobedo E.
2-66-46-46-2
Simon G.[25]
Dutra Silva R.
6-46-16-1
Raonic M.[3]
Muller G.
6-36-47-64
Thiem D.[8]
Thompson J.
6-26-16-766-4
Paire B.
Fognini F.
7-634-66-33-66-3
Karlovic I.[20]
Whittington A.
6-46-46-4
Goffin D.[11]
Stepanek R.
6-46-06-3
Dimitrov G.[15]
Chung H.
1-66-46-46-4
Gasquet R.[18]
Berlocq C.
6-16-16-1
Carreno Busta P.[30]
Edmund K.
6-26-46-2
Istomin D.
Djokovic N.[2]
7-685-72-67-656-4
Querrey S.[31]
De Minaur A.
7-656-06-1
R128
Murray A.[1]
Marchenko I.
7-57-656-2
Rublev A.
Lu Y.
4-66-37-606-3
De Minaur A.
Melzer G.
5-76-32-67-626-1
Querrey S.[31]
Halys Q.
6-7107-646-36-4
Isner J.[19]
Kravchuk K.
6-36-46-756-1
Zverev M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-37-656-4
Jaziri M.
Soeda G.
6-36-46-3
Bublik A.
Pouille L.[16]
6-03-66-36-4
Harrison R.
Mahut N.
6-36-46-2
Rubin N.
Fratangelo B.
6-747-53-66-26-2
Federer R.[17]
Melzer J.
7-53-66-26-2
Lacko L.
Ramos A.[26]
4-67-51-66-46-3
Sela D.
Granollers M.
5-76-36-26-0
Nishikori K.[5]
Kuznetsov A.
5-76-16-46-766-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Klizan M.
4-66-47-54-66-4
Johnson S.
Delbonis F.
6-36-46-4
Lorenzi P.
Duckworth J.
6-47-646-746-4
Troicki V.[29]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-42-62-66-3
Schwartzman D.
Cuevas P.[22]
6-36-36-0
Darcis S.
Groth S.
3-66-36-26-2
Seppi A.
Mathieu P.
6-47-646-737-5
Kyrgios N.[14]
Elias G.
6-16-26-2
Tsonga J.[12]
Monteiro T.
6-16-36-756-2
Lajovic D.
Robert S.
6-36-36-3
Khachanov K.
Mannarino A.
6-43-67-696-3
Sock J.[23]
Herbert P.
6-47-646-3
Tomic B.[27]
Bellucci T.
6-26-16-4
Estrella V.
Bedene A.
7-677-50-66-3
Evans D.
Bagnis F.
7-686-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Janowicz J.
4-64-66-26-26-3
Monfils G.[6]
Vesely J.
6-26-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Coric B.
6-36-43-67-67
Young D.
Fabbiano T.
6-47-616-4
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
Basilashvili N.
6-43-67-626-4
Nadal R.[9]
Mayer F.
6-36-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Pella G.
6-36-16-1
Nishioka Y.
Bolt A.
6-41-66-26-4
Escobedo E.
Medvedev D.
7-54-67-656-1
Simon G.[25]
Mmoh M.
6-16-36-3
Dutra Silva R.
Donaldson J.
3-60-66-16-46-4
Muller G.
Fritz T.
7-667-656-3
Raonic M.[3]
Brown D.
6-36-46-2
Thiem D.[8]
Struff J.
4-66-46-46-3
Thompson J.
Sousa J.
6-724-66-36-26-1
Fognini F.
Lopez F.[28]
7-56-37-5
Karlovic I.[20]
Zeballos H.
6-763-67-56-222-20
Whittington A.
Pavlasek A.
6-44-66-26-3
Stepanek R.
Tursunov D.
6-27-616-3
Goffin D.[11]
Opelka R.
6-44-66-24-66-4
Dimitrov G.[15]
Oconnell C.
7-626-36-3
Chung H.
Olivo R.
6-26-36-2
Berlocq C.
Albot R.
6-47-645-77-68
Gasquet R.[18]
Mott B.
6-46-46-2
Edmund K.
Giraldo S.
6-27-56-3
Istomin D.
Dodig I.
6-16-43-67-5
Djokovic N.[2]
Verdasco F.
6-17-646-2
Berdych T.[10]
Vanni L.
6-1
Chardy J.
Almagro N.
4-0
Zverev A.[24]
Haase R.
6-23-65-76-36-2
Tiafoe F.
Kukushkin M.
6-16-736-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
6-33-0
Paire B.
Haas T.
7-626-4
Carreno Busta P.[30]
Polansky P.
6-03-63-66-23-0
Ferrer D.[21]
Jasika O.
6-36-06-2