Mikhail Kukushkin vs Dennis Novikov — Dallas CH Round of 32

Dallas CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ3
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2017
hard
USA
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Kukushkin M.
6-4 6-2
Novikov D.
Kukushkin M.
662
Novikov D.
420

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Dennis Novikov 6-4 6-2 in the Dallas CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in defending last year's round of 32, but Mikhail Kukushkin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

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
Kukushkin M.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
78
Break points won·Dominant
41
2
Deciding sets·Clear edge
41
24
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
36

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
Harrison R.[1]
Fritz T.[2]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Fritz T.[2]
Kudla D.[6]
6-42-67-62
Harrison R.[1]
Ito T.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Fritz T.[2]
Ram R.[7]
6-36-2
Ito T.
Ymer E.
6-46-4
Harrison R.[1]
Trungelliti M.
6-46-1
Kudla D.[6]
Tiafoe F.[4]
7-657-61
R16
Tiafoe F.[4]
Wu D.
6-27-65
Kudla D.[6]
Krajicek A.
7-646-3
Ymer E.
Bangoura S.
6-37-5
Ito T.
Kukushkin M.[3]
4-67-637-66
Trungelliti M.
Sarmiento R.
7-666-1
Harrison R.[1]
Mcdonald M.
6-27-610
Ram R.[7]
Opelka R.
7-647-61
Fritz T.[2]
Giron M.
7-54-66-3
R32
Fritz T.[2]
Zhang Z.
6-46-3
Giron M.
Baker B.
7-656-4
Opelka R.
Caruso S.
6-16-3
Ram R.[7]
Coppejans K.
6-32-66-2
Tiafoe F.[4]
Harrison C.
6-26-1
Wu D.
Sandgren T.
7-656-3
Krajicek A.
Milojevic N.
6-16-3
Kudla D.[6]
Mcgee J.
6-34-66-1
Ymer E.
Smyczek T.[8]
7-666-3
Sarmiento R.
Becker B.[5]
7-57-5
Trungelliti M.
Wood C.
6-27-64
Mcdonald M.
Li Z.
6-46-3
Harrison R.[1]
Quigley E.
6-36-4
Bangoura S.
Molchanov D.
5-76-37-5
Ito T.
Gomez Gb42 A.
6-46-4
Kukushkin M.[3]
Novikov D.
6-46-2