Mikhail Kukushkin vs Marcos GironIndian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
#87ATP
1718ELO
1704Hard ELO
$495kYTD
$6.9MCAREER
32 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWL
Kukushkin M.
6-3 6-3
Giron M.
Kukushkin M.
662
Giron M.
33

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Marcos Giron 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcos Giron came in ranked #87. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersQ1hardMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Giron M.

Giron M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

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

Kukushkin M.Giron M.
Serve
29
Return
45

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
98
Break points won·Even
41
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
41
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Giron M.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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