Aljaz Bedene vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Irving CH Final

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Final
SLO
Aljaz Bedene
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2017
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Bedene A.
6-4 3-6 6-1
Kukushkin M.
Bedene A.
6362
Kukushkin M.
4611

Aljaz Bedene defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Irving CH final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aljaz Bedene came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Aljaz Bedene extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Aljaz Bedene came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-18BelgradeR32hardAljaz Bedene7-6(4) 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bedene A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bedene A.

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

Statistics

This season
Bedene A.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bedene A.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
46
Break points saved·Even
95
93
Break points won·Even
38
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
44

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Bedene A.
Kukushkin M.
6-43-66-1
Semi-finals
Kukushkin M.
Brown D.
6-46-4
Bedene A.
Rublev A.
1-67-666-2
Quarter-finals
Rublev A.
Chardy J.
7-56-4
Kukushkin M.
Khachanov K.[3]
6-47-65
Brown D.
Smyczek T.
6-46-2
Bedene A.
Donaldson J.
7-56-3
R16
Bedene A.
Bellucci T.
4-67-666-1
Donaldson J.
Tiafoe F.
7-51-67-5
Chardy J.
Basilashvili N.[4]
6-26-1
Brown D.
Coric B.[5]
4-66-46-4
Smyczek T.
Albot R.
6-36-3
Rublev A.
Becker B.
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Lu Y.[8]
6-24-66-4
Khachanov K.[3]
Lacko L.
6-43-66-1
R32
Basilashvili N.[4]
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
Chardy J.
Olivo R.
4-66-16-2
Becker B.
Giraldo S.
7-56-2
Rublev A.
Struff J.[7]
6-47-65
Lu Y.[8]
Mcgee J.
6-36-2
Kukushkin M.
Kudla D.
4-66-36-1
Lacko L.
Stakhovsky S.
6-34-66-3
Khachanov K.[3]
Marchenko I.
6-26-4
Coric B.[5]
Zeballos H.
7-636-3
Brown D.
Middelkoop M.
6-46-2
Smyczek T.
Bagnis F.
7-57-63
Albot R.
Granollers M.[1]
1-66-47-64
Donaldson J.
Kuznetsov A.[6]
6-12-63-1
Bedene A.
Lorenzi P.[2]
6-47-65
Bellucci T.
Rosol L.
6-35-76-4
Tiafoe F.
Kravchuk K.
6-16-4