Mikhail Kukushkin vs Yen Hsun Lu — Irving CH Round of 16

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2017
hard
TPE8
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Kukushkin M.
6-2 4-6 6-4
Lu Y.
Kukushkin M.
6462
Lu Y.
2641

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Irving CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenR128hardMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-3 3-0 RET
2014-03-19Miami MastersR128hardYen Hsun Lu6-1 3-1 RET
2011-06-12EastbourneR32grassMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
88
Break points won·Clear edge
41
29
Deciding sets·Slight edge
41
33
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
32

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