Mikhail Kukushkin vs Jozef Kovalik — Us Open Qualifying Round 1

Us Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Kukushkin M.
6-1 6-3
Kovalik J.
Kukushkin M.
662
Kovalik J.
13–

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-1 6-3 in the Us Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in ranked #316, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenQ1hardMikhail Kukushkin6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Even serve battle

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.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
83
Break points won·Clear edge
41
18
Deciding sets·Even
41
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kukushkin M.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
91

Kovalik J.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Norrie C.
Soeda G.
6-17-65
Safranek V.
Stakhovsky S.
3-67-56-1
Albot R.
Dancevic F.
6-26-4
Shapovalov D.
Satral J.
6-726-16-3
Aragone J.
Santillan A.
6-32-66-3
Kukushkin M.
Andreozzi G.
6-14-67-5
Marterer M.
Mayer L.
6-47-5
Smyczek T.
Polansky P.
6-36-4
King D.
Lacko L.
3-66-46-3
Mahut N.
Tsitsipas S.
7-663-66-0
King E.
Mmoh M.
6-36-3
Smith J.
Krueger M.
6-46-4
Millot V.
Bolelli S.
1-66-46-3
Menendez Maceiras A.
De Loore J.
6-36-3
Stebe C.
Gonzalez A.
6-26-4
Travaglia S.
Gojowczyk P.
6-36-3
Q2
Polansky P.
Rola B.
3-66-46-3
Smith J.
Krajinovic F.
6-46-4
Millot V.
Ito T.
6-06-4
Bolelli S.
Ruud C.
6-26-4
Krueger M.
Gerasimov E.
7-56-4
De Loore J.
Lee D.
6-46-2
Menendez Maceiras A.
Bagnis F.
3-4
Gonzalez A.
Trungelliti M.
7-56-3
King E.
Olivo R.
3-66-16-0
Mahut N.
Ramanathan R.
6-36-756-2
Tsitsipas S.
Berrettini M.
6-767-647-62
Lacko L.
Krajicek A.
7-657-66
King D.
Jarry N.
7-646-3
Smyczek T.
Sarmiento R.
6-16-3
Stebe C.
Basic M.
6-36-4
Travaglia S.
Harrison C.
6-36-1
Gojowczyk P.
Opelka R.
7-646-2
Soeda G.
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-1
Norrie C.
Bangoura S.
6-47-5
Andreozzi G.
Klahn B.
6-46-766-4
Kukushkin M.
Kamke T.
6-47-64
Santillan A.
Ignatik U.
6-36-2
Aragone J.
Bellotti R.
3-67-56-3
Safranek V.
Hanfmann Y.
2-66-47-5
Stakhovsky S.
Auger Aliassime F.
7-686-4
Albot R.
Garin C.
6-46-4
Dancevic F.
Robert S.
6-36-767-5
Satral J.
Mcdonald M.
6-46-3
Shapovalov D.
Elias G.
6-37-5
Marterer M.
Novikov D.
3-67-56-3
Mayer L.
Sakharov G.
6-26-1
Mmoh M.
Ilkel C.
6-16-2
Q1
Basic M.
Groth S.
6-47-64
Stebe C.
Setkic A.
6-46-2
Bellotti R.
Collarini A.
7-56-3
Opelka R.
Sarkissian A.
6-756-37-62
Klahn B.
Polmans M.
6-20-66-2
Dancevic F.
Vanni L.
4-66-46-4
Soeda G.
Bhambri Y.
4-66-16-3
Gojowczyk P.
Milojevic N.
6-766-46-4
Chiudinelli M.
Mott B.
6-36-2
Garin C.
Giron M.
6-36-4
Albot R.
Domingues J.
6-06-1
Stakhovsky S.
Vatutin A.
6-26-1
Auger Aliassime F.
Moriya H.
6-36-3
Bangoura S.
Gabashvili T.
7-6124-66-2
Norrie C.
Bublik A.
6-26-2
Travaglia S.
Nedovyesov A.
7-657-5
Andreozzi G.
Kozlov S.
6-46-1
Ruud C.
Popko D.
6-46-0
Safranek V.
Masur D.
7-653-66-3
Hanfmann Y.
Gunneswaran P.
6-16-4
Kamke T.
Rubin N.
6-16-4
Bolelli S.
Brands D.
6-26-3
Kukushkin M.
Kovalik J.
6-16-3
Millot V.
Klein B.
3-66-37-67
Ito T.
De Schepper K.
2-66-36-4
Robert S.
Giustino L.
6-46-2
Lacko L.
Grigelis L.
6-36-4
Santillan A.
Ofner S.
3-66-36-4
Aragone J.
Cecchinato M.
4-66-26-4
Ignatik U.
Gonzalez M.
6-42-66-0
Harrison C.
Mcgee J.
6-21-0
Satral J.
Sousa P.
6-36-2
Mcdonald M.
Maden Y.
6-46-3
Elias G.
Oliveira G.
6-24-66-1
Shapovalov D.
Kudla D.
6-36-4
Marterer M.
Galovic V.
6-26-4
Novikov D.
Uchiyama Y.
6-32-67-5
Sakharov G.
Michnev P.
6-06-2
Mayer L.
Janvier M.
6-46-4
Krajinovic F.
Rosol L.
5-76-46-2
Smith J.
Wolf J.
6-46-1
Krueger M.
Schnur B.
4-66-47-5
Gerasimov E.
Coria F.
6-36-4
Tsitsipas S.
Wu D.
4-66-16-1
Polansky P.
Kravchuk K.
6-37-65
Rola B.
Napolitano S.
6-36-2
Sarmiento R.
Bonzi B.
6-26-3
Smyczek T.
Halys Q.
7-656-4
Jarry N.
Hemery C.
7-56-3
Berrettini M.
Arevalo M.
6-27-60
King D.
Nguyen D.
6-26-1
Krajicek A.
Safwat M.
4-67-627-64
Lee D.
Melzer G.
6-46-3
De Loore J.
Marchenko I.
3-66-36-4
Menendez Maceiras A.
Quiroz R.
6-24-67-5
Bagnis F.
Ivashka I.
6-26-0
Gonzalez A.
Ebden M.
4-66-46-4
Trungelliti M.
Hiltzik J.
7-656-3
Olivo R.
Jahn J.
7-656-4
King E.
Caruso S.
7-626-2
Ilkel C.
Blumberg W.
6-26-4
Mmoh M.
Sijsling I.
6-36-2
Mahut N.
Kwon S.
6-36-4
Ramanathan R.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4