Paul Henri Mathieu vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Orleans CH Round of 16

Orleans CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ3
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Mathieu P.
7-6 6-1
Kukushkin M.
Mathieu P.
7962
Kukushkin M.
6710

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 6-1 in the Orleans CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Paul Henri Mathieu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Paul Henri Mathieu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-13Monte Carlo MastersQ1clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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
Mathieu P.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Even
44
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
93
Break points won·Slight edge
31
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
41
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
37
44

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Gombos N.[4]
Benneteau J.[6]
6-35-76-2
Semi-finals
Gombos N.[4]
Marchenko I.
6-46-1
Benneteau J.[6]
Fucsovics M.
3-66-37-67
Quarter-finals
Marchenko I.
Mahut N.[8]
7-636-1
Gombos N.[4]
Kuznetsov A.[5]
6-24-67-65
Fucsovics M.
Zeballos H.[1]
6-37-61
Benneteau J.[6]
Mathieu P.
6-46-1
R16
Mahut N.[8]
Berankis R.
6-26-1
Fucsovics M.
Bublik A.[7]
3-67-56-3
Gombos N.[4]
Maden Y.
6-04-66-3
Kuznetsov A.[5]
Petrovic D.
6-756-26-3
Zeballos H.[1]
Blancaneaux G.
6-27-64
Benneteau J.[6]
De Schepper K.
6-26-2
Mathieu P.
Kukushkin M.[3]
7-676-1
Marchenko I.
Herbert P.[2]
1-66-36-4
R32
Herbert P.[2]
Reboul F.
6-20-0
Bublik A.[7]
Sijsling I.
6-756-23-2
Gombos N.[4]
Brown D.
6-37-62
Maden Y.
Ofner S.
6-36-4
Berankis R.
Basic M.
6-786-46-2
Fucsovics M.
Janowicz J.
7-647-65
De Schepper K.
Gulbis E.
6-46-1
Mathieu P.
Sakharov G.
6-36-1
Blancaneaux G.
Bourgue M.
6-47-5
Zeballos H.[1]
Robert S.
6-46-0
Marchenko I.
Setkic A.
6-37-5
Mahut N.[8]
Bonzi B.
6-36-2
Benneteau J.[6]
Sancic A.
6-26-1
Kukushkin M.[3]
Duran G.
6-16-3
Petrovic D.
Denolly C.
6-26-3
Kuznetsov A.[5]
Vatutin A.
6-16-3