Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Mikhail KukushkinDubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
#87ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2018
hard
#305ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tsitsipas S.
6-2 6-7 6-3
Kukushkin M.
Tsitsipas S.
66562
Kukushkin M.
27731

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-7 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Stefanos Tsitsipas came in ranked #87, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Stefanos Tsitsipas extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-10-03AstanaR32hardStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 6-4
2019-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 7-5
2019-02-18MarseilleFhardStefanos Tsitsipas7-5 7-6(5)
2018-05-14Rome MastersQ1clayStefanos Tsitsipas5-7 6-3 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Tsitsipas S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

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

Tsitsipas S.Kukushkin M.
57
Serve
39
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
93
Break points won·Dominant
77
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
94
100

Tsitsipas S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Kukushkin M.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 64%