Mikhail Kukushkin vs Nicolas Mahut — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 1

Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ13
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
Kukushkin M.
6-3 6-4
Mahut N.
Kukushkin M.
662
Mahut N.
340

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Nicolas Mahut 6-3 6-4 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-23Winston-SalemR64hardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-7(4) 6-0
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

Mahut N.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.Mahut N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 72). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Mahut N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
51
Break points saved·Even
93
91
Break points won·Dominant
41
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 45%
Q2
Kicker N.[12]
Fritz T.[1]
6-23-66-3
Donskoy E.[8]
Herbert P.[4]
3-66-37-66
Lajovic D.[11]
Mayer F.[3]
6-36-3
Kukushkin M.[13]
Troicki V.[2]
7-656-1
Delbonis F.[6]
Youzhny M.[14]
6-36-1
Basilashvili N.[5]
Basic M.[10]
6-46-786-3
Copil M.[7]
Munar J.
7-656-726-4
Q1
Kukushkin M.[13]
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Basilashvili N.[5]
Fratangelo B.
4-63-2
Copil M.[7]
Ivashka I.
6-43-66-3
Herbert P.[4]
Ramanathan R.
6-46-3
Delbonis F.[6]
Semmler M.
6-46-1
Lajovic D.[11]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-4
Youzhny M.[14]
Berrettini M.
4-66-36-2
Donskoy E.[8]
Travaglia S.
7-646-2
Fritz T.[1]
Davidovich Fokina A.
3-66-46-4
Munar J.
Istomin D.[9]
7-656-0
Mayer F.[3]
Granollers M.
7-617-68
Troicki V.[2]
Cachin P.
4-66-37-5
Basic M.[10]
Alvarez Varona N.
3-67-626-2
Kicker N.[12]
Zopp J.
6-47-64