Mikhail Kukushkin vs Viktor Troicki — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 2

Madrid Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
SRB
Viktor Troicki
40 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kukushkin M.
7-6 6-1
Troicki V.
Kukushkin M.
7762
Troicki V.
651–

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Viktor Troicki 7-6 6-1 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 2 on clay. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Kukushkin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07Madrid MastersQ2clayMikhail Kukushkin7-6(5) 6-1
2016-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: SRB vs KAZRRhardMikhail Kukushkin7-5 6-2 6-4
2015-01-11SydneyFhardViktor Troicki6-2 6-3
2012-01-16Australian OpenR64hardMikhail Kukushkin5-7 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3
2010-02-01ZagrebR16hardViktor Troicki7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Troicki V.

Troicki V.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Troicki V.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Troicki V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
62
Break points saved·Even
93
91
Break points won·Clear edge
41
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Donskoy E.
Herbert P.
3-66-37-66
Copil M.
Munar J.
7-656-726-4
Basilashvili N.
Basic M.
6-46-786-3
Kukushkin M.
Troicki V.
7-656-1
Lajovic D.
Mayer F.
6-36-3
Delbonis F.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Kicker N.
Fritz T.
6-23-66-3
Q1
Mayer F.
Granollers M.
7-617-68
Kicker N.
Zopp J.
6-47-64
Troicki V.
Cachin P.
4-66-37-5
Kukushkin M.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Lajovic D.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-4
Herbert P.
Ramanathan R.
6-46-3
Fritz T.
Davidovich Fokina A.
3-66-46-4
Donskoy E.
Travaglia S.
7-646-2
Basilashvili N.
Fratangelo B.
4-63-2
Basic M.
Alvarez Varona N.
3-67-626-2
Delbonis F.
Semmler M.
6-46-1
Youzhny M.
Berrettini M.
4-66-36-2
Copil M.
Ivashka I.
6-43-66-3
Munar J.
Istomin D.
7-656-0