Mikhail Kukushkin vs Feliciano Lopez — Shanghai Masters Qualifying Round 1

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
ESP11
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Kukushkin M.
6-3 6-1
Lopez F.
Kukushkin M.
662
Lopez F.
310

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-1 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Feliciano Lopez came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Mikhail Kukushkin claimed a first win over Feliciano Lopez in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR32hardFeliciano Lopez1-6 6-3 6-4
2013-12-29BrisbaneR32hardFeliciano Lopez6-4 6-4
2011-04-18BarcelonaR64clayFeliciano Lopez6-2 6-7(7) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

Lopez F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

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

Statistics

This season
Kukushkin M.Lopez F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
32%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
11.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Lopez F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
98
Break points won·Dominant
41
2
Deciding sets·Clear edge
41
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
79

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%
Q2
Fritz T.[8]
Klizan M.[4]
3-66-36-4
Pospisil V.
Copil M.
6-756-47-5
Paire B.[9]
Sousa J.[2]
6-746-46-4
Mcdonald M.[14]
Albot R.
2-66-36-1
Hurkacz H.
Ramanathan R.
6-746-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Berrettini M.[6]
7-56-4
Klahn B.
Daniel T.[12]
7-657-63
Q1
Hurkacz H.
Lajovic D.[5]
4-66-03-0
Sousa J.[2]
Zhang Z.
6-37-66
Daniel T.[12]
Smyczek T.
6-776-46-4
Kukushkin M.
Lopez F.[11]
6-36-1
Klahn B.
Sandgren T.[7]
4-66-36-4
Mcdonald M.[14]
Donskoy E.
6-36-4
Albot R.
Millman J.[1]
6-46-4
Fritz T.[8]
Zeballos H.
6-36-2
Berrettini M.[6]
Wu D.
6-46-2
Paire B.[9]
Hua R.
3-66-36-4
Ramanathan R.
Norrie C.[13]
7-56-3
Klizan M.[4]
Te R.
6-36-4
Pospisil V.
Fabbiano T.
6-46-3
Copil M.
Kudla D.[10]
7-636-4