Evgeny Donskoy vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Evgeny Donskoy
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Donskoy E.
6-4 7-6
Kukushkin M.
Donskoy E.
67122
Kukushkin M.
46100

Evgeny Donskoy defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 7-6 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Evgeny Donskoy had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Evgeny Donskoy narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14MoscowR32hardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-3
2017-08-28US OpenR64hardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-4 7-5
2016-10-03BeijingQ1hardEvgeny Donskoy6-4 6-1
2016-09-16Davis Cup WG PO: KAZ vs RUSRRhardMikhail Kukushkin6-7(7) 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
2016-04-25MunichR32clayMikhail Kukushkin6-2 3-0 RET
2014-09-29BeijingQ1hardMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Donskoy E.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Donskoy E.

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
Donskoy E.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Donskoy E.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
25
46
Break points saved·Even
89
93
Break points won·Dominant
5
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
44

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
Final
Khachanov K.[3]
Mannarino A.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Khachanov K.[3]
Medvedev D.[2]
6-16-756-3
Mannarino A.
Seppi A.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Mannarino A.
Gerasimov E.
7-636-3
Seppi A.
Krajinovic F.[4]
6-47-62
Khachanov K.[3]
Basic M.
6-27-65
Medvedev D.[2]
Berankis R.
6-21-66-4
R16
Basic M.
Kyrgios N.[5]
W/O
Medvedev D.[2]
Lajovic D.
6-26-1
Berankis R.
Bedene A.
3-67-637-65
Gerasimov E.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Khachanov K.[3]
Rosol L.
6-47-5
Seppi A.
Herbert P.
7-667-65
Krajinovic F.[4]
Donskoy E.
7-56-4
Mannarino A.
Cecchinato M.[1]
6-26-3
R32
Berankis R.
Istomin D.
6-45-4
Bedene A.
Djere L.
5-76-47-62
Paire B.
Zverev M.
7-662-66-1
Herbert P.
Bublik A.
6-36-4
Donskoy E.
Kukushkin M.
6-47-610
Gerasimov E.
Dzumhur D.[6]
6-16-756-2
Mannarino A.
Karlovskiy E.
3-66-47-64
Basic M.
Jaziri M.
7-646-2
Seppi A.
Klizan M.[8]
6-17-66
Kyrgios N.[5]
Rublev A.
6-34-66-4
Lajovic D.
Horansky F.
6-42-66-3
Rosol L.
Berrettini M.
6-34-66-4