Mikhail Kukushkin vs Grigor Dimitrov — Vienna Round of 32

Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL3
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Kukushkin M.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Dimitrov G.
Kukushkin M.
6462
Dimitrov G.
4641

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Kukushkin edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenR64hardMikhail Kukushkin6-3 7-6(2) 2-6 4-6 6-4
2012-03-21Miami MastersR128hardGrigor Dimitrov6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Dimitrov G.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Dimitrov G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Dimitrov G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
99
Break points won·Dominant
41
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kukushkin M.Dimitrov G.
Freshness·
—
69

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 58%
Final
Anderson K.[2]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-37-63
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[5]
Kukushkin M.
6-46-3
Anderson K.[2]
Verdasco F.
6-33-66-4
Quarter-finals
Anderson K.[2]
Coric B.[6]
7-621-2
Kukushkin M.
Fucsovics M.
4-67-627-64
Nishikori K.[5]
Thiem D.[1]
6-36-1
Verdasco F.
Monfils G.
6-42-1
R16
Coric B.[6]
Pouille L.
4-66-06-4
Monfils G.
Isner J.[4]
6-46-4
Fucsovics M.
Fognini F.[7]
4-66-36-2
Kukushkin M.
Rublev A.
7-646-4
Thiem D.[1]
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Anderson K.[2]
Melzer J.
W/O
Nishikori K.[5]
Khachanov K.
6-26-2
Verdasco F.
Edmund K.[8]
6-43-66-3
R32
Kukushkin M.
Dimitrov G.[3]
6-44-66-4
Melzer J.
Raonic M.
7-667-5
Pouille L.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-756-4
Coric B.[6]
Ramos A.
6-756-06-4
Isner J.[4]
Norrie C.
6-716-47-67
Monfils G.
Johnson S.
4-66-36-2
Verdasco F.
Herbert P.
6-766-36-4
Edmund K.[8]
Schwartzman D.
6-37-63
Fognini F.[7]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-3
Fucsovics M.
Auger Aliassime F.
1-66-07-5
Rublev A.
Kudla D.
7-636-0
Nishikori K.[5]
Tiafoe F.
7-635-76-2
Khachanov K.
Novak D.
6-37-5
Thiem D.[1]
Bemelmans R.
7-57-65
Querrey S.
Tsonga J.
6-33-66-3
Anderson K.[2]
Basilashvili N.
4-67-666-3