Gael Monfils vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Sofia Round of 16

Sofia · ATP · Round of 16
Gael Monfils
FRA7
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 February 2019
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Monfils G.
7-5 6-3
Kukushkin M.
Monfils G.
762
Kukushkin M.
530

Gael Monfils defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 6-3 in the Sofia round of 16 on hard. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gael Monfils closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-15HalleR16grassGael Monfils7-6(1) 6-4
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardMikhail Kukushkin6-2 7-5 5-7 1-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

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

Serve & return on hard

Monfils G.Kukushkin M.
26
Serve
—
37
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Monfils G.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
76
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
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
Medvedev D.[3]
Fucsovics M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Fucsovics M.
Berrettini M.
5-77-56-3
Medvedev D.[3]
Monfils G.[7]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Fucsovics M.
Bautista Agut R.[4]
W/O
Medvedev D.[3]
Klizan M.
6-46-1
Monfils G.[7]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-37-65
Berrettini M.
Verdasco F.[6]
4-67-56-4
R16
Bautista Agut R.[4]
Ebden M.
3-66-36-2
Klizan M.
Brands D.
7-656-4
Fucsovics M.
Maden Y.
7-633-66-4
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Struff J.
7-656-4
Verdasco F.[6]
Copil M.
6-24-66-1
Medvedev D.[3]
Haase R.
5-76-26-2
Monfils G.[7]
Kukushkin M.
7-56-3
Berrettini M.
Khachanov K.[1]
6-766-36-4
R32
Verdasco F.[6]
Lazarov A.
6-26-1
Copil M.
Wawrinka S.
3-67-656-4
Struff J.
Travaglia S.
6-46-3
Klizan M.
Basic M.
6-03-66-2
Monfils G.[7]
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Maden Y.
Mannarino A.
6-47-64
Haase R.
Kuzmanov D.
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Djere L.
7-666-4
Fucsovics M.
Seppi A.[8]
6-27-62
Ebden M.
Andreev A.
6-34-67-65
Berrettini M.
Istomin D.
6-47-67
Brands D.
Basilashvili N.[5]
7-677-5