Frances Tiafoe vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Estoril Round of 32

Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
Frances Tiafoe
USA8
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019
clay
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Tiafoe F.
6-3 7-5
Kukushkin M.
Tiafoe F.
672
Kukushkin M.
350

Frances Tiafoe defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 7-5 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-16Australian OpenR128hardFrances Tiafoe6-1 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

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
Tiafoe F.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Clear edge
57
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

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Kukushkin M.
Freshness·
79
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Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Cuevas P.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Cuevas P.
Davidovich Fokina A.
3-66-26-2
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Goffin D.[4]
3-66-46-4
Quarter-finals
Cuevas P.
Tiafoe F.[8]
6-06-756-2
Goffin D.[4]
Jaziri M.
4-67-646-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Monfils G.[3]
6-727-56-4
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Domingues J.
7-636-4
R16
Domingues J.
Millman J.
6-32-1
Monfils G.[3]
Opelka R.
3-66-36-0
Cuevas P.
Baldi F.
6-27-5
Goffin D.[4]
Sousa J.
6-36-2
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-4
Jaziri M.
Mayer L.
7-626-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
Chardy J.
6-16-2
Tiafoe F.[8]
Nishioka Y.
2-66-37-65
R32
Nishioka Y.
Mcdonald M.
6-26-4
Jaziri M.
Jarry N.
6-33-66-4
Opelka R.
Sousa P.
7-626-4
Cuevas P.
Caruso S.
6-26-2
Chardy J.
Carreno Busta P.[7]
5-76-16-2
Millman J.
Tomic B.
6-36-0
Mayer L.
Lajovic D.[5]
7-636-4
Sousa J.
Popyrin A.
6-42-66-2
Andreozzi G.
Dellien H.
6-36-3
Domingues J.
De Minaur A.[6]
6-22-66-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Fritz T.
7-636-4
Tiafoe F.[8]
Kukushkin M.
6-37-5