Jan Lennard Struff vs Mikhail KukushkinDubai Round of 64

Dubai · ATP · Round of 64
#41ATP
1694ELO
1634Hard ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Struff J.
6-3 6-2
Kukushkin M.
Struff J.
662
Kukushkin M.
320

Jan Lennard Struff defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jan Lennard Struff came in ranked #41, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Jan Lennard Struff extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassMikhail Kukushkin6-3 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5
2017-10-30Paris MastersQ1hardJan Lennard Struff7-6(5) 6-4
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardJan Lennard Struff2-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5
2014-01-06SydneyQ1hardJan Lennard Struff7-6(6) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Struff J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Struff J.

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

Struff J.Kukushkin M.
36
Serve
40
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Clear edge
21
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
64

Struff J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 57%