Mikhail Kukushkin vs Ernesto Escobedo — Australian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Final
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022
hard
MEX
Ernesto Escobedo
#1650ATP
30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kukushkin M.
6-4 5-7 7-5
Escobedo E.
Kukushkin M.
6572
Escobedo E.
4751

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Ernesto Escobedo 6-4 5-7 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in ranked #316, defending last year's round of 128. Mikhail Kukushkin claimed a first win over Ernesto Escobedo in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-04Indian Wells MastersQ2hardErnesto Escobedo6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Escobedo E.

Escobedo E.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Escobedo E.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Escobedo E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
84
Break points won·Dominant
41
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kukushkin M.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Escobedo E.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.4
Surface form
8.3
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.6
Minutes 14d
4.4
7.0
3-set count
0.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0
5.0
Opponent rise

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 68%
Q3
Barrios Vera T.[22]
Horansky F.
7-56-4
Gombos N.[2]
Ebden M.
6-737-657-68
Marterer M.
Kamke T.
6-46-1
Albot R.[5]
Sousa J.[17]
6-46-4
Machac T.[20]
De Jong J.
6-26-3
Etcheverry T.[12]
Cobolli F.
6-36-2
Milojevic N.[15]
Couacaud E.
7-667-63
Kukushkin M.
Escobedo E.
6-45-77-5
Lehecka J.[18]
Popko D.
4-66-36-3
Broady L.[10]
Safiullin R.
4-67-626-2
Skatov T.
Elias G.
6-47-65
Gomez E.[23]
Fabbiano T.
7-54-66-3
Daniel T.[7]
Caruso S.[29]
6-46-3
Hanfmann Y.[8]
Giannessi A.
7-637-66
Trungelliti M.
Dzumhur D.[30]
6-22-67-5
Tabilo A.[16]
Ymer E.
6-16-2
Q2
Sousa J.[17]
Polmans M.
3-66-06-4
Popko D.
Sekulic P.
6-46-2
Skatov T.
Sweeny D.
6-46-2
Horansky F.
Rodionov J.[14]
7-654-67-5
Daniel T.[7]
Moroni G.
6-36-1
Milojevic N.[15]
Sachko V.
6-37-64
Giannessi A.
Halys Q.[26]
3-66-37-610
Marterer M.
Gunneswaran P.
6-27-68
Ebden M.
Stricker D.
7-626-2
De Jong J.
Winter E.
6-16-2
Gombos N.[2]
Olivo R.
6-03-67-66
Caruso S.[29]
Ficovich J.
7-57-65
Hanfmann Y.[8]
Van Rijthoven T.
7-687-63
Etcheverry T.[12]
Kubler J.
7-55-76-3
Escobedo E.
Vavassori A.
7-636-4
Barrios Vera T.[22]
Tirante T.
6-47-61
Couacaud E.
Kopriva V.
6-36-3
Safiullin R.
Eubanks C.[31]
6-41-66-1
Kukushkin M.
Haase R.
7-57-62
Elias G.
Varillas J.[11]
7-674-66-4
Albot R.[5]
Watanuki Y.
6-12-66-2
Broady L.[10]
Wolf J.
3-66-46-4
Fabbiano T.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-27-5
Dzumhur D.[30]
Hijikata R.
6-42-1
Machac T.[20]
Bhambri Y.
6-16-3
Gomez E.[23]
Krueger M.
6-37-5
Cobolli F.
Kolar Z.[19]
6-46-2
Kamke T.
Kuzmanov D.
7-56-4
Ymer E.
Vilella Martinez M.
4-66-47-60
Tabilo A.[16]
Lestienne C.
6-17-5
Trungelliti M.
Cachin P.
7-56-4
Lehecka J.[18]
Purcell M.
7-627-68
Q1
Dzumhur D.[30]
Tu L.
6-16-3
Trungelliti M.
Lacko L.
6-36-4
Tabilo A.[16]
Mccabe J.
7-653-66-3
Lehecka J.[18]
Mmoh M.
6-36-4
Milojevic N.[15]
Kicker N.
6-45-76-2
Marterer M.
Serdarusic N.
3-66-16-4
Couacaud E.
Ilkel C.[21]
6-36-746-4
Vilella Martinez M.
Sela D.
6-36-2
Ferreira Silva F.
Soeda G.
2-67-656-2
Olivo R.
Fratangelo B.
6-26-4
Winter E.
Simon G.[4]
6-31-66-3
Elias G.
Gulbis E.
6-756-23-1
Machac T.[20]
Ugo Carabelli C.
2-66-36-1
Ficovich J.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-46-4
Escobedo E.
Celikbilek A.[32]
6-46-4
Halys Q.[26]
Mayot H.
6-46-1
Kamke T.
Gaio F.[28]
6-46-2
Broady L.[10]
Zuk K.
4-66-16-2
Sousa J.[17]
Guinard M.
6-36-2
Kolar Z.[19]
Collarini A.
7-676-2
Rodionov J.[14]
Janvier M.
7-636-4
Cobolli F.
Harris A.
7-634-66-3
Fabbiano T.
Seyboth Wild T.[13]
6-777-53-1
Bhambri Y.
Domingues J.
6-46-2
Eubanks C.[31]
Schoolkate T.
6-36-4
Krueger M.
Blanch U.
6-16-2
Kopriva V.
Agamenone F.
4-67-636-3
De Jong J.
Santillan A.
5-76-46-3
Sweeny D.
Barrere G.
7-56-3
Popko D.
Zapata Miralles B.[6]
6-17-5
Skatov T.
Grenier H.[25]
6-36-2
Cachin P.
Cerundolo F.[9]
6-756-46-2
Van Rijthoven T.
Mena F.
6-46-3
Hanfmann Y.[8]
Jung J.
6-757-56-0
Barrios Vera T.[22]
Muller A.
6-37-5
Giannessi A.
Huesler M.
6-43-66-3
Etcheverry T.[12]
Coppejans K.
2-66-46-1
Polmans M.
Blancaneaux G.
7-636-2
Lestienne C.
Pellegrino A.
2-66-16-2
Stricker D.
Safwat M.
3-66-26-1
Hijikata R.
Bourgue M.
6-36-4
Gombos N.[2]
Kuznetsov A.
7-56-746-2
Gomez E.[23]
Kuhn N.
6-46-4
Horansky F.
Torpegaard M.
1-0
Moroni G.
Ramanathan R.
6-37-5
Caruso S.[29]
Rola B.
3-66-17-65
Sachko V.
Bergs Z.
3-67-652-3
Daniel T.[7]
Arnaboldi A.
6-36-3
Ebden M.
Moraing M.[27]
4-66-26-1
Purcell M.
Donskoy E.
6-46-2
Safiullin R.
Tomic B.
6-16-4
Kukushkin M.
Basic M.
6-26-3
Gunneswaran P.
Galan D.[3]
6-46-4
Sekulic P.
Bachinger M.
6-46-3
Tirante T.
Schnur B.
6-41-66-4
Albot R.[5]
Baldi F.
7-666-2
Wolf J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-4
Vavassori A.
Bemelmans R.
6-27-66
Kubler J.
Giustino L.
3-66-46-0
Ymer E.
Kovalik J.[24]
7-636-2
Varillas J.[11]
Uchiyama Y.
7-57-66
Haase R.
Martin A.[1]
6-04-67-5
Watanuki Y.
Marchenko I.
6-44-66-1
Kuzmanov D.
Masur D.
4-66-37-65