Casper Ruud vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Davis Cup QLS R1: KAZ vs NOR Round Robin

Davis Cup QLS R1: KAZ vs NOR · ATP · Round Robin
Casper Ruud
NOR
Casper Ruud
#13ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 4 March 2022
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Ruud C.
6-1 6-4
Kukushkin M.
Ruud C.
662
Kukushkin M.
140

Casper Ruud defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-4 in the Davis Cup QLS R1: KAZ vs NOR round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #13.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

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

Ruud C.Kukushkin M.
59
Serve
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31
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Ruud C.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ruud C.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
75
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
44

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ruud C.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 25 days (−0.3)
Kukushkin M.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.1+363 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.9Hard Elo 1526
9.6Overall Elo 1983
ELO gap
0.4Overall Elo 1552
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
5.8
9.06-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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.

Freshness

Recent load
Ruud C.Kukushkin M.
Freshness·
100
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Ruud C.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About