Mikhail Kukushkin vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN6
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kukushkin M.
6-2 7-6
Nishioka Y.
Kukushkin M.
6772
Nishioka Y.
2640

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yoshihito Nishioka came in ranked #177, defending last year's round of 64, but Mikhail Kukushkin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

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
Kukushkin M.Nishioka Y.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Nishioka Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
84
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Clear edge
41
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
97

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kukushkin M.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Nishioka Y.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1526
Surface ELO
6.5+134 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1552
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1689
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
7.3
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
6.3
7.0
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.1
Country comfort
5.6
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%
Q2
Daniel T.[12]
Masur D.
6-46-2
Rune H.[3]
Kozlov S.[15]
6-46-2
Wolf J.
Galan D.[11]
7-636-2
Broady L.[17]
Oconnell C.
7-676-0
Kukushkin M.
Nishioka Y.[6]
6-27-64
Eubanks C.
Sousa J.[2]
7-647-64
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Kudla D.[10]
0-66-36-3
Munar J.[8]
Vukic A.[18]
6-36-2
Sandgren T.
Millman J.[1]
6-737-687-65
Shang J.
Moraing M.[19]
6-30-0
Kokkinakis T.[7]
Pospisil V.[20]
7-657-5
Machac T.
Marchenko I.
5-76-36-3
Q1
Nishioka Y.[6]
Grenier H.
6-13-66-4
Kokkinakis T.[7]
Fabbiano T.
6-36-4
Vukic A.[18]
Caruso S.
6-26-2
Sandgren T.
Fratangelo B.[24]
4-66-46-2
Kukushkin M.
Seppi A.[16]
6-26-4
Millman J.[1]
Holt B.
6-46-0
Munar J.[8]
Kuzuhara B.
6-16-4
Shang J.
Cerundolo F.[9]
7-646-4
Pospisil V.[20]
Gerasimov E.
4-66-46-4
Oconnell C.
Anderson K.[4]
3-66-26-2
Eubanks C.
Lopez F.[13]
4-66-37-5
Sousa J.[2]
Purcell M.
5-77-657-64
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Bolt A.
2-66-46-4
Broady L.[17]
Ramanathan R.
6-23-66-4
Rune H.[3]
Krueger M.
6-43-66-3
Daniel T.[12]
Nava E.
7-57-5
Kudla D.[10]
Tseng C.
6-16-4
Galan D.[11]
Popko D.
6-47-5
Wolf J.
Gomez E.[23]
6-16-3
Masur D.
Ymer E.[21]
6-47-5
Kozlov S.[15]
Sec S.
6-36-746-2
Machac T.
Albot R.[14]
6-47-5
Moraing M.[19]
Maden Y.
5-4
Marchenko I.
Cecchinato M.[5]
6-16-2