Fernando Verdasco vs Mikhail Kukushkin — US Open Qualifying Round of 64
Fernando Verdasco defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 6-3 in the US Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in defending last year's round of 128. Fernando Verdasco extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Verdasco closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedVerdasco F. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsVerdasco F. and Kukushkin M. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Verdasco F. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Kukushkin M. 0–2 (0%).
0–10%Verdasco F. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–20%Kukushkin M. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
0–3Sets0–5
9–19Games17–30
0–1Tiebreaks0–0
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Paul T.#18L1-6 2-6 6-7Wimbledon · grassL4-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Verdasco F. leads 2–121
Hard: Verdasco F. leads 1–0 · Grass: level 1–1
- Verdasco F.August 2022US OpenThis matchHard7-6(4) 6-3
- Verdasco F.June 2022Ilkley CHGrass6-0 0-0
- Kukushkin M.June 2022Nottingham CHGrass6-3 6-7 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchVerdasco F.Kukushkin M.1 714ELO1 7351 672Hard ELO1 6502–8Last 103–738Age34188 cmHeight183 cmLeftPlaysRight