Tommy Paul vs Mikhail KukushkinDavis Cup Finals RR: USA vs KAZ Round Robin

Davis Cup Finals RR: USA vs KAZ · ATP · Round Robin
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 15 September 2022
hard
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Paul T.
6-1 6-4
Kukushkin M.
Paul T.
662
Kukushkin M.
140

Tommy Paul defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-4 in the Davis Cup Finals RR: USA vs KAZ round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Tommy Paul extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian Wells MastersR128hardTommy Paul6-4 6-4
2022-01-17Australian OpenR128hardTommy Paul6-3 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Paul T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Serve advantage — Paul T.

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

Paul T.Kukushkin M.
71
Serve
54
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·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
1.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
87
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
44

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.2+356 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.8Hard Elo 1526
9.5Overall Elo 1949
ELO gap
0.5Overall Elo 1552
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.6
Surface form
4.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
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

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Freshness·
91

Paul T.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About