Tommy Paul vs Mikhail Kukushkin — USA vs KAZ Round Robin
Tommy Paul defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-4 in the USA vs KAZ round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Tommy Paul extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Tommy Paul dropped just 5 games past Mikhail Kukushkin.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedPaul T. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsPaul T. and Kukushkin M. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Paul T. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Kukushkin M. 1–4 (20%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
2–340%Paul T. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents1–420%Kukushkin M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–8Sets3–10
84–79Games53–78
2–5Tiebreaks2–1
0–1Deciding sets1–1
vs Fritz T.#12L6-7 4-6Miami Masters · hardL3-6 7-5 3-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Ruud C.#24L6-7 7-6 6-7 7-5 0-6US Open · hardL1-6 4-6KAZ vs NOR · hard
vs Kecmanovic M.#61L6-7 5-7 6-7Australian Open · hardW7-6 4-6 7-6SRB vs KAZ · hard
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- vs Brooksby J.#102W6-3 6-2Cincinnati Masters · hardL3-6 2-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Verdasco F.W6-1 6-2 7-6Wimbledon · grassL6-7(4) 3-6US Open · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Paul T. leads 3–030
- Paul T.September 2022USA vs KAZThis matchHard6-1 6-4
- Paul T.March 2022Indian Wells MastersHard6-4 6-4
- Paul T.January 2022Australian OpenHard6-3 6-4 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchPaul T.Kukushkin M.2 126ELO1 7351 957Hard ELO1 6496–4Last 103–725Age34185 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $15.2M2026 $2.2MEarningsCareer $7.6M2026 $48K
Cite this
Tommy Paul beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-4. Umpiry, "Tommy Paul vs Mikhail Kukushkin — USA vs KAZ Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2022-09-15/kukushkin-vs-paul-usa-vs-kaz-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 15 September 2022).