Yosuke Watanuki vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 64
Yosuke Watanuki defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in ranked #351, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Yosuke Watanuki claimed a first win over Mikhail Kukushkin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Yosuke Watanuki dropped the opening set before beating Mikhail Kukushkin 4–6 7–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWatanuki Y. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsWatanuki Y. and Kukushkin M. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Watanuki Y. went 0–2 (0%) against them, Kukushkin M. 1–0 (100%).
0–20%Watanuki Y. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–0100%Kukushkin M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
2–4Sets2–1
18–28Games17–14
0–0Tiebreaks1–0
0–1Deciding sets1–0
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Albot R.#464L1-6 6-2 2-6Australian Open · hardW4-6 7-6 6-2Miami Masters · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Watanuki Y.January 2023Australian OpenThis matchHard4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
- Kukushkin M.January 2022Traralgon CHHard7-6 6-1
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchWatanuki Y.Kukushkin M.1 741ELO1 7351 662Hard ELO1 6504–6Last 103–724Age35180 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $1.6M2026 $74KEarningsCareer $7.6M2026 $48K