Yosuke Watanuki vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2023
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watanuki Y.
4-6 7-6 6-3
Kukushkin M.
Watanuki Y.
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Kukushkin M.
66331

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in ranked #305, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yosuke Watanuki extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenQ2hardYosuke Watanuki4-6 7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Watanuki Y.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
46
Break points saved·Even
89
93
Break points won·Clear edge
20
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watanuki Y.Kukushkin M.
Freshness·
94
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Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Lokoli L.
Ofner S.
6-37-65
Hsu Y.
Muller A.
7-646-4
Bergs Z.
Andreev A.
6-16-2
Krutykh O.
Kudla D.
3-66-46-4
Couacaud E.
Stricker D.
7-627-67
Struff J.
Schoolkate T.
6-16-4
Escobedo E.
Kotov P.
6-37-65
Jarry N.
Nava E.
7-636-3
Watanuki Y.
Varillas J.
6-36-4
Shang J.
Piros Z.
6-36-4
Svrcina D.
Riedi L.
6-06-4
Vukic A.
Mmoh M.
6-47-5
Bellucci M.
Darderi L.
6-46-1
Hanfmann Y.
Gojowczyk P.
6-26-2
Purcell M.
Arnaldi M.
6-46-3
Holt B.
Trungelliti M.
6-36-0
Q2
Holt B.
Elias G.
6-27-65
Schoolkate T.
Brancaccio R.
6-746-47-5
Varillas J.
Galarneau A.
6-786-36-4
Hsu Y.
Ymer E.
7-647-64
Vukic A.
Tirante T.
7-646-3
Nava E.
Sugita Y.
6-33-66-3
Escobedo E.
Noguchi R.
6-36-4
Hanfmann Y.
Diaz Acosta F.
6-726-37-5
Andreev A.
Rodionov J.
6-46-1
Shang J.
Verdasco F.
6-32-66-4
Piros Z.
Pellegrino A.
6-27-5
Lokoli L.
Tu L.
6-16-766-2
Watanuki Y.
Kukushkin M.
4-67-636-3
Kudla D.
Taberner C.
7-56-3
Krutykh O.
Mager G.
6-27-63
Muller A.
Gaston H.
6-24-0
Jarry N.
Skatov T.
4-67-56-1
Bergs Z.
Barrios Vera T.
6-43-66-2
Kotov P.
Laaksonen H.
7-676-2
Mmoh M.
Paire B.
6-47-61
Svrcina D.
Kicker N.
2-67-682-0
Riedi L.
Zeppieri G.
3-67-647-611
Stricker D.
Krueger M.
6-47-64
Couacaud E.
Klahn B.
6-34-66-4
Bellucci M.
Passaro F.
7-656-3
Darderi L.
Sweeny D.
7-51-66-1
Gojowczyk P.
Walton A.
2-66-26-4
Struff J.
Gomez E.
6-16-4
Trungelliti M.
Polmans M.
3-66-26-3
Arnaldi M.
Bolt A.
5-77-56-4
Purcell M.
Dzumhur D.
6-47-5
Ofner S.
Tabilo A.
6-47-64
Q1
Tabilo A.
Milojevic N.
6-06-2
Ofner S.
Meligeni Alves F.
7-666-4
Purcell M.
Cecchinato M.
6-23-2
Mager G.
Misolic F.
6-23-67-66
Gaston H.
Gerasimov E.
6-16-1
Muller A.
Mccabe J.
7-626-746-3
Ymer E.
Hardt N.
7-656-2
Riedi L.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-33-0
Kicker N.
Delbonis F.
6-26-4
Paire B.
Pucinelli De Almeida M.
6-46-757-5
Vukic A.
Diallo G.
6-36-4
Sugita Y.
Gombos N.
6-46-1
Jarry N.
Virtanen O.
5-76-47-66
Kotov P.
Olivieri G.
7-656-2
Noguchi R.
Winter E.
7-56-1
Escobedo E.
Nardi L.
6-36-1
Stricker D.
Stebe C.
6-36-4
Klahn B.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-37-65
Couacaud E.
Grenier H.
5-77-57-63
Bellucci M.
Wu T.
6-36-4
Darderi L.
Ficovich J.
7-636-3
Walton A.
Andujar P.
6-16-2
Gojowczyk P.
Pham D.
6-26-2
Diaz Acosta F.
Brouwer G.
7-666-4
Hanfmann Y.
Marterer M.
6-40-0
Rodionov J.
Ionel N.
7-616-4
Bergs Z.
Jin J.
7-636-1
Verdasco F.
Serdarusic N.
3-66-46-2
Shang J.
Marozsan F.
6-47-62
Piros Z.
Escoffier A.
2-66-37-5
Bolt A.
Olivo R.
6-16-2
Arnaldi M.
Ritschard A.
6-37-5
Holt B.
Albot R.
5-76-36-4
Elias G.
Uchida K.
6-757-636-1
Trungelliti M.
Blancaneaux G.
7-56-1
Kudla D.
Jasika O.
6-16-1
Krutykh O.
Kozlov S.
7-56-2
Nava E.
Vavassori A.
6-36-2
Barrios Vera T.
Zekic M.
6-26-2
Pellegrino A.
Guinard M.
7-675-77-64
Krueger M.
Cobolli F.
6-06-4
Laaksonen H.
Bonadio R.
6-46-4
Taberner C.
Kovacevic A.
7-57-64
Skatov T.
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-36-4
Hsu Y.
Furness E.
7-656-2
Kukushkin M.
Duckworth J.
7-56-4
Schoolkate T.
Coppejans K.
6-777-56-4
Svrcina D.
Jubb P.
6-31-66-4
Dzumhur D.
Kuzmanov D.
6-36-1
Struff J.
Shevchenko A.
6-46-4
Varillas J.
Marcora R.
3-66-37-65
Lokoli L.
Bellier A.
6-36-3
Tirante T.
Mena F.
6-16-1
Zeppieri G.
Rodriguez Taverna S.
6-46-3
Gomez E.
Broady L.
6-36-747-67
Mmoh M.
Kuzuhara B.
6-16-0
Brancaccio R.
Agamenone F.
6-46-1
Passaro F.
Rosol L.
6-33-66-3
Sweeny D.
Kopriva V.
6-16-1
Tu L.
Kovalik J.
6-26-2
Watanuki Y.
Sekulic P.
6-46-2
Polmans M.
Klein L.
6-36-4
Andreev A.
Maestrelli F.
7-654-67-65
Galarneau A.
Peniston R.
7-656-2