Mikhail Kukushkin vs Michael Zheng — Little Rock CH Round of 32

Little Rock CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2023
hard
USA
Michael Zheng
#121ATP
1695ELO
1672Hard ELO
$310kYTD
$502kCAREER
22 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLLW
Kukushkin M.
7-6 6-3
Zheng M.
Kukushkin M.
7762
Zheng M.
6530

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Michael Zheng 7-6 6-3 in the Little Rock CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Zheng came in ranked #121.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zheng M.

Zheng M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Serve advantage — Zheng M.

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
Kukushkin M.Zheng M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kukushkin M.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Zheng M.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
3.1Hard Elo 1526
Surface ELO
6.9+146 Hard Elo edge
3.0Overall Elo 1552
ELO gap
7.0Overall Elo 1695
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.3
Surface form
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
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

Recent load
Kukushkin M.Zheng M.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Lajal M.
Zhukayev B.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Zhukayev B.
Walton A.
6-766-47-64
Lajal M.
Escoffier A.[4]
4-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Zhukayev B.
Kukushkin M.
6-766-47-5
Escoffier A.[4]
Kwiatkowski T.
6-13-67-5
Lajal M.
Dougaz A.[7]
7-656-2
Walton A.
Galarneau A.
6-46-1
R16
Kukushkin M.
Sandgren T.[8]
6-27-5
Walton A.
Reis Da Silva J.
3-67-626-4
Dougaz A.[7]
Zhu E.
3-66-36-1
Zhukayev B.
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
6-26-717-65
Kwiatkowski T.
Masur D.
7-56-4
Escoffier A.[4]
Ponwith N.
6-16-2
Galarneau A.
Michelsen A.
3-66-36-3
Lajal M.
Wu T.[1]
7-56-3
R32
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
Gengel M.
2-66-36-4
Zhukayev B.
Gojowczyk P.
6-26-2
Reis Da Silva J.
Kasnikowski M.
6-26-3
Kwiatkowski T.
Durasovic V.
6-47-5
Escoffier A.[4]
Mayo A.
6-36-4
Dougaz A.[7]
Mansouri S.
7-56-3
Zhu E.
Boyer T.
6-46-777-62
Wu T.
Kuzuhara B.
6-34-66-4
Wu T.[1]
Kuzuhara B.
6-34-66-4
Ponwith N.
Langmo C.
2-67-57-5
Masur D.
Uchiyama Y.[5]
6-26-3
Lajal M.
Krueger M.
6-27-63
Sandgren T.[8]
Shimizu Y.
6-16-0
Walton A.
Polmans M.[3]
6-45-76-2
Michelsen A.
Yevseyev D.
4-66-37-5
Galarneau A.
Ficovich J.[6]
7-626-2
Kukushkin M.
Zheng M.
7-656-3