Kei Nishikori vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Phoenix CH Round of 16

Phoenix CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Nishikori K.
6-3 2-1
Kukushkin M.
Nishikori K.
62–
Kukushkin M.
31–

Kei Nishikori advanced when Mikhail Kukushkin retired 6-3 2-1 in the Phoenix CH round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 10–0.

Head to head

9–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR16grassKei Nishikori6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
2018-10-22ViennaSFhardKei Nishikori6-4 6-3
2017-05-22GenevaR16clayKei Nishikori6-4 6-3
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-3
2016-02-08MemphisQFhardKei Nishikori6-2 6-4
2016-01-04BrisbaneR16hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
2012-06-25WimbledonR128grassKei Nishikori7-5 6-3 6-4
2012-04-23BarcelonaR32clayKei Nishikori6-3 4-6 6-0
2011-10-31BaselQFhardKei Nishikori6-4 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Even serve battle

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
Nishikori K.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
46
Break points saved·Even
97
93
Break points won·Dominant
74
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
44

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kukushkin M.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+155 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1526
6.8Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1552
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.7
Surface form
4.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
6.9
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Fonseca J.
Bublik A.
7-657-60
Semi-finals
Fonseca J.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Bublik A.
Borges N.[1]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Bublik A.
Moutet C.
2-67-647-5
Nishikori K.
Cobolli F.[2]
6-24-66-4
Borges N.[1]
Smith C.
6-46-4
Fonseca J.
Gaston H.
6-46-4
R16
Borges N.[1]
Fearnley J.
6-27-5
Smith C.
Safiullin R.[7]
6-47-62
Bublik A.
Hijikata R.
6-25-76-3
Gaston H.
Opelka R.
7-666-3
Fonseca J.
Struff J.[4]
6-14-66-3
Moutet C.
Martinez P.[3]
6-46-3
Nishikori K.
Kukushkin M.
6-32-1
Cobolli F.[2]
Spizzirri E.
6-35-77-5
R32
Hijikata R.
Holt B.
7-607-63
Smith C.
Shevchenko A.
6-17-5
Bublik A.
Vukic A.[5]
6-33-66-3
Opelka R.
Rinderknech A.[8]
4-67-57-5
Fonseca J.
Kotov P.
6-26-4
Nishikori K.
Nardi L.[6]
6-46-3
Spizzirri E.
Tu L.
6-46-2
Safiullin R.[7]
Eubanks C.
7-626-1
Gaston H.
Walton A.
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-2
Moutet C.
Basilashvili N.
6-36-2
Fearnley J.
Duckworth J.
7-636-3