Kei Nishikori vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Phoenix CH Round of 16

Phoenix CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#703ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
hard
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#304ATP
1563ELO
1531Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LLWLWLLWLW

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kukushkin M.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+149 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1531
6.8Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1563
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.

Nishikori K.
62–
Kukushkin M.
31–

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

Statistics

Recent form
Nishikori K.Kukushkin M.
62%1st serve in+3%65%
69%1st serve points won69%
51%2nd serve points won+1%52%
62%Service points won+1%63%
38%Return points won+1%37%
55%Break points saved+3%58%
2.4Aces / match+0.42.8
2.3Double faults / match+1.21.1

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

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