Mikhail Kukushkin vs Luca Van Assche — Lyon CH Round of 16

Lyon CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 November 2025
clay
Luca Van Assche
FRA
Luca Van Assche
#80ATP
1701ELO
1639Clay ELO
$411kYTD
$2.6MCAREER
22 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWLW
Kukushkin M.
6-2 7-6
Van Assche L.
Kukushkin M.
6772
Van Assche L.
2650

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Luca Van Assche 6-2 7-6 in the Lyon CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Luca Van Assche came in ranked #80, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Van Assche L.

Van Assche L.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Serve advantage — Van Assche L.

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.Van Assche L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (84 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Van Assche L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
67
Break points saved·Even
93
91
Break points won·Clear edge
41
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kukushkin M.
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Van Assche L.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.8Clay Elo 1518
Surface ELO
6.2+120 Clay Elo edge
3.3Overall Elo 1552
ELO gap
6.7Overall Elo 1701
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.4
Surface form
4.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
4.3
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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.Van Assche L.
Freshness·
—
99

Van Assche L.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Trungelliti M.[8]
Merida Aguilar D.
6-34-66-3
Struff J.[6]
Broady L.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Merida Aguilar D.
Onclin G.
6-36-1
Trungelliti M.[8]
Tabur C.
6-17-5
Broady L.
Paris T.
7-656-4
Struff J.[6]
Added D.
1-67-656-2
Quarter-finals
Onclin G.
Carreno Busta P.[1]
6-46-2
Trungelliti M.[8]
Kuzmanov D.
3-66-36-4
Tabur C.
Hsu Y.
6-47-63
Merida Aguilar D.
Van Assche L.
6-46-3
Broady L.
Dodig M.
6-32-66-4
Struff J.[6]
Kopriva V.[2]
6-16-2
Added D.
Jacquet K.
7-644-66-4
Paris T.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
R16
Hsu Y.
Vallejo A.
6-46-1
Onclin G.
Poullain L.
7-57-64
Tabur C.
Gea A.
3-66-46-0
Kuzmanov D.
Cazaux A.[3]
7-56-1
Merida Aguilar D.
Squire H.
3-66-16-4
Van Assche L.
Blancaneaux G.
6-47-5
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-16-3
Trungelliti M.[8]
Gakhov I.
2-66-46-3
Paris T.
Djere L.[1]
7-657-63
Kukushkin M.
Van Assche L.
6-27-65
Broady L.
Hanfmann Y.[7]
7-656-4
Jacquet K.
Durasovic V.
6-26-4
Struff J.[6]
Lajal M.
6-46-2
Kopriva V.[2]
Maestrelli F.
6-36-3
Added D.
Berkieta T.
6-46-1
Dodig M.
Fery A.
7-56-3
R32
Onclin G.
Ficovich J.[5]
7-56-3
Van Assche L.
Vrbensky M.
1-66-16-4
Kuzmanov D.
Paris T.
7-57-65
Cazaux A.[3]
Janvier M.
6-36-3
Gea A.
Geerts M.
6-46-3
Trungelliti M.[8]
Moro Canas A.
6-26-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Jacquet K.[4]
6-46-4
Vallejo A.
Martineau M.
7-57-5
Blancaneaux G.
Nagal S.[6]
6-47-64
Barranco Cosano J.
Martin Tiffon P.
6-42-2
Gakhov I.
Dellavedova M.
2-1
Hsu Y.
Moller E.[2]
6-26-3
Tabur C.
Hemery C.[7]
6-46-2
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Droguet T.
7-636-3
Squire H.
Alvarez Varona N.
6-37-5
Poullain L.
Legout T.
6-47-66
Added D.
Galarneau A.
6-47-63
Djere L.[1]
Blanchet U.
6-45-76-4
Paris T.
Hassan B.
6-36-4
Van Assche L.
Onclin G.
6-36-0
Dodig M.
Schoolkate T.[4]
7-53-66-4
Jacquet K.
Droguet T.
6-746-36-3
Lajal M.
Blancaneaux G.
3-66-16-2
Maestrelli F.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-21-66-1
Fery A.
Pavlovic L.
6-17-5
Kukushkin M.
Harris B.[8]
7-627-5
Broady L.
Passaro F.
6-37-5
Hanfmann Y.[7]
Kumstat J.
6-16-3
Berkieta T.
Tirante T.[5]
6-26-1
Durasovic V.
Mochizuki S.[3]
6-44-66-3
Struff J.[6]
Zhukayev B.
6-757-616-4
Kopriva V.[2]
Gea A.
6-26-2