James Trotter vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Pau CH Qualifying Round 2

Pau CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
JPN11
James Trotter
#420ATP
1414ELO
1380Hard ELO
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2026
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ3
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Trotter J.
2-6 6-3 7-6
Kukushkin M.
Trotter J.
26772
Kukushkin M.
63641

James Trotter defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 2-6 6-3 7-6 in the Pau CH qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Trotter J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Trotter J.

Serve advantage — Kukushkin 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
Trotter J.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
0.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Trotter J.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
40
46
Break points saved·Even
90
93
Break points won·Dominant
2
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
7
44

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Trotter J.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Kukushkin M.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.0Hard Elo 1380
Surface ELO
7.0+145 Hard Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1414
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 1552
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.3
Surface form
5.4
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.5
6.0
Prev. match
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
Trotter J.Kukushkin M.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
100

Trotter J.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 35 games (7d) · Kukushkin M.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Tabur C.[2]
Sharipov M.[9]
6-34-67-64
Trotter J.[11]
Kukushkin M.[3]
2-66-37-64
Bertola R.[1]
Bertrand R.[8]
6-26-726-2
Balshaw F.
Janvier M.
5-76-36-2
Squire H.[7]
Blancaneaux G.[5]
7-56-2
Zahraj P.[6]
Krumich M.[12]
W/O
Q1
Tabur C.[2]
Poullain L.
6-36-2
Sharipov M.[9]
Lokoli L.
6-21-66-3
Krumich M.[12]
Massard L.
7-56-4
Blancaneaux G.[5]
Vandermeersch C.
6-36-3
Squire H.[7]
Martineau M.
6-717-656-2
Zahraj P.[6]
Beauge M.
6-47-5
Bertola R.[1]
Raquillet L.
6-36-3
Bertrand R.[8]
Faut P.
3-67-646-1
Kukushkin M.[3]
Catry R.
7-626-3
Trotter J.[11]
Ribecai M.
1-67-646-2
Balshaw F.
Hemery C.[4]
3-66-17-62
Janvier M.
Durasovic V.[10]
6-42-67-65