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

Lille CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Luca Van Assche
FRA7
Luca Van Assche
#80ATP
1701ELO
1681Hard ELO
$411kYTD
$2.6MCAREER
22 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Van Assche L.
6-3 6-2
Kukushkin M.
Van Assche L.
662
Kukushkin M.
320

Luca Van Assche defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2 in the Lille CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Luca Van Assche came in ranked #80, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Van Assche L.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Van Assche L.

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
Van Assche L.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
0.8

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

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Van Assche L.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Kukushkin M.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+156 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1526
6.7Overall Elo 1701
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1552
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.6
Surface form
3.3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
4.4
4.0
3-set count
0.0
Context
6.0
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
Van Assche L.Kukushkin M.
Freshness·
99
—

Van Assche L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Van Assche L.[7]
Blockx A.[4]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Blockx A.[4]
Kym J.
6-37-64
Van Assche L.[7]
Kouame M.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Kouame M.
Basavareddy N.
6-36-3
Kym J.
Droguet T.[6]
6-45-76-2
Blockx A.[4]
Bonzi B.[8]
6-36-4
Van Assche L.[7]
Chidekh C.
6-26-3
R16
Kym J.
Landaluce M.
6-46-3
Bonzi B.[8]
Engel J.
6-26-2
Kouame M.
Schwaerzler J.
6-36-4
Basavareddy N.
Gaston H.[3]
6-46-1
Chidekh C.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
7-657-64
Droguet T.[6]
Skatov T.
7-666-2
Blockx A.[4]
Bouquier A.
6-17-63
Van Assche L.[7]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
R32
Landaluce M.
Misolic F.[1]
6-11-1
Kouame M.
Dodig M.
6-46-2
Droguet T.[6]
Sachko V.
6-04-66-3
Blockx A.[4]
Safiullin R.
6-26-2
Bonzi B.[8]
Glinka D.
6-46-4
Schwaerzler J.
Goffin D.[5]
4-66-36-4
Chidekh C.
Fearnley J.[2]
6-32-66-2
Kym J.
Harris L.
5-77-666-4
Gaston H.[3]
Ofner S.
6-23-66-4
Van Assche L.[7]
Riedi L.
3-67-626-4
Kukushkin M.
Zeppieri G.
6-36-1
Basavareddy N.
Blanchet U.
6-26-2
Skatov T.
Hemery C.
6-16-3
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
Holmgren A.
6-37-5
Bouquier A.
Coppejans K.
7-50-67-5
Engel J.
Massard L.
7-656-3