Mikhail Kukushkin vs James Trotter — Lille CH Qualifying Round 1

Lille CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ6
Mikhail Kukushkin
#316ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
JPN
James Trotter
#432ATP
1414ELO
1380Hard ELO
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLLWLW
Kukushkin M.
7-6 4-6 7-6
Trotter J.
Kukushkin M.
774772
Trotter J.
646641

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated James Trotter 7-6 4-6 7-6 in the Lille CH qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kukushkin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Trotter J.

Trotter J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

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
Kukushkin M.Trotter J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
0.7
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kukushkin M.Trotter J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
41
Break points saved·Even
93
90
Break points won·Dominant
41
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
8

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kukushkin M.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Trotter J.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.0+145 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1380
6.9Overall Elo 1552
ELO gap
3.1Overall Elo 1414
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
3.3
Surface form
4.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.4
Minutes 14d
6.1
0.0
3-set count
0.0
Prev. match
7.0
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
Kukushkin M.Trotter J.
Freshness·
—
61

Trotter J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Q2
Massard L.
Cuenin S.
6-46-2
Basavareddy N.[2]
Sharipov M.[12]
6-736-36-4
Dodig M.[3]
Vrbensky M.
6-47-5
Hemery C.[11]
Houkes M.[4]
6-27-5
Coppejans K.[5]
Balshaw F.
7-56-2
Kukushkin M.[6]
Barton H.[9]
6-756-27-63
Q1
Cuenin S.
Rodesch C.[1]
W/O
Basavareddy N.[2]
Sanchez L.
6-26-2
Sharipov M.[12]
Paul J.
6-36-4
Dodig M.[3]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-37-64
Vrbensky M.
Bertrand R.[10]
6-46-3
Houkes M.[4]
Faut P.
6-36-0
Massard L.
Zahraj P.[7]
7-657-5
Hemery C.[11]
Vandermeersch C.
6-26-4
Coppejans K.[5]
Mrva M.
6-26-3
Balshaw F.
Squire H.[8]
7-657-67
Kukushkin M.[6]
Trotter J.
7-644-67-64
Barton H.[9]
Broska F.
6-36-4