Victor Hanescu vs Mikhail Kukushkin — St. Petersburg Round of 16
St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008 ·
carpet
Hanescu V.6-3 7-6
Kukushkin M.
Hanescu V.
672
Kukushkin M.
360
Victor Hanescu defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 7-6 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Victor Hanescu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.4
1.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
12
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
70
80
Break points won·Dominant
9
42
Deciding sets·Even
18
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
7
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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