Frances Tiafoe vs Mikhail KukushkinAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
#333ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tiafoe F.
6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2
Kukushkin M.
Tiafoe F.
66663
Kukushkin M.
17321

Frances Tiafoe defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–3 6–2.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-29EstorilR32clayFrances Tiafoe6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
75
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
80
Break points won·Even
45
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
7

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
64

Tiafoe F.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw