Evgeny Donskoy vs Mikhail KukushkinMoscow Round of 32

Moscow · ATP · Round of 32
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018 ·
hard
#333ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Donskoy E.
6-4 7-6
Kukushkin M.
Donskoy E.
672
Kukushkin M.
460

Evgeny Donskoy defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 7-6 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Kukushkin came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Evgeny Donskoy had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Evgeny Donskoy narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14MoscowR32hardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-3
2017-08-28US OpenR64hardMikhail Kukushkin6-4 6-4 7-5
2016-10-03BeijingQ1hardEvgeny Donskoy6-4 6-1
2016-09-16Davis Cup WG PO: KAZ vs RUSRRhardMikhail Kukushkin6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
2016-04-25MunichR32clayMikhail Kukushkin6-2 3-0
2014-09-29BeijingQ1hardMikhail Kukushkin6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
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·Clear edge
7
19
Break points saved·Even
83
80
Break points won·Dominant
2
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
2
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
7

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw