Mikhail Kukushkin vs James DuckworthAustralian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
#333ATP
1552ELO
1526Hard ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2023 ·
hard
#86ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$488kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
Kukushkin M.
7-5 6-4
Duckworth J.
Kukushkin M.
762
Duckworth J.
540

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated James Duckworth 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #86, defending last year's round of 128. Mikhail Kukushkin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-10Australian OpenQ128hardMikhail Kukushkin7-5 6-4
2021-09-20Nur-SultanR32hardJames Duckworth7-6 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
55%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
19
24
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
92
Break points won·Dominant
42
1
Deciding sets·Slight edge
16
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
7
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
81

Duckworth J.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw