Mikhail Kukushkin #245 def. Alexandre Muller #81

6-7(6) 6-3 6-2

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Alexandre Muller 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2 in the 2023 Shanghai Masters first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 6, 2023*
Tournament: Shanghai Masters
Edition: 2023
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 2h 40m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mikhail Kukushkin	Alexandre Muller
Aces	0	10
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	72	61
First serve points won %	64	75
Second serve points won %	70	38
Break points saved %	88	0
Break points converted %	100	12
Service points won %	66	61
Return points won %	39	34
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Mikhail Kukushkin	Alexandre Muller
Country	KAZ	FRA
Birth date	Dec 26, 1987	Feb 1, 1997
Age	35	26
Height	183 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	245	81
Ranking points (entering)	250	726
Elo (entering)	1,658	1,630
Current career W-L	145–220	55–78
Current career earnings	$7,566,992	$4,445,436

Pre-match H2H

Mikhail Kukushkin #245 0 – 0 Alexandre Muller #81

Path

Mikhail Kukushkin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Luke Saville #299	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2023	Q2
Tao Mu #582	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2023	Q1

Mikhail Kukushkin's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Evans #33	2-6 0-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2023	R64

Alexandre Muller's path

No prior matches in this tournament.