Mikhail Kukushkin #66 def. Denis Istomin #48

6-3 7-6(1)

Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Denis Istomin 6-3 7-6(1) in the 2015 Sydney International round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMikhail KukushkinDenis Istomin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.5%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.8%76.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.7%23.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%58.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.3%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.3%45.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.5-5.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.4-2.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMikhail KukushkinDenis Istomin
Country KAZ UZB
Birth dateDec 26, 1987Sep 7, 1986
Age2728
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6648
Ranking points (entering)705850
Elo (entering)1,8321,853
Current career W-L145–220196–249
Current career earnings$7,566,992$6,339,469
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mikhail Kukushkin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John-Patrick Smith #2017-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2015Q3
Denis Kudla #1236-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2015Q2
Christopher O'Connell #4866-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2015Q1

Mikhail Kukushkin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Cuevas #297-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2015R16

Denis Istomin's path

No prior matches in this tournament.