QF Nice 2012

Brian Baker #216 def. Mikhail Kukushkin #55

4-6 6-3 7-6(4)

Brian Baker defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2012 Nice quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBrian BakerMikhail Kukushkin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
26
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.1%63.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.2%69.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.0%62.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.6%38.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.7%49.3%
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.
-1.0-0.6
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.
+0.6+1.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBrian BakerMikhail Kukushkin
Country USA KAZ
Birth dateApr 30, 1985Dec 26, 1987
Age2724
Height191 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)21655
Ranking points (entering)231808
Elo (entering)1,5591,802
Current career W-L20–40145–220
Current career earnings$1,184,653$7,566,992
Pre-match H2H
Brian Baker #216 0 – 0 Mikhail Kukushkin #55

Path

Brian Baker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #136-3 7-6(9)WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2012R16
Sergiy Stakhovsky #846-7(2) 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2012R32
Alejandro Gonzalez #2836-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2012Q3
David Guez #2866-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2012Q2
Ilija Bozoljac #2996-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2012Q1

Brian Baker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #536-7(5) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2012SF

Mikhail Kukushkin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernard Tomic #283-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2012R16
Sam Querrey #716-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2012R32