Mikhail Kukushkin and Michael Geerts will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Andria Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on CAMPO TATÒ PARIDE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikhail Kukushkin who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mikhail Kukushkin is the pick to win this match.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.41
Michael Geerts -> 2.82
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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Michael Geerts
There is no head to head record between Mikhail Kukushkin and Michael Geerts since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52-32 | 24-10 | 10-9 | 12-9 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-24 | 17-11 | 3-5 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-28 | 18-11 | 0-2 | 13-11 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-24 | 8-9 | 0-6 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-12 | 3-5 | 3-2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 223, Kukushkin got to the 2nd round after beating David Poljak 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Kukushkin had a good straight sets win against Poljak (6-4 6-4). During the match, Kukushkin scored 64 points vs Poljak’s 51. Mikhail was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kukushkin scored 4 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 65% of his first serves in, winning 69% (27/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Poljak 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Kukushkin has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (288-254). 10-10 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kukushkin has a composed 74-63 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Kazakhstani has a composed 33-27 win-loss record in 2022, 10-10 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Andria Challenger
The Kazakhstani has never competed in this tournament before.
Michael Geerts
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50-37 | 18-11 | 10-12 | 17-13 | 0-1 | 5-0 |
| 2023 | 32-39 | 13-10 | 13-19 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 42-37 | 5-8 | 24-14 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 35-28 | 13-7 | 14-14 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-8 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
Ranked no. 264, the Belgian got to the 2nd round after defeating Stuart Parker 1-6 6-3 7-64.
In the 1st round against Parker, Michael recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 7-64).During the match Geerts scored less points (2) than Parker. In fact, the world no. 223 won 79 points vs Parker’s. That means that Geerts was more focused during the important points. Geerts was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Geerts struck 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Michael Geerts was very effective on serve to win 72% (36/50) of his 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Belgian broke Parker once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Geerts’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula.
The Belgian has an aggregate 41-35 win-loss record in 2022, 11-12 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kukushkin | Geerts |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 29 |
| Pts | 64-51 | 79-81 |
| Total Points | 115 | 160 |
| Winners | 27 | 36 |
| %Winners | 42% | 46% |
Both Kukushkin and Geerts played 1 match. At the moment, Michael Geerts lost 1 set while Mikhail Kukushkin hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kukushkin has played 1 set(s) less than Geerts (2 vs 3). Therefore, Kukushkin played 9 games less than Geerts. Mikhail scored 27 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian recorded 36 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kukushkin | Geerts |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 6 |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 50/78 |
| %1st in | 65% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 36/50 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 18/28 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 64% |
Kukushkin made 4 aces . Geerts scored 6 aces . Kukushkin won 69% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Geerts won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kukushkin | Geerts |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 1 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 1/2 |
| % Converted | 56% | 50% |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 |
| Saved | 2 | 1 |
| % Saved | 40% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Mikhail broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Kukushkin conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Michael broke his opponent once with a 50% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kukushkin | |||
| R1 Poljak |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 64-51 | 64-51 | |
| Total points | 115 | 115 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 39/60 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 27/39 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 11/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Geerts | |||
| R1 Parker |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 79-81 | 79-81 | |
| Total points | 160 | 160 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/78 | 50/78 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 36/50 | 36/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/28 | 18/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 1/2 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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