Mikhail Kukushkin and Taro Daniel will square off in the qualifications of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1 pm on Court 4. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taro Daniel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taro Daniel is the pick to win this match.
Taro Daniel -> 1.79
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.03
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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Taro Daniel
This will be the 2nd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Taro Daniel fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
Mikhail Kukushkin
Ranked no. 90, the Kazakhstani got to the qualifications after beating Elias Ymer 6-73 6-4 7-5.
In the qualifications against Ymer, Kukushkin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-4 7-5).-121) than Ymer. In fact, the world no. 90 won 121 points vs Ymer’s. That means that Kukushkin was more focused during the important points. Kukushkin was pretty aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kukushkin bagged 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 5 times and he saved 17 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 58% of his first serves in, winning 62% (51/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (29/60) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Ymer 7 times after converting 64% of his break points (7/11).
Kukushkin has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (282-251). 1-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kukushkin has a 74-77 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Kazakhstani has a 5-8 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
The Kazakhstani lost in the 1st round to Laslo Djere.
Taro Daniel
Ranked no. 112, the Japanese got to the qualifications after defeating Thiago Moura Monteiro 4-6 7-64 6-4.
In the qualifications against Moura Monteiro, Daniel recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-64 6-4).-104) than Moura Monteiro. In fact, the world no. 90 won 104 points vs Moura Monteiro’s. That means that Daniel was more focused during the important points. Taro was extremely aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about serving, Daniel recorded 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Taro Daniel lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Daniel put 58% of his first serves in, winning 72% (50/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (23/49) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Moura Monteiro 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Daniel’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Burnie Challenger.
Taro has a 11-9 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
Taro surrendered in the qualifications to Damir Dzumhur.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 33 |
| Pts | 121-124 | 104-107 |
| Total Points | 245 | 211 |
| Winners | 51 | 50 |
| %Winners | 42% | 48% |
Both Kukushkin and Daniel played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Mikhail Kukushkin conceded 1 set, while Taro Daniel dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kukushkin and Daniel have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kukushkin played 2 games more than Daniel. Kukushkin scored 51 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Taro scored 50 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 7 |
| 1st in | 82/142 | 69/118 |
| %1st in | 58% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 51/82 | 50/69 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 29/60 | 23/49 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 47% |
Kukushkin bagged 4 aces . Daniel scored 7 aces . Kukushkin won 62% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Daniel won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 3 |
| Converted | 7/11 | 3/4 |
| % Converted | 64% | 75% |
| Conceded | 22 | 7 |
| Saved | 17 | 4 |
| % Saved | 77% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
Kukushkin broke his opponent 7 times with a 64% conversion rate. Mikhail lost his serve 5 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Taro broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kukushkin | |||
| Q1 Ymer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 121-124 | 121-124 | |
| Total points | 245 | 245 | |
| Winners | 51 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 82/142 | 82/142 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 51/82 | 51/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/60 | 29/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 7/11 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 22 | 22 | |
| Saved | 17/22 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 77% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Daniel | |||
| Q1 Moura Monteiro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 104-107 | 104-107 | |
| Total points | 211 | 211 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 69/118 | 69/118 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 50/69 | 50/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/49 | 23/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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