Tomas Machac and Mikhail Kukushkin will square off in the quarter of the Traralgon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 18. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Machac who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tomas Machac is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Machac -> 1.40
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Tomas Machac vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
There is no head to head record between Tomas Machac and Mikhail Kukushkin since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tomas Machac
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-24 | 22-11 | 9-5 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-27 | 15-10 | 16-11 | 18-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-19 | 24-6 | 5-2 | 18-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 28-19 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 12-6 | 2-3 | 4-2 |
| 2020 | 27-12 | 0-0 | 12-6 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 143, Tomas got to the quarter after beating Harold Mayot 6-2 4-6 4-1 ret. and Akira Santillan 6-1 6-2.
In the 3rd round, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Santillan (6-1 6-2). During the match, Machac scored 59 points vs Santillan’s 33. Tomas was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Machac scored just 1 ace during the match and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Tomas Machac was quite efficient on serve to win 75% (21/28) of his 1st serve and 82% (9/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Machac broke Santillan 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Machac has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 67% of his matches (123-61). 2-0 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Machac has an overall13-6 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Machac has an aggregate 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Traralgon Challenger
Tomas has never competed in this tournament before.
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. 182, Mikhail reached the quarter after defeating Yosuke Watanuki 7-64 6-1 and Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-4 7-66.
In the 3rd round, Mikhail had a good straight sets win against Huesler (6-4 7-66). During the match Kukushkin scored 74 points vs Huesler’s 71. The Kazakhstani was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Kukushkin bagged 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Mikhail Kukushkin was pretty efficient on serve to win 71% (30/42) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Kukushkin broke Huesler 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kukushkin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kukushkin has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Machac | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 43 |
| Pts | 149-109 | 145-129 |
| Total Points | 258 | 274 |
| Winners | 60 | 60 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Machac and Kukushkin played 2 matches. At the moment, Tomas Machac surrendered 1 set while Mikhail Kukushkin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Machac has played 2 sets more than Kukushkin (6 vs 4). However, it’s interesting to notice that Machac played 5 games less than Kukushkin. Machac scored 60 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani made 60 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Machac | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 86/119 | 82/137 |
| %1st in | 72% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 60/86 | 60/82 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 28/55 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 51% |
Machac made 4 aces (2 per match). Kukushkin managed to score 5 aces (2.5 per match). Machac won 70% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Machac | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 8 |
| Converted | 10/27 | 8/17 |
| % Converted | 37% | 47% |
| Conceded | 7 | 11 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| % Saved | 71% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Machac broke his opponents 10 times with a 37% conversion rate. Machac conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Mikhail broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Machac | ||||
| R2 Mayot |
R3 Santillan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 4-1 ret. | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 15 | 38 | |
| pts | 90-76 | 59-33 | 149-109 | |
| Total points | 166 | 92 | 258 | |
| Winners | 39 | 21 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 58/80 | 28/39 | 86/119 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 39/58 | 21/28 | 60/86 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 75% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 9/11 | 20/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 82% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/17 | 5/10 | 10/27 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 50% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kukushkin | ||||
| R2 Watanuki |
R3 Huesler |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-1 | 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 | 43 | |
| pts | 71-58 | 74-71 | 145-129 | |
| Total points | 129 | 145 | 274 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 40/69 | 42/68 | 82/137 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 62% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 30/42 | 60/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 71% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/29 | 15/26 | 28/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 58% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 3/8 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 38% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 1/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 33% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Traralgon Challenger
- Gilles SimonSimon – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-0 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Akira SantillanSantillan (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Maximilian MartererMarterer (4-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Jeff WolfWolf (7-63 7-610) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-4 6-76 6-1) – See score progression
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Nicola KuhnKuhn (6-3 7-68) – See score progression
- Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Filip HoranskyHoransky (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Jeff WolfWolf (7-6(3) 7-6(10)) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Akira SantillanSantillan (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (6-4 7-6(6)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gilles SimonSimon – Jesper De JongDe Jong (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas MachacMachac – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
