Norbert Gombos and Mikhail Kukushkin will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Biel Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikhail Kukushkin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mikhail Kukushkin is the pick to win this match.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.71
Norbert Gombos -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Norbert Gombos vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
This will be the 2nd time that Norbert Gombos and Mikhail Kukushkin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Kukushkin won 6-4 6-1 in the qualifications in Miami back in 2017.
Norbert Gombos
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-23 | 2-4 | 11-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-28 | 7-3 | 28-17 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-30 | 0-9 | 13-10 | 12-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-11 | 6-4 | 2-1 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 133, the Slovakian got to the 2nd round after beating Enrico Dalla Valle 4-6 6-3 7-61.
In the 1st round against Dalla Valle, The Slovakian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-61). During the match, Gombos scored 115 points vs Dalla Valle’s 98. The Slovakian was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gombos made 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Norbert Gombos was pretty efficient on serve to win 81% (47/58) of his 1st serve and 64% (27/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Norbert broke Dalla Valle once after converting 13% of his break points (1/8).
Gombos has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (317-263). 1-1 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gombos has a composed 117-90 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Gombos has a composed 3-3 win-loss record in 2023, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biel Challenger
Norbert has never competed in this tournament before.
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-17 | 14-3 | 9-6 | 7-4 | 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. 275, Mikhail reached the 2nd round after beating Altug Celikbilek 6-2 6-0.
In the 1st round, Mikhail had a good straight sets win against Celikbilek (6-2 6-0). During the match Kukushkin scored 57 points vs Celikbilek’s 28. Kukushkin was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Kukushkin struck 3 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mikhail Kukushkin was very effective on serve to win 75% (21/28) of his 1st serve and 69% (11/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mikhail broke Celikbilek 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
The Kazakhstani has a compiled 2-5 win-loss record in 2023, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gombos | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 14 |
| Pts | 115-98 | 57-28 |
| Total Points | 213 | 85 |
| Winners | 47 | 21 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Both Gombos and Kukushkin played 1 match. At the moment, Norbert Gombos lost 1 set while Mikhail Kukushkin hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Gombos has played 1 set more than Kukushkin (3 vs 2). Therefore, Gombos played 18 games more than Kukushkin. The Slovakian scored 47 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Kukushkin managed to score 21 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gombos | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 3 |
| 1st in | 58/100 | 28/44 |
| %1st in | 58% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 47/58 | 21/28 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 27/42 | 11/16 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 69% |
Gombos managed to score 10 aces . Kukushkin managed to score 3 aces . Gombos won 81% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gombos | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 5 |
| Converted | 1/8 | 5/8 |
| % Converted | 13% | 63% |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 |
| Saved | 4 | 5 |
| % Saved | 80% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Gombos broke his opponent once with a 13% conversion rate. Gombos conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Kukushkin broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 5 break points.
| Gombos | |||
| R1 Dalla Valle |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 115-98 | 115-98 | |
| Total points | 213 | 213 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 58/100 | 58/100 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 47/58 | 47/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/42 | 27/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/8 | 1/8 | |
| Converted % | 13% | 13% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kukushkin | |||
| R1 Celikbilek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 57-28 | 57-28 | |
| Total points | 85 | 85 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 28/44 | 28/44 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 21/28 | 21/28 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 11/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Biel Challenger
- Marius CopilCopil – Marek GengelGengel (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Norbert GombosGombos – Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle (4-6 6-3 7-61) – See score progression
- Daniel CukiermanCukierman – Alexey VatutinVatutin (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist – Omar JasikaJasika (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Francesco FortiForti – Jakub PaulPaul (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Dominic StrickerStricker – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (7-62 7-65) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Neil OberleitnerOberleitner (6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – James McCabeMcCabe (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski – Aziz DougazDougaz (6-3 3-6 7-68) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Alexander RitschardRitschard (7-63 4-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Dominic StrickerStricker – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (7-6(2) 7-6(5)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Norbert GombosGombos (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Liam BroadyBroady – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Kirill KivattsevKivattsev – Alexandar LazarovLazarov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Henri SquireSquire – Daniel MasurMasur (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco FortiForti – Jurij RodionovRodionov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Daniel CukiermanCukierman (1-0) – H2H and prediction
