Mikhail Kukushkin and Akira Santillan will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Madrid Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:30 pm on PISTA 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.36
Akira Santillan -> 2.96
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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Akira Santillan
There is no head to head record between Mikhail Kukushkin and Akira Santillan since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47-27 | 24-10 | 10-9 | 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. 319, Mikhail will start his run in the Madrid Challenger after he played his last match in the Murcia Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-1 to Arnaldi in the quarter on the 7th of April.
Kukushkin has a composed 4-8 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Mikhail has an overall 559-431 record. He has a positive 186-144 record on clay.
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
Kukushkin has never competed in this tournament before.
Akira Santillan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-33 | 11-13 | 21-14 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-28 | 28-19 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 20-15 | 2-5 | 12-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 404, Akira will start his run in the Madrid Challenger after he played his last match in the Murcia Challenger where he lost 6-4 4-6 6-2 to Moro in the qualifications on the 3rd of April.
The Australian has an overall 8-10 win-loss record in 2023, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Australian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Portimao.
In terms of his career, Santillan has an overall 247-189 record. He has a negative 50-51 record on clay.
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