Alexis Galarneau and Mikhail Kukushkin will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Tyler Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on STADIUM. 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 Alexis Galarneau who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexis Galarneau is the pick to win this match.
Alexis Galarneau -> 1.8
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Alexis Galarneau vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
There is no head to head record between Alexis Galarneau and Mikhail Kukushkin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Alexis Galarneau
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-8 | 5-3 | 8-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-26 | 20-18 | 3-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-28 | 12-7 | 9-9 | 18-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-20 | 13-9 | 5-6 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 259, Alexis got to the semifinal after beating Gustavo Heide 6-4 6-2, Tung-Lin Wu 6-2 6-78 6-4 and Skander Mansouri 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Mansouri (6-3 7-5). During the match, Galarneau scored 64 points vs Mansouri’s 48. Alexis was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Galarneau scored 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexis Galarneau was very effective on serve to win 84% (26/31) of his 1st serve and 68% (19/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Canadian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Mansouri twice.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Galarneau has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 54% of his matches (121-102). 8-7 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Galarneau has a composed70-52 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
Alexis has an aggregate 10-12 win-loss record in 2023, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tyler Challenger
Galarneau has never competed in this tournament before.
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-12 | 14-3 | 6-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 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. 296, Kukushkin got to the semifinal after defeating Denis Yevseyev 7-62 6-2, Marc Polmans 2-6 6-4 6-2 and Yuta Shimizu 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Shimizu, Mikhail recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Kukushkin scored 92 points vs Shimizu’s 83. The Kazakhstani was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Kukushkin blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 66% of his first serves in, winning 70% (43/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (16/31) on the 2nd serve. Mikhail broke Shimizu 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikhail has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kukushkin has a composed 9-11 win-loss record in 2023, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Galarneau | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 76 |
| Pts | 227-177 | 241-216 |
| Total Points | 404 | 457 |
| Winners | 82 | 104 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Both Galarneau and Kukushkin played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexis Galarneau lost 1 set, while Mikhail Kukushkin surrendered 2 sets. Galarneau has played 1 set(s) less than Kukushkin (7 vs 8). Therefore, Galarneau played 6 games less than Kukushkin. Galarneau scored 82 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Mikhail recorded 104 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Galarneau | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 109/196 | 146/242 |
| %1st in | 56% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 82/109 | 104/146 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 56/87 | 53/96 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 55% |
Galarneau bagged 15 aces (5 per match). Kukushkin scored 16 aces (5.3 per match). Galarneau won 75% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Galarneau | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 9 |
| Converted | 11/13 | 9/16 |
| % Converted | 85% | 56% |
| Conceded | 10 | 14 |
| Saved | 7 | 9 |
| % Saved | 70% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
The Canadian broke his opponents 11 times with a 85% conversion rate. Alexis surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Kukushkin conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Galarneau | |||||
| R1 Heide |
R2 Wu |
1/4 Mansouri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 6-78 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 21 | 70 | |
| pts | 56-42 | 107-87 | 64-48 | 227-177 | |
| Total points | 98 | 194 | 112 | 404 | |
| Winners | 24 | 32 | 26 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 30% | 41% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 29/50 | 49/87 | 31/59 | 109/196 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 56% | 53% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 32/49 | 26/31 | 82/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 65% | 84% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/21 | 23/38 | 19/28 | 56/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 61% | 68% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 11/13 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 86% | 100% | 85% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 57% | 100% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Kukushkin | |||||
| R1 Yevseyev |
R2 Polmans |
1/4 Shimizu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-2 | 2-6 6-4 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 26 | 29 | 76 | |
| pts | 70-59 | 79-74 | 92-83 | 241-216 | |
| Total points | 129 | 153 | 175 | 457 | |
| Winners | 25 | 36 | 43 | 104 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 12 | 3 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 39/72 | 46/78 | 61/92 | 146/242 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 59% | 66% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 25/39 | 36/46 | 43/61 | 104/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 78% | 70% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/33 | 15/32 | 16/31 | 53/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 47% | 52% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/5 | 3/7 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 60% | 43% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/5 | 5/7 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 71% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLLWWW Tennis Scores in Tyler Challenger
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Adam NeffNeff (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Skander MansouriMansouri (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (0-0) – H2H and prediction
