Nicolas Moreno De Alboran and Mikhail Kukushkin will clash against each other in the final of the Tyler Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:00 pm on STADIUM. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Moreno De Alboran who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran -> 1.42
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.76
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Moreno De Alboran vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Moreno De Alboran and Mikhail Kukushkin since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-19 | 10-8 | 12-9 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-30 | 25-16 | 10-8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-20 | 8-2 | 28-17 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-20 | 22-11 | 22-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-12 | 14-8 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 187, Nicolas reached the final after beating Steven Diez 6-2 6-3, Thai Kwiatkowski 6-4 6-2, Tennys Sandgren 7-5 4-6 6-3 and Peter Gojowczyk 6-1 6-2.
In the semifinal, Moreno De Alboran had a good straight sets win against Gojowczyk (6-1 6-2). During the match, Moreno De Alboran scored 52 points vs Gojowczyk’s 30. The Spaniard was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Moreno De Alboran managed to score 16 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nicolas Moreno De Alboran conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 76% of his first serves in, win 84% (27/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (5/10) on the 2nd serve. Moreno De Alboran broke Gojowczyk 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Moreno De Alboran has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (178-92). 12-7 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Moreno De Alboran has a composed95-46 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
Moreno De Alboran’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Chennai Challenger.
Moreno De Alboran has an overall 25-16 win-loss record in 2023, 12-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tyler Challenger
Moreno De Alboran has never competed in this tournament before.
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-16 | 14-3 | 9-6 | 7-4 | 6-3 | 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, the Kazakhstani got to the final after beating Denis Yevseyev 7-62 6-2, Marc Polmans 2-6 6-4 6-2, Yuta Shimizu 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Alexis Galarneau 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the semifinal, Kukushkin defeated Galarneau (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match Kukushkin scored 104 points vs Galarneau’s 95. The Kazakhstani was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Kukushkin recorded 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 4 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 57% of his first serves in, winning 74% (35/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Galarneau 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kukushkin’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Tyler Challenger.
Mikhail has an aggregate 10-11 win-loss record in 2023, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moreno De Alboran | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 106 |
| Pts | 266-211 | 345-311 |
| Total Points | 477 | 656 |
| Winners | 134 | 139 |
| %Winners | 50% | 40% |
Both Moreno De Alboran and Kukushkin played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Nicolas Moreno De Alboran lost 1 set, while Mikhail Kukushkin conceded 3 sets. Moreno De Alboran has played 2 set(s) less than Kukushkin (9 vs 11). Therefore, Moreno De Alboran played 25 games less than Kukushkin. Nicolas scored 134 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani made 139 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moreno De Alboran | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 42 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 10.5 | 4.8 |
| 1st in | 172/255 | 193/325 |
| %1st in | 67% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 134/172 | 139/193 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 45/83 | 71/132 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 54% |
Moreno De Alboran blasted 42 aces (10.5 per match). Kukushkin fired 19 aces (4.8 per match). Moreno De Alboran won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moreno De Alboran | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 14 |
| Converted | 13/22 | 14/31 |
| % Converted | 59% | 45% |
| Conceded | 13 | 19 |
| Saved | 11 | 10 |
| % Saved | 85% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 9 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. Nicolas dropped his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. Kukushkin broke his opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moreno De Alboran | ||||||
| R1 Diez |
R2 Kwiatkowski |
1/4 Sandgren |
1/2 Gojowczyk |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | 7-5 4-6 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 81 | |
| pts | 60-38 | 58-46 | 96-97 | 52-30 | 266-211 | |
| Total points | 98 | 104 | 193 | 82 | 477 | |
| Winners | 29 | 25 | 53 | 27 | 134 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 43% | 55% | 52% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 42 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 33/47 | 35/54 | 72/112 | 32/42 | 172/255 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 65% | 64% | 76% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 29/33 | 25/35 | 53/72 | 27/32 | 134/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 71% | 74% | 84% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | 12/19 | 20/40 | 5/10 | 45/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 63% | 50% | 50% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/6 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 67% | 33% | 80% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 83% | – | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kukushkin | ||||||
| R1 Yevseyev |
R2 Polmans |
1/4 Shimizu |
1/2 Galarneau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-2 | 2-6 6-4 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 106 | |
| pts | 70-59 | 79-74 | 92-83 | 104-95 | 345-311 | |
| Total points | 129 | 153 | 175 | 199 | 656 | |
| Winners | 25 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 139 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% | 47% | 34% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 39/72 | 46/78 | 61/92 | 47/83 | 193/325 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 59% | 66% | 57% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 25/39 | 36/46 | 43/61 | 35/47 | 139/193 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 78% | 70% | 74% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/33 | 15/32 | 16/31 | 18/36 | 71/132 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 47% | 52% | 50% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/5 | 3/7 | 5/15 | 14/31 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 60% | 43% | 33% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/5 | 5/7 | 1/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 71% | 20% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
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