Denis Kudla and Mikhail Kukushkin will play each other in the quarter of the Bloomfield Hills Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Kudla who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Kudla is the pick to win this match.
Denis Kudla -> 1.61
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.20
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Prediction and head to head Denis Kudla vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
This will be the 5th time that Denis Kudla and Mikhail Kukushkin face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Kukushkin won 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Marseille back in 2019.
Denis Kudla
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-15 | 5-3 | 6-6 | 5-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 13-17 | 1-3 | 11-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-33 | 21-19 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-27 | 20-14 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 12-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-9 | 13-6 | 0-1 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 180, the American got to the quarter after beating Skander Mansouri 6-3 5-7 6-3 and Kei Nishikori 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Denis defeated Nishikori (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match, Kudla scored 97 points vs Nishikori’s 89. The American was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudla struck 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Denis Kudla was exceptionally effective on serve to win 76% (32/42) of his 1st serve and 53% (27/51) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Denis broke Nishikori 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kudla has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Kudla has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (331-259). 10-9 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kudla has an overall 162-131 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Denis has a composed 17-17 win-loss record in 2023, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger
The American 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. 262, the Kazakhstani got to the quarter after defeating Christian Harrison 6-2 6-77 7-65 and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Mpetshi Perricard, The Kazakhstani recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Kukushkin scored 84 points vs Mpetshi Perricard’s 72. The Kazakhstani was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Kukushkin struck 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve once and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 57% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (24/35) on the 2nd serve. Mikhail broke Mpetshi Perricard 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikhail has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kukushkin’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Tyler Challenger.
Mikhail has an overall 12-12 win-loss record in 2023, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudla | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 60 |
| Pts | 189-177 | 205-181 |
| Total Points | 366 | 386 |
| Winners | 66 | 82 |
| %Winners | 35% | 40% |
Both Kudla and Kukushkin played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Kudla conceded 2 sets, while Mikhail Kukushkin dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kudla and Kukushkin have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Kudla played 2 games less than Kukushkin. The American scored 66 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani blasted 82 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudla | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 91/190 | 109/191 |
| %1st in | 48% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 66/91 | 82/109 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 59/99 | 50/82 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 61% |
Kudla made 7 aces (3.5 per match). Kukushkin fired 13 aces (6.5 per match). Kudla won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% 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 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudla | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 7 |
| Converted | 7/16 | 7/15 |
| % Converted | 44% | 47% |
| Conceded | 15 | 17 |
| Saved | 11 | 14 |
| % Saved | 73% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. Denis surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Kukushkin broke his opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. Kukushkin conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kudla | ||||
| R1 Mansouri |
R2 Nishikori |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 28 | 58 | |
| pts | 92-88 | 97-89 | 189-177 | |
| Total points | 180 | 186 | 366 | |
| Winners | 34 | 32 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 33% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 49/97 | 42/93 | 91/190 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 45% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 34/49 | 32/42 | 66/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 76% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 32/48 | 27/51 | 59/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 53% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/12 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 33% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 7/10 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 70% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Kukushkin | ||||
| R1 Harrison |
R2 Mpetshi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-77 7-65 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 | 60 | |
| pts | 121-109 | 84-72 | 205-181 | |
| Total points | 230 | 156 | 386 | |
| Winners | 49 | 33 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 62/109 | 47/82 | 109/191 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 49/62 | 33/47 | 82/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 70% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/47 | 24/35 | 50/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 69% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/4 | 7/15 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 75% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 12/13 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 92% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
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