Steve Johnson and Mikhail Kukushkin will play each other in the final of the Bloomfield Hills Challenger for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Steve Johnson who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Steve Johnson is the pick to win this match.
Steve Johnson -> 1.79
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Steve Johnson vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
This will be the 6th time that Steve Johnson and Mikhail Kukushkin clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Kukushkin won 6-4 7-6(6) in the semifinal in the Irving Challenger back in 2018.
Steve Johnson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-20 | 15-11 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-28 | 20-18 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-17 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-11 | 18-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 219, Steve reached the final after beating Aidan Mchugh 7-67 6-4, James McCabe 6-4 6-2, Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-4 6-70 7-64 and Tristan Schoolkate 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Johnson had a good straight sets win against Schoolkate (6-4 6-2). During the match, Johnson scored 65 points vs Schoolkate’s 53. Steve was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Johnson made 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Steve Johnson conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 3 break points. Furthermore, Johnson put 59% of his first serves in, winning 83% (30/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. Johnson broke Schoolkate 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Steve has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Johnson has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (270-225). 5-6 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Johnson has a composed 164-129 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Johnson’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger.
Johnson has an overall 9-13 win-loss record in 2023, 5-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger
Steve 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, Mikhail got to the final after beating Christian Harrison 6-2 6-77 7-65, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 3-6 6-3 6-2, Denis Kudla 6-4 6-1 and Tennys Sandgren 6-4 6-1.
In the semifinal, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Sandgren (6-4 6-1). During the match Kukushkin scored 59 points vs Sandgren’s 43. Kukushkin was extremely aggressive to blast 19 winners.
About the serving games, Kukushkin scored 2 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 66% of his first serves in, winning 66% (19/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Sandgren 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikhail has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Mikhail’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Tyler Challenger.
The Kazakhstani has a composed 14-12 win-loss record in 2023, 11-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Johnson | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 95 | 94 |
| Pts | 306-275 | 327-269 |
| Total Points | 581 | 596 |
| Winners | 136 | 121 |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% |
Both Johnson and Kukushkin played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Steve Johnson conceded 1 set, while Mikhail Kukushkin dropped 2 sets. Johnson has played 1 set(s) less than Kukushkin (9 vs 10). However, it’s interesting to notice that Johnson played 1 game more than Kukushkin. Johnson scored 136 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani made 121 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Johnson | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 5 |
| 1st in | 173/292 | 163/286 |
| %1st in | 59% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 136/173 | 121/163 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 71/119 | 76/123 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 62% |
Johnson managed to score 29 aces (7.3 per match). Kukushkin scored 20 aces (5 per match). Johnson won 79% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Johnson | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 16 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 16/35 |
| % Converted | 41% | 46% |
| Conceded | 9 | 20 |
| Saved | 8 | 15 |
| % Saved | 89% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
Johnson broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Steve conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Mikhail broke his opponents 16 times with a 46% conversion rate. Kukushkin conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Johnson | ||||||
| R1 Mchugh |
R2 McCabe |
1/4 Uchiyama |
1/2 Schoolkate |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 6-70 7-64 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 | 36 | 18 | 95 | |
| pts | 74-73 | 59-38 | 108-111 | 65-53 | 306-275 | |
| Total points | 147 | 97 | 219 | 118 | 581 | |
| Winners | 36 | 22 | 48 | 30 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 37% | 44% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 51/79 | 24/42 | 62/110 | 36/61 | 173/292 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 57% | 56% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 36/51 | 22/24 | 48/62 | 30/36 | 136/173 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 92% | 77% | 83% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 14/18 | 29/48 | 12/25 | 71/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 78% | 60% | 48% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 3/10 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 43% | 33% | 30% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 100% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kukushkin | ||||||
| R1 Harrison |
R2 Mpetshi |
1/4 Kudla |
1/2 Sandgren |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-77 7-65 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 94 | |
| pts | 121-109 | 84-72 | 63-45 | 59-43 | 327-269 | |
| Total points | 230 | 156 | 108 | 102 | 596 | |
| Winners | 49 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 121 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 32% | 32% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 62/109 | 47/82 | 25/51 | 29/44 | 163/286 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | 49% | 66% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 49/62 | 33/47 | 20/25 | 19/29 | 121/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 70% | 80% | 66% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/47 | 24/35 | 16/26 | 10/15 | 76/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 69% | 62% | 67% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/4 | 4/9 | 5/11 | 16/35 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 75% | 44% | 45% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 12/13 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 92% | 0% | 50% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
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