Timofey Skatov and Mikhail Kukushkin will face off in the 2nd round of the Seville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Timofey Skatov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Timofey Skatov is the pick to win this match.
Timofey Skatov -> 1.35
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 3
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Prediction and head to head Timofey Skatov vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
There is no head to head record between Timofey Skatov and Mikhail Kukushkin since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Timofey Skatov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-14 | 1-4 | 21-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 6-4 | 23-22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-32 | 4-3 | 30-27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-28 | 0-2 | 33-21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 37-14 | 3-1 | 34-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 129, the Kazakhstani reached the 2nd round after defeating Daniel Michalski 6-1 5-7 6-3.
In the 1st round, Timofey defeated Michalski (6-1 5-7 6-3). During the match, Skatov scored 103 points vs Michalski’s 78. The Kazakhstani was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Skatov scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Timofey Skatov lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 68% of his first serves in, winning 66% (37/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (18/26) on the 2nd serve. Skatov broke Michalski 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Skatov has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 55% of his matches (159-130). 21-18 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Skatov has an overall138-103 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Skatov’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Concepcion Challenger.
Timofey has a compiled 27-23 win-loss record in 2023, 21-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Seville Challenger
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-17 | 14-3 | 9-6 | 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. 242, Kukushkin reached the 2nd round after beating Diego Barreto Sanchez 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Mikhail had a good straight sets win against Barreto Sanchez (6-4 6-4). During the match Kukushkin scored 72 points vs Barreto Sanchez’s 66. Kukushkin was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Kukushkin made 3 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 74% of his first serves in, winning 60% (27/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (7/16) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Barreto Sanchez 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Mikhail’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Tyler Challenger and the Bloomfield Hills Challenger.
Kukushkin has an aggregate 18-17 win-loss record in 2023, 3-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Seville Challenger
Mikhail has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Skatov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 20 |
| Pts | 103-78 | 72-66 |
| Total Points | 181 | 138 |
| Winners | 37 | 27 |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% |
Both Skatov and Kukushkin played 1 match. At the moment, Timofey Skatov surrendered 1 set while Mikhail Kukushkin hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Skatov has played 1 set more than Kukushkin (3 vs 2). Therefore, Skatov played 8 games more than Kukushkin. Skatov scored 37 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Kukushkin managed to score 27 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Skatov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3 |
| 1st in | 56/82 | 45/61 |
| %1st in | 68% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 37/56 | 27/45 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 18/26 | 7/16 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 44% |
Skatov recorded 1 ace . Kukushkin also scored 3 aces . Skatov won 66% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 60% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Skatov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/14 |
| % Converted | 63% | 36% |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 |
| Saved | 5 | 3 |
| % Saved | 71% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Timofey broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani surrendered his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Mikhail broke his opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. Mikhail conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Skatov | |||
| R1 Michalski |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 103-78 | 103-78 | |
| Total points | 181 | 181 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 56/82 | 56/82 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 37/56 | 37/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/26 | 18/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Kukushkin | |||
| R1 Barreto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 72-66 | 72-66 | |
| Total points | 138 | 138 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 45/61 | 45/61 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 27/45 | 27/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/16 | 7/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 5/14 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Seville Challenger
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- Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (3-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Pedro CachinCachin – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (6-2 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (6-1 7-65) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Diego Barreto SanchezBarreto Sanchez (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos Lopez MontagudLopez Montagud – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (7-63 1-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Imanol Lopez MorilloLopez Morillo (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel RinconRincon – Mathias BourgueBourgue (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Elias YmerYmer – Manuel GuinardGuinard (6-73 7-5 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Inigo CervantesCervantes (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Adrian AndreevAndreev (6-3 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-73 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Daniel MichalskiMichalski (6-1 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Inigo CervantesCervantes (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Carlos Lopez MontagudLopez Montagud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Pedro CachinCachin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elias YmerYmer – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (0-2) – H2H and prediction
