Mikhail Kukushkin and Tao Mu will square off in the qualifications of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 6:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikhail Kukushkin who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mikhail Kukushkin is the pick to win this match.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.174
Tao Mu -> 4.5
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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Tao Mu
There is no head to head record between Mikhail Kukushkin and Tao Mu since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-12 | 14-3 | 7-5 | 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. 246, Kukushkin will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Nur Sultan where he lost 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4 to Borges in the 1st round on the 27th of September.
Kukushkin has an overall 18-19 win-loss record in 2023, 14-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Tyler Challenger and the Bloomfield Hills Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Kukushkin has an overall 573-442 record. He has a positive 221-156 record on hard.
Previously in Shanghai
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2014. See his history.
Tao Mu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-32 | 26-28 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-30 | 46-26 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-8 | 19-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 580, Mu will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Chengdu where he lost 6-2 6-2 to Moutet in the 1st round on the 20th of September.
Mu has an overall 28-27 win-loss record in 2023, 25-24 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Tao’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Monastir.
In terms of his career, The Chinese has an overall 110-77 record. He has a positive 93-66 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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