Dimitar Kuzmanov and Mikhail Kukushkin will square off in the quarter of the Nottingham Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:00 pm on COURT 4. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikhail Kukushkin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mikhail Kukushkin is the pick to win this match.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.5
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 2.44
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Mikhail Kukushkin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-22 | 7-5 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-25 | 9-7 | 22-15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-26 | 10-7 | 16-13 | 4-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 8-6 | 22-15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-13 | 4-1 | 13-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 225, Dimitar reached the quarter after defeating Jan Choinski 6-4 1-6 6-3 and Jules Marie 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Marie, Kuzmanov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4).During the match, Kuzmanov scored less points (1) than Marie. In fact, the world no. 225 won 91 points vs Marie’s. That means that Kuzmanov was more focused during the important points. Kuzmanov was pretty aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov recorded 5 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 67% of his first serves in, winning 72% (53/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. The Bulgarian broke Marie twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kuzmanov has dropped 2 set in this tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (371-202). 3-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has an overall 14-26 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Bulgarian has an overall 3-5 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
The Bulgarian has never competed in this tournament before.
Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52-32 | 24-10 | 10-9 | 12-9 | 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. 247, the Kazakhstani got to the quarter after defeating Charles Broom 6-4 7-63 and Joris De Loore 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against De Loore (6-4 6-4). During the match Kukushkin scored 64 points vs De Loore’s 48. The Kazakhstani was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Kukushkin blasted 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Mikhail Kukushkin was quite efficient on serve to win 88% (30/34) of his 1st serve and 77% (10/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kukushkin broke De Loore twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kukushkin has a composed 6-3 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 43 |
| Pts | 180-178 | 141-123 |
| Total Points | 358 | 264 |
| Winners | 96 | 67 |
| %Winners | 53% | 48% |
Both Kuzmanov and Kukushkin played 2 matches. At the moment, Dimitar Kuzmanov lost 2 sets while Mikhail Kukushkin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kuzmanov has played 2 sets more than Kukushkin (6 vs 4). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 12 games more than Kukushkin. The Bulgarian scored 96 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani scored 67 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 6 |
| 1st in | 138/196 | 83/123 |
| %1st in | 70% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 96/138 | 67/83 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 27/58 | 26/40 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 65% |
Kuzmanov struck 14 aces (7 per match). Kukushkin blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Kuzmanov won 70% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/17 | 3/14 |
| % Converted | 29% | 21% |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 |
| Saved | 8 | 6 |
| % Saved | 67% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 |
Dimitar broke his opponents 5 times with a 29% conversion rate. Dimitar dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 3 times with a 21% conversion rate. Kukushkin was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 6 break points.
| Kuzmanov | ||||
| R1 Choinski |
R2 Marie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 1-6 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 29 | 55 | |
| pts | 89-86 | 91-92 | 180-178 | |
| Total points | 175 | 183 | 358 | |
| Winners | 43 | 53 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 58% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 64/86 | 74/110 | 138/196 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 67% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 43/64 | 53/74 | 96/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/22 | 17/36 | 27/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 2/5 | 5/17 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 40% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 6/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 86% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kukushkin | ||||
| R1 Broom |
R2 De Loore |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 43 | |
| pts | 77-75 | 64-48 | 141-123 | |
| Total points | 152 | 112 | 264 | |
| Winners | 37 | 30 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 47% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 49/76 | 34/47 | 83/123 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 72% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 37/49 | 30/34 | 67/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 88% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 10/13 | 26/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 77% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Converted | 1/6 | 2/8 | 3/14 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 25% | 21% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 6/6 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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