Mikhail Kukushkin and Matteo Martineau will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Nottingham Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 2. 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 Matteo Martineau who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Matteo Martineau is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Martineau -> 1.666
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Matteo Martineau
This will be the 2nd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Matteo Martineau face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Martineau (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Martineau won 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in the Brest Challenger back in 2023.
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, Mikhail got to the semifinal after beating Charles Broom 6-4 7-63, Joris De Loore 6-4 6-4 and Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Kuzmanov (6-3 6-3). During the match, Kukushkin scored 63 points vs Kuzmanov’s 48. Kukushkin was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kukushkin blasted 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 67% of his first serves in, winning 83% (29/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. Mikhail broke Kuzmanov 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikhail hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Kukushkin has winning record in the last 10 years having won 52% of his matches (247-229). 5-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kukushkin has a composed 71-63 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Kazakhstani has a composed 7-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
The Kazakhstani has never competed in this tournament before.
Matteo Martineau
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-33 | 2-4 | 7-13 | 18-13 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-36 | 0-1 | 23-17 | 18-15 | 0-0 | 9-3 |
| 2022 | 36-31 | 2-1 | 23-20 | 11-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-26 | 4-4 | 27-15 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 2020 | 19-14 | 4-3 | 7-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6-3 |
Ranked no. 250, Martineau got to the semifinal after defeating Mattia Bellucci 6-3 6-2, Billy Harris 7-64 6-4 and Zdenek Kolar 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Matteo had a good straight sets win against Kolar (6-3 6-2). During the match Martineau scored 61 points vs Kolar’s 43. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Martineau scored 8 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Matteo Martineau was pretty efficient on serve to win 76% (29/38) of his 1st serve and 54% (7/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French player broke Kolar 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Matteo hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Quimper Challenger.
Martineau has a composed 7-4 win-loss record in 2024, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kukushkin | Martineau |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 57 |
| Pts | 204-171 | 195-151 |
| Total Points | 375 | 346 |
| Winners | 96 | 102 |
| %Winners | 47% | 52% |
Both Kukushkin and Martineau played 3 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kukushkin and Martineau have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Kukushkin played 4 games more than Martineau. Mikhail scored 96 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Matteo bagged 102 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kukushkin | Martineau |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 118/175 | 132/169 |
| %1st in | 67% | 78% |
| 1st pts | 96/118 | 102/132 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 34/57 | 21/37 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 57% |
Kukushkin managed to score 17 aces (5.7 per match). Martineau bagged 22 aces (7.3 per match). Kukushkin won 81% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Martineau won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kukushkin | Martineau |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 9 |
| Converted | 7/21 | 9/17 |
| % Converted | 33% | 53% |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 |
| Saved | 8 | 4 |
| % Saved | 89% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 7 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani lost his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Martineau broke his opponents 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. Matteo conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kukushkin | |||||
| R1 Broom |
R2 De Loore |
1/4 Kuzmanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 18 | 61 | |
| pts | 77-75 | 64-48 | 63-48 | 204-171 | |
| Total points | 152 | 112 | 111 | 375 | |
| Winners | 37 | 30 | 29 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 47% | 46% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 49/76 | 34/47 | 35/52 | 118/175 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 72% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 37/49 | 30/34 | 29/35 | 96/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 88% | 83% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 10/13 | 8/17 | 34/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 77% | 47% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 1/6 | 2/8 | 4/7 | 7/21 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 25% | 57% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/6 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 67% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Martineau | |||||
| R1 Bellucci |
R2 Harris |
1/4 Kolar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-64 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 17 | 57 | |
| pts | 65-46 | 69-62 | 61-43 | 195-151 | |
| Total points | 111 | 131 | 104 | 346 | |
| Winners | 35 | 38 | 29 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 55% | 48% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 45/55 | 49/63 | 38/51 | 132/169 | |
| % 1st in | 82% | 78% | 75% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 38/49 | 29/38 | 102/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | 76% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/10 | 8/14 | 7/13 | 21/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 57% | 54% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/4 | 4/7 | 9/17 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 57% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLLWWWWL Tennis Scores in Nottingham Challenger
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Zdenek KolarKolar (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Hamish StewartStewart (7-67 7-63) – See score progression
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-60 6-3) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Zdenek KolarKolar (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-6(0) 6-3) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Hamish StewartStewart (7-6(7) 7-6(3)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Matteo MartineauMartineau (0-1) – H2H and prediction
