Matteo Gigante and Mikhail Kukushkin will clash against each other in the final of the Tenerife 3 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:30 AM 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 Matteo Gigante who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matteo Gigante is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Gigante -> 1.74
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.02

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Prediction and head to head Matteo Gigante vs. Mikhail Kukushkin

There is no head to head record between Matteo Gigante and Mikhail Kukushkin since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Matteo Gigante

Ranked no. 156, the Italian got to the final after beating Dennis Novak 6-1 6-3, Mitchell Krueger 4-6 6-3 7-6⁴, Alejandro Moro Canas 7-6³ 7-5 and Bu Yunchaokete 1-6 7-6⁰ 7-6⁷.

In the semifinal against Yunchaokete, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-6⁰ 7-6⁷).During the match, Gigante scored less points (4) than Yunchaokete. In fact, the world no. 156 won 110 points vs Yunchaokete’s. That means that Gigante was more focused during the important points. The Italian was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Talking about the service games, Gigante struck 7 aces and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Matteo Gigante lost the serve 7 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Gigante put 66% of his first serves in, winning 62% (48/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Gigante broke Yunchaokete 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Italian has lost 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Gigante has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 60% of his matches (119-80). 18-2 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gigante has an aggregate40-11 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he defeated Seong Chan Hong in the final 6-4 6-1 and the Tenerife 2 Challenger where he overcame Stefano Travaglia in the final 6-2 6-4.

The Italian has an overall 18-4 win-loss record in 2024, 18-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Tenerife 3 Challenger

Mikhail Kukushkin

Ranked no. 165, the Kazakhstani reached the final after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-2 6-2, Laurent Lokoli 4-1 ret., Franco Agamenone 7-6³ 6-3, Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-4 7-5, Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-3 6-4 and Martin Landaluce 2-6 6-2 7-6⁴.

In the semifinal against Landaluce, Mikhail recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 7-6⁴). During the match Kukushkin and Landaluce scored the same amount of points (101). However, the world no. 156 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Kukushkin was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.

About the serving games, Kukushkin scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 67% of his first serves in, winning 63% (42/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (16/33) on the 2nd serve. Mikhail broke Landaluce 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Kukushkin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Manama Challenger where he overcame Richard Gasquet in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Kukushkin has a compiled 18-4 win-loss record in 2024, 13-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Tenerife 3 Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gigante	Kukushkin
Match played	4	6
Tot Set	10	13
Tot Games	106	113
Pts	374-349	421-334
Total Points	723	755
Winners	146	172
%Winners	39%	41%

Gigante played 4 matches while Kukushkin competed in 6 matches. Kukushkin started his run from the qualifications while Gigante had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Matteo Gigante surrendered 2 sets, while Mikhail Kukushkin dropped 1 set. Gigante has played 3 set(s) less than Kukushkin (10 vs 13). Therefore, Gigante played 7 games less than Kukushkin. Gigante scored 146 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Kukushkin scored 172 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gigante	Kukushkin
Aces	21	13
Avg per match	5.3	2.2
1st in	216/369	248/352
%1st in	59%	70%
1st pts	146/216	172/248
%1st pts	68%	69%
2nd pts	76/153	60/104
%2nd pts	50%	58%

Gigante blasted 21 aces (5.3 per match). Kukushkin made 13 aces (2.2 per match). Gigante won 68% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gigante	Kukushkin
Won	16	22
Converted	16/36	22/51
% Converted	44%	43%
Conceded	31	30
Saved	17	20
% Saved	55%	67%
Times Broken	14	10

Gigante broke his opponents 16 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Italian surrendered his serve 14 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. Mikhail broke his opponents 22 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Gigante
	R1 Novak	R2 Krueger	1/4 Moro	1/2 Yunchaokete	Total
Score	6-1 6-3	4-6 6-3 7-64	7-63 7-5	1-6 7-60 7-67
Tot Set	2	3	2	3	10
Tot Games	16	32	25	33	106
pts	68-47	114-113	82-75	110-114	374-349
Total points	115	227	157	224	723
Winners	21	45	32	48	146
%Winners	31%	39%	39%	44%	39%
SERVE
Aces	3	6	5	7	21
Double Faults	5	11	6	11	33
1st in	27/57	65/122	47/74	77/116	216/369
% 1st in	47%	53%	64%	66%	59%
1st pts	21/27	45/65	32/47	48/77	146/216
% 1st pts	78%	69%	68%	62%	68%
2nd pts	18/30	31/57	10/27	17/39	76/153
% 2nd pts	60%	54%	37%	44%	50%
Breaks
Won	4	2	6	4	16
Converted	4/12	2/5	6/9	4/10	16/36
Converted %	33%	40%	67%	40%	44%
Conceded	5	8	6	12	31
Saved	5/5	6/8	1/6	5/12	17
Saved %	100%	75%	17%	42%	59%
Times Broken	0	2	5	7	14

Kukushkin
	Q1 Basilashvili	Q3 Lokoli	R1 Agamenone	R2 Kuzmanov	1/4 Merida	1/2 Landaluce	Total
Score	6-2 6-2	4-1 ret.	7-63 6-3	6-4 7-5	6-3 6-4	2-6 6-2 7-64
Tot Set	2	1	2	2	2	3	12
Tot Games	16	5	22	22	19	29	113
pts	68-41	19-10	79-63	88-75	66-44	101-101	421-334
Total points	109	29	142	163	110	202	755
Winners	28	5	34	36	27	42	172
%Winners	41%	26%	43%	41%	41%	42%	41%
SERVE
Aces	6	0	2	2	2	1	13
Double Faults	0	0	0	1	0	2	3
1st in	34/41	5/11	48/75	59/76	35/49	67/100	248/352
% 1st in	83%	45%	64%	78%	71%	67%	70%
1st pts	28/34	5/5	34/48	36/59	27/35	42/67	172/248
% 1st pts	82%	100%	71%	61%	77%	63%	69%
2nd pts	6/7	3/6	15/27	11/17	9/14	16/33	60/104
% 2nd pts	86%	50%	56%	65%	64%	48%	58%
Breaks
Won	4	2	3	5	4	4	22
Converted	4/9	2/3	3/6	5/15	4/7	4/11	22/51
Converted %	44%	67%	50%	33%	57%	36%	43%
Conceded	1	0	5	12	3	9	30
Saved	1/1	0/0	3/5	9/12	2/3	5/9	20
Saved %	100%	–	60%	75%	67%	56%	90%
Times Broken	0	0	2	3	1	4	10

Tennis Scores in Tenerife 3 Challenger

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