Mikhail Kukushkin and Billy Harris will square off in the 2nd round of the Lugano Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on CENTRALE. 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 3 sets.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.74
Billy Harris -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Billy Harris
There is no head to head record between Mikhail Kukushkin and Billy Harris since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
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. 140, Mikhail got to the 2nd round after defeating Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-2 6-2.
In the 1st round, Kukushkin had a good straight sets win against Hsiou Hsu (6-2 6-2). During the match, Kukushkin scored 57 points vs Hsiou Hsu’s 33. Mikhail was pretty aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kukushkin scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Mikhail Kukushkin was quite effective on serve to win 71% (20/28) of his 1st serve and 73% (11/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Kazakhstani broke Hsiou Hsu 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Kukushkin has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (260-230). 6-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kukushkin has an overall 72-64 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Manama Challenger where he beat Richard Gasquet in the final 7-6(5) 6-4 and the Tenerife 3 Challenger where he overcame Matteo Gigante in the final 6-2 2-0 ret..
Kukushkin has a compiled 20-4 win-loss record in 2024, 6-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lugano Challenger
Billy Harris
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-21 | 3-3 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 11-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 59-34 | 27-15 | 7-8 | 14-5 | 11-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-34 | 23-13 | 10-9 | 9-8 | 2-3 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 51-20 | 13-5 | 38-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 27-13 | 19-10 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 181 (career-high), the Brit got to the 2nd round after defeating Mattia Bellucci 6-77 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Bellucci, Billy recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-77 6-4 6-4). During the match Harris scored 105 points vs Bellucci’s 100. Billy was quite aggressive to blast 53 winners.
About the serving games, Harris managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Billy Harris was extremely effective on serve to win 77% (53/69) of his 1st serve and 54% (20/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Brit broke Bellucci 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
The Brit has an overall 8-7 win-loss record in 2024, 5-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lugano Challenger
Harris has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kukushkin | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 33 |
| Pts | 57-33 | 105-100 |
| Total Points | 90 | 205 |
| Winners | 20 | 53 |
| %Winners | 35% | 50% |
Both Kukushkin and Harris played 1 match. At the moment, Billy Harris surrendered 1 set while Mikhail Kukushkin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kukushkin has played 1 set(s) less than Harris (2 vs 3). Therefore, Kukushkin played 17 games less than Harris. Mikhail scored 20 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Harris struck 53 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kukushkin | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 5 |
| 1st in | 28/43 | 69/106 |
| %1st in | 65% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 20/28 | 53/69 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 11/15 | 20/37 |
| %2nd pts | 73% | 54% |
Kukushkin struck 1 ace . Harris also struck 5 aces . Kukushkin won 71% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 73% of the points. On the other side, Harris won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kukushkin | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/6 |
| % Converted | 71% | 50% |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 |
| Saved | 1 | 1 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The Kazakhstani broke his opponent 5 times with a 71% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani dropped his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Harris broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Billy conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kukushkin | |||
| R1 Hsiou | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 57-33 | 57-33 | |
| Total points | 90 | 90 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 28/43 | 28/43 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 20/28 | 20/28 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/15 | 11/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 73% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Harris | |||
| R1 Bellucci | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-77 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 105-100 | 105-100 | |
| Total points | 205 | 205 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 69/106 | 69/106 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 53/69 | 53/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/37 | 20/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Lugano Challenger
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Alexander BlockxBlockx (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Zizou BergsBergs – Henri SquireSquire (7-65 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Alexander RitschardRitschard (1-6 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Antoine EscoffierEscoffier (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jan ChoinskiChoinski – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Billy HarrisHarris – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (0-0) – H2H and prediction