Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Mikhail Kukushkin will fight against each other in the quarter of the Madrid Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on PISTA CENTRAL. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Albert Ramos-Vinolas who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Albert Ramos-Vinolas is the pick to win this match.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas -> 1.57
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.27
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Prediction and head to head Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
This will be the 5th time that Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Mikhail Kukushkin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Ramos-Vinolas and Kukushkin (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they played, Kukushkin won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Shanghai back in 2018.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas
8 - 9win/loss
165
17
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 28-32 | 0-2 | 28-30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 33-37 | 1-8 | 30-24 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
2022 | 27-28 | 4-7 | 21-15 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 24-26 | 5-8 | 19-12 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
2020 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 105, the Spaniard reached the quarter after defeating Abedallah Shelbayh 6-1 1-6 6-2 and Oriol Roca Batalla 7-62 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Roca Batalla (7-62 6-4). During the match, Ramos-Vinolas scored 73 points vs Roca Batalla’s 61. Ramos-Vinolas was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ramos-Vinolas couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Albert Ramos-Vinolas was extremely efficient on serve to win 73% (33/45) of his 1st serve and 78% (14/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Ramos-Vinolas broke Roca Batalla twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Albert has dropped 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Ramos-Vinolas has good record in the last 10 years having won 51% of his matches (278-267). 8-7 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Ramos-Vinolas has an overall 210-145 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Albert’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Murcia Challenger.
Albert has a composed 8-8 win-loss record in 2024, 8-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
Ramos-Vinolas has never competed in this tournament before.
Mikhail Kukushkin
24 - 8win/loss
113
39
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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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. 143, Mikhail reached the quarter after beating Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-4 6-4 and Rudolf Molleker 6-71 6-1 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Molleker, Kukushkin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-71 6-1 6-1). During the match Kukushkin scored 105 points vs Molleker’s 90. Kukushkin was very aggressive to blast 46 winners.
About the serving games, Kukushkin fired 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 3 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 69% of his first serves in, winning 74% (46/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Mikhail broke Molleker 5 times after converting 28% of his break points (5/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikhail has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Manama Challenger where he defeated 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..
Mikhail has a compiled 23-8 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Ramos-Vinolas | Kukushkin |
---|---|---|
Match played | 2 | 2 |
Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
Tot Games | 45 | 47 |
Pts | 150-119 | 180-148 |
Total Points | 269 | 328 |
Winners | 55 | 77 |
%Winners | 37% | 43% |
Both Ramos-Vinolas and Kukushkin played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Albert Ramos-Vinolas lost 1 set, while Mikhail Kukushkin conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Ramos-Vinolas and Kukushkin have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Ramos-Vinolas played 2 games less than Kukushkin. The Spaniard scored 55 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani scored 77 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Ramos-Vinolas | Kukushkin |
---|---|---|
Aces | 1 | 8 |
Avg per match | 0.5 | 4 |
1st in | 76/118 | 109/151 |
%1st in | 64% | 72% |
1st pts | 55/76 | 77/109 |
%1st pts | 72% | 71% |
2nd pts | 31/42 | 23/42 |
%2nd pts | 74% | 55% |
Ramos-Vinolas scored 1 ace (0.5 per match). Kukushkin also recorded 8 aces (4 per match). Ramos-Vinolas won 72% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 74% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Ramos-Vinolas | Kukushkin |
---|---|---|
Won | 6 | 9 |
Converted | 6/16 | 9/30 |
% Converted | 38% | 30% |
Conceded | 7 | 13 |
Saved | 4 | 11 |
% Saved | 57% | 85% |
Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Ramos-Vinolas broke his opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Albert dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 9 times with a 30% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.
Ramos-Vinolas | ||||
R1 Shelbayh |
R2 Roca Batalla |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-1 1-6 6-2 | 7-62 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 22 | 23 | 45 | |
pts | 77-58 | 73-61 | 150-119 | |
Total points | 135 | 134 | 269 | |
Winners | 22 | 33 | 55 | |
%Winners | 29% | 45% | 37% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1st in | 31/55 | 45/63 | 76/118 | |
% 1st in | 56% | 71% | 64% | |
1st pts | 22/31 | 33/45 | 55/76 | |
% 1st pts | 71% | 73% | 72% | |
2nd pts | 17/24 | 14/18 | 31/42 | |
% 2nd pts | 71% | 78% | 74% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Converted | 4/13 | 2/3 | 6/16 | |
Converted % | 31% | 67% | 38% | |
Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
Saved | 3/5 | 1/2 | 4 | |
Saved % | 60% | 50% | 55% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Kukushkin | ||||
R1 Moreno De Alboran |
R2 Molleker |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-71 6-1 6-1 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 20 | 27 | 47 | |
pts | 75-58 | 105-90 | 180-148 | |
Total points | 133 | 195 | 328 | |
Winners | 31 | 46 | 77 | |
%Winners | 41% | 44% | 43% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1st in | 47/61 | 62/90 | 109/151 | |
% 1st in | 77% | 69% | 72% | |
1st pts | 31/47 | 46/62 | 77/109 | |
% 1st pts | 66% | 74% | 71% | |
2nd pts | 10/14 | 13/28 | 23/42 | |
% 2nd pts | 71% | 46% | 55% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Converted | 4/12 | 5/18 | 9/30 | |
Converted % | 33% | 28% | 30% | |
Conceded | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
Saved | 8/10 | 3/3 | 11 | |
Saved % | 80% | 100% | 90% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Madrid Challenger
- Marcelo Demoliner/Orlando LuzDemoliner/Orlando Luz – Marco Bortolotti/Sergio Martos GornesBortolotti/Sergio Martos Gornes (7-64 6-73 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Harri Heliovaara/Henry PattenHeliovaara/Henry Patten – Boris Arias/Federico ZeballosArias/Federico Zeballos (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Benjamin HassanHassan – Jurij RodionovRodionov (0-2) – H2H and prediction