Mikhail Kukushkin and Billy Harris will play each other in the quarter of the Nottingham 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on COURT 2. 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.
As per the initial odds, Mikhail Kukushkin is the pick to win this match.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.6
Billy Harris -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Billy Harris
This will be the 3rd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Billy Harris clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they played, Harris won 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in the quarter in the Surbiton Challenger back in June 2024.
Mikhail Kukushkin
34 - 15win/loss
131
39
LWWLWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-15 | 14-3 | 9-6 | 7-4 | 4-2 | 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. 135, the Kazakhstani reached the quarter after defeating Patrick Kypson 6-73 7-5 7-63 and Harold Mayot 7-63 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Mayot (7-63 6-3). During the match, Kukushkin scored 79 points vs Mayot’s 63. Kukushkin was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kukushkin managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mikhail Kukushkin was extremely effective on serve to win 84% (41/49) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mikhail broke Mayot once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani has lost 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Kukushkin has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (274-240). 4-1 on grass in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kukushkin has an overall 23-22 record in the last years on grass.
His best result of the current season was winning 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 beat Matteo Gigante in the final 6-2 2-0 ret..
Kukushkin has an overall 34-14 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham 2 Challenger
Billy Harris
20 - 18win/loss
162
162
LWWWLWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-19 | 3-3 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 6-2 | 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. 183, the Brit got to the quarter after defeating Chak Lam Coleman Wong 6-3 6-4 and Joao Fonseca 7-65 3-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Brit defeated Fonseca (7-65 3-6 6-4). During the match Harris scored 98 points vs Fonseca’s 92. Harris was extremely aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Harris fired 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Billy Harris was extremely effective on serve to win 81% (47/58) of his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Brit broke Fonseca once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Billy has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Brit’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Surbiton Challenger.
Harris has an overall 19-18 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kukushkin | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 51 |
| Pts | 216-194 | 155-134 |
| Total Points | 410 | 289 |
| Winners | 109 | 82 |
| %Winners | 50% | 53% |
Both Kukushkin and Harris played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Mikhail Kukushkin conceded 1 set, while Billy Harris surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kukushkin and Harris have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Kukushkin played 9 games more than Harris. Mikhail scored 109 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, The Brit blasted 82 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kukushkin | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 7 |
| 1st in | 145/201 | 100/147 |
| %1st in | 72% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 109/145 | 82/100 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 28/56 | 27/47 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 57% |
Kukushkin bagged 13 aces (6.5 per match). Harris made 14 aces (7 per match). Kukushkin won 75% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Harris won 82% 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 | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/14 | 3/5 |
| % Converted | 29% | 60% |
| Conceded | 16 | 7 |
| Saved | 14 | 5 |
| % Saved | 88% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani surrendered his serve twice and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Harris broke his opponents 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. The Brit conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kukushkin | ||||
| R1 Kypson |
R2 Mayot |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 7-5 7-63 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 38 | 22 | 60 | |
| pts | 137-131 | 79-63 | 216-194 | |
| Total points | 268 | 142 | 410 | |
| Winners | 68 | 41 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 52% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 96/135 | 49/66 | 145/201 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 74% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 68/96 | 41/49 | 109/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 84% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/39 | 10/17 | 28/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 59% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 1/5 | 4/14 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 20% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 10/12 | 4/4 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 100% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Harris | ||||
| R1 Lam Coleman Wong |
R2 Fonseca |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-65 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 32 | 51 | |
| pts | 57-42 | 98-92 | 155-134 | |
| Total points | 99 | 190 | 289 | |
| Winners | 35 | 47 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 61% | 48% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 42/53 | 58/94 | 100/147 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 62% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 35/42 | 47/58 | 82/100 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 81% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 20/36 | 27/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 1/3 | 3/5 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 33% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 4/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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