Cristian Garin and Mikhail Kukushkin will face off in the 2nd round of the Braunschweig Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on COURT 5. 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 Cristian Garin who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cristian Garin is the pick to win this match.
Cristian Garin -> 1.615
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.21

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Prediction and head to head Cristian Garin vs. Mikhail Kukushkin

This will be the 3rd time that Cristian Garin and Mikhail Kukushkin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Kukushkin won 5-7 7-6(9) 7-6(2) in the qualifications in Rome back in May 2024.

Cristian Garin

Cristian Garin

16 - 16win/loss

Hard
2-3
I Hard
0-0
Clay
10-10
Grass
4-3
Rank
152
High
17
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-24 3-6 13-14 1-1 4-3 0-0
2023 41-25 22-12 18-12 1-1 0-0 0-0
2022 18-23 4-5 9-11 1-4 4-3 0-0
2021 21-18 2-6 15-9 1-2 3-1 0-0
2020 18-12 2-7 15-4 1-1 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 106, Garin got to the 2nd round after beating Matej Dodig 4-6 6-3 6-4.

In the 1st round against Dodig, Christian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Garin scored 97 points vs Dodig’s 88. The Chilean was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Regarding the service games, Garin scored 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Cristian Garin was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (37/45) of his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Garin broke Dodig 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Garin has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (301-217). 10-10 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Garin has an overall 208-130 match record in the last years on clay.

Christian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Estoril and Munich.

The Chilean has a composed 16-16 win-loss record in 2024, 10-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Braunschweig Challenger

The Chilean has never competed in this tournament before.

Braunschweig Challenger
Garin's Record

Mikhail Kukushkin

Mikhail Kukushkin

37 - 17win/loss

Hard
14-3
I Hard
7-4
Clay
10-6
Grass
6-4
Rank
113
High
39
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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
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Ranked no. 133, Mikhail got to the 2nd round after beating Jurij Rodionov 3-6 7-5 6-3 and Cristian Garin .

In the 1st round against Rodionov, Kukushkin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-3). During the match Kukushkin scored 99 points vs Rodionov’s 94. Kukushkin was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.

About the serving games, Kukushkin scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 63% of his first serves in, winning 63% (39/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (22/37) on the 2nd serve. Mikhail broke Rodionov 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).

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 37-17 win-loss record in 2024, 10-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Braunschweig Challenger
Kukushkin's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

C.Garin
M.Kukushkin
2h:29
2h:29
Time on court​
2h:26
2h:26
!
2h:29
2h:29
Last match​
!
2h:26
2h:26
1
1
Match played
1
1
29
29
Games Played​
30
30
3
3
Set played​​
3
3
97
97
Total points​
99
99
97
97
Avg point​
99
99
37
37
Winners
39
39
37
37
Avg Winners​
39
39
38%
38%
Ratio winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
1
1
5
5
Avg Aces
1
1
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
4
4
Avg Double Faults
3
3
37/45
37/45
1st won total​
39/62
39/62
!
82%
82%
1st won %
63%
63%
21/39
21/39
2nd won total​
22/37
22/37
54%
54%
2nd won %
59%
59%
-- Break Points --
3/6
3/6
BP won
4/10
4/10
3/6
3/6
Avg BP won
4/10
4/10
50%
50%
Won
40%
40%
4
4
Conceded
6
6
4
4
Avg Conceded
6
6
2
2
Broken
3
3
2
2
Avg Broken
3
3
2
2
Saved
3
3
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Garin Kukushkin
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 30
Pts 97-88 99-94
Total Points 185 193
Winners 37 39
%Winners 38% 39%

Both Garin and Kukushkin played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Cristian Garin conceded 1 set, while Mikhail Kukushkin dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Garin and Kukushkin have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Garin played 1 game less than Kukushkin. The Chilean scored 37 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kukushkin fired 39 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve Garin Kukushkin
Aces 5 1
Avg per match 5 1
1st in 45/84 62/99
%1st in 54% 63%
1st pts 37/45 39/62
%1st pts 82% 63%
2nd pts 21/39 22/37
%2nd pts 54% 59%

Garin recorded 5 aces . Kukushkin fired 1 ace . Garin won 82% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Garin Kukushkin
Won 3 4
Converted 3/6 4/10
% Converted 50% 40%
Conceded 4 6
Saved 2 3
% Saved 50% 50%
Times Broken 2 3

Garin broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Christian lost his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Kukushkin conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Garin
R1
Dodig		 Total
Score 4-6 6-3 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 29
pts 97-88 97-88
Total points 185 185
Winners 37 37
%Winners 38% 38%
SERVE
Aces 5 5
Double Faults 4 4
1st in 45/84 45/84
% 1st in 54% 54%
1st pts 37/45 37/45
% 1st pts 82% 82%
2nd pts 21/39 21/39
% 2nd pts 54% 54%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/6 3/6
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 4 4
Saved 2/4 2
Saved % 50% 50%
Times Broken 2 2
Kukushkin
R1
Rodionov		 Total
Score 3-6 7-5 6-3
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 30 30
pts 99-94 99-94
Total points 193 193
Winners 39 39
%Winners 39% 39%
SERVE
Aces 1 1
Double Faults 3 3
1st in 62/99 62/99
% 1st in 63% 63%
1st pts 39/62 39/62
% 1st pts 63% 63%
2nd pts 22/37 22/37
% 2nd pts 59% 59%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/10 4/10
Converted % 40% 40%
Conceded 6 6
Saved 3/6 3
Saved % 50% 50%
Times Broken 3 3

Tennis Scores in Braunschweig Challenger

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