Mikhail Kukushkin upsets Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in Hangzhou on Friday in what was an all-Kazakhstani contest. Kukushkin will face Bu Yunchaokete in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes.
Kukushkin added to his prize money $ 12,685 after winning this match. He has already won $ 30,245 after this win. If he wins the next match, Kukushkin will add $ 21,950 to his earnings to get in total $ 52,195 in total.
Highlights Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Alexander Shevchenko Hangzhou Open – Hangzhou
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Mikhail scored 69 points vs. Alexander’s 58.
Kukushkin
Mikhail served pretty well to win 77% of the points (33/43) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (12/22) on his second serve. Mikhail was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).
Shevchenko
On the other side, Shevchenko was effective when converting 67% of the break points that he procured points (2/3). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Kukushkin and Shevchenko is 1-0 for Mikhail.
Draw and next match H2H: Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Bu Yunchaokete – stats
Kukushkin will come up against Yunchaokete in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Mikhail Kukushkin and Bu Yunchaokete since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Hangzhou
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (w/o)
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (6-77 7-64 6-1)
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (7-67 4-6 6-3)
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-4 7-63)
Upcoming matches
- Marin CilicCilic – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Rinky HijikataHijikata (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (0-0) – H2H details and stats