Bu Yunchaokete gets by Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Hangzhou on Sunday. Yunchaokete will clash against Zhizhen Zhang in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes.
Bu added to his prize money $ 21,950 after winning this match. He has already won $ 52,195 till now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Bu will add $ 36,600 to his earnings to get in total $ 88,795.
Highlights Bu Yunchaokete vs. Mikhail Kukushkin Hangzhou Open – Hangzhou
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:23
At the end of the match, the Chinese scored 60 points vs. the Kazakhstani’s 42.
Yunchaokete
The Chinese served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (23/29) behind his first serve, and he won 57% points (13/23) on his second serve. The Chinese was effective at converting 57% of the break points that he procured (4/7).
Kukushkin
On the other side, Kukushkin was struggling when converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Yunchaokete and Kukushkin is 1-0 for Bu.
Draw and next match H2H: Bu Yunchaokete vs. Zhizhen Zhang – stats
Yunchaokete will take on Zhang in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Bu Yunchaokete and Zhizhen Zhang since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Bu won the set after he broke the Kazakhstani in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Kukushkin tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Anyhow, the Chinese didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-4.
The Chinese failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
The Chinese converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). On the other side, Kukushkin was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-4 15-40).
They contested 54 points. Bu was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Mikhail (33-21). Bu conceded 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the court, Kukushkin conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
Yunchaokete in this set was too good for Kukushkin and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Kukushkin in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Yunchaokete converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 6th (4-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, the Kazakhstani was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 48 points. The Chinese was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than the Kazakhstani (27-21). Bu dropped 8 points on serve (15-8). On the other side, the Kazakhstani conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
Tennis Scores in Hangzhou
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-3)
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 6-2)
- Marin CilicCilic – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-2 6-74 7-65)
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Rinky HijikataHijikata (7-5 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Marin CilicCilic – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-0) – H2H details and stats
