Mikhail Kukushkin and Constant Lestienne will play each other in the 2nd round of the Bratislava 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 3. 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 Constant Lestienne who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Constant Lestienne is the pick to win this match.
Constant Lestienne -> 1.86
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.86

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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Constant Lestienne

This will be the 2nd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Constant Lestienne clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Lestienne (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they fought against each other, Lestienne won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Cherbourg Challenger back in 2022.

Mikhail Kukushkin

Mikhail Kukushkin

52 - 29win/loss

Hard
24-10
I Hard
12-6
Clay
10-9
Grass
6-4
Rank
112
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. 110, Kukushkin got to the 2nd round after beating Joao Fonseca 6-4 5-7 6-4.

In the 1st round, Kukushkin defeated Fonseca (6-4 5-7 6-4). During the match, Kukushkin scored 97 points vs Fonseca’s 93. Mikhail was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Talking about the service games, Kukushkin struck 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 4 times. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 71% of his first serves in, winning 64% (41/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Fonseca 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).

Kukushkin has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (292-255). 12-6 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kukushkin has a composed 78-67 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Manama Challenger where he beat 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 composed 52-29 win-loss record in 2024, 12-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Bratislava 2 Challenger

Bratislava 2 Challenger
Kukushkin's Record

Constant Lestienne

Constant Lestienne

23 - 27win/loss

Hard
14-14
I Hard
6-6
Clay
0-3
Grass
3-4
Rank
196
High
48
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-30 15-14 0-3 8-9 3-4 0-0
2023 32-29 22-12 0-5 7-6 3-6 0-0
2022 51-27 25-6 4-7 18-11 4-3 0-0
2021 24-20 10-3 4-9 10-7 0-1 0-0
2020 8-14 2-2 1-5 5-6 0-0 0-1
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Ranked no. 196, the French player reached the 2nd round after beating Laslo Djere 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5.

In the 1st round against Djere, Lestienne recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 7-5).During the match Lestienne scored less points (2) than Djere. In fact, the world no. 110 won 111 points vs Djere’s. That means that Lestienne was more focused during the important points. Constant was pretty aggressive to blast 48 winners.

About the serving games, Lestienne scored 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Constant Lestienne lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lestienne put 65% of his first serves in, winning 68% (48/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (22/39) on the 2nd serve. Lestienne broke Djere 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).

Constant’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Rennes Challenger.

The French player has a compiled 23-27 win-loss record in 2024, 6-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Bratislava 2 Challenger
Lestienne's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

M.Kukushkin
C.Lestienne
2h:16
2h:16
Time on court​
2h:31
2h:31
!
2h:16
2h:16
Last match​
!
2h:31
2h:31
1
1
Match played
1
1
32
32
Games Played​
34
34
3
3
Set played​​
3
3
97
97
Total points​
111
111
97
97
Avg point​
111
111
41
41
Winners
48
48
41
41
Avg Winners​
48
48
42%
42%
Ratio winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
5
5
2
2
Avg Aces
5
5
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
1
1
Avg Double Faults
4
4
41/64
41/64
1st won total​
48/71
48/71
64%
64%
1st won %
68%
68%
15/26
15/26
2nd won total​
22/39
22/39
58%
58%
2nd won %
56%
56%
-- Break Points --
5/10
5/10
BP won
3/11
3/11
5/10
5/10
Avg BP won
3/11
3/11
50%
50%
Won
!
27%
27%
4
4
Conceded
7
7
4
4
Avg Conceded
7
7
4
4
Broken
3
3
4
4
Avg Broken
3
3
0
0
Saved
4
4
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kukushkin Lestienne
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 32 34
Pts 97-93 111-113
Total Points 190 224
Winners 41 48
%Winners 42% 43%

Both Kukushkin and Lestienne played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Mikhail Kukushkin conceded 1 set, while Constant Lestienne dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kukushkin and Lestienne have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kukushkin played 2 games less than Lestienne. Kukushkin scored 41 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Constant made 48 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kukushkin Lestienne
Aces 2 5
Avg per match 2 5
1st in 64/90 71/110
%1st in 71% 65%
1st pts 41/64 48/71
%1st pts 64% 68%
2nd pts 15/26 22/39
%2nd pts 58% 56%

Kukushkin scored 2 aces . Lestienne blasted 5 aces . Kukushkin won 64% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Lestienne won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Kukushkin Lestienne
Won 5 3
Converted 5/10 3/11
% Converted 50% 27%
Conceded 4 7
Saved 0 4
% Saved 0% 57%
Times Broken 4 3

Mikhail broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kukushkin dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Lestienne broke his opponent 3 times with a 27% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Kukushkin
R1
Fonseca		 Total
Score 6-4 5-7 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 32 32
pts 97-93 97-93
Total points 190 190
Winners 41 41
%Winners 42% 42%
SERVE
Aces 2 2
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 64/90 64/90
% 1st in 71% 71%
1st pts 41/64 41/64
% 1st pts 64% 64%
2nd pts 15/26 15/26
% 2nd pts 58% 58%
Breaks
Won 5 5
Converted 5/10 5/10
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 4 4
Saved 0/4 0
Saved % 0% 0%
Times Broken 4 4
Lestienne
R1
Djere		 Total
Score 3-6 7-65 7-5
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 34 34
pts 111-113 111-113
Total points 224 224
Winners 48 48
%Winners 43% 43%
SERVE
Aces 5 5
Double Faults 4 4
1st in 71/110 71/110
% 1st in 65% 65%
1st pts 48/71 48/71
% 1st pts 68% 68%
2nd pts 22/39 22/39
% 2nd pts 56% 56%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/11 3/11
Converted % 27% 27%
Conceded 7 7
Saved 4/7 4
Saved % 57% 57%
Times Broken 3 3

Tennis Scores in Bratislava 2 Challenger

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