Mikhail Kukushkin and Federico Arnaboldi will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Helsinki Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 8:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikhail Kukushkin who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Mikhail Kukushkin is the pick to win this match.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.24
Federico Arnaboldi -> 3.72

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Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Federico Arnaboldi

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

The last time that they fought against each other, Kukushkin won 6-3 6-2 in the qualifications in the Bergamo Challenger back in 2023.

Mikhail Kukushkin

Mikhail Kukushkin

52 - 30win/loss

Hard
24-10
I Hard
12-7
Clay
10-9
Grass
6-4
Rank
113
High
39
LLLWLWWLWW
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

Ranked no. 110, Kukushkin will start his run in the Helsinki Challenger after he played his last match in the Bratislava 2 Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-1 6-2 to Lestienne in the 2nd round on the 30th of October.

Mikhail has a composed 52-30 win-loss record in 2024, 12-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning 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 beat Matteo Gigante in the final 6-2 2-0 ret..

Talking about his overall career, Mikhail has an overall 630-477 record. He has a positive 146-111 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Helsinki Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See his history.

Helsinki Challenger
Kukushkin's Record

Federico Arnaboldi

Federico Arnaboldi

40 - 24win/loss

Hard
0-1
I Hard
0-0
Clay
40-23
Rank
231
High
228
LWLLWLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-27 0-1 40-23 2-3 0-0 0-0
2023 27-29 1-2 23-21 3-6 0-0 0-0
2022 23-24 0-2 23-19 0-3 0-0 0-0
2021 60-15 12-2 48-13 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 13-12 10-5 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 241, the Italian will start his run in the Helsinki Challenger after he played his last match in the Olbia Challenger where he lost 6-0 6-0

to Svrcina in the 1st round on the 14th of October.

The Italian has an overall 40-24 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Verona Challenger where he beat Vilius Gaubas in the final 6-2 6-2.

In terms of his career, Federico has an overall 185-137 record. He has a negative 5-17 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Helsinki Challenger

The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.

Helsinki Challenger
Arnaboldi's Record

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