Yasutaka Uchiyama and Mikhail Kukushkin will clash against each other in the 1^st round of the Phoenix Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yasutaka Uchiyama who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Yasutaka Uchiyama is the pick to win this match.
Yasutaka Uchiyama -> 1.77
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.96

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Prediction and head to head Yasutaka Uchiyama vs. Mikhail Kukushkin

This will be the 2^nd time that Yasutaka Uchiyama and Mikhail Kukushkin fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Kukushkin won 6-2 6-3 in the 1^st round in the Aptos Challenger back in 2014.

Yasutaka Uchiyama

Ranked no. 160, Uchiyama reached the 1^st round after defeating Matteo Gigante 5-7 6-3 1-0 ret. and Chun Hsin Tseng 6-3 3-6 7-6(2).

In the qualifications, The Japanese defeated Hsin Tseng (6-3 3-6 7-6²). During the match, Uchiyama scored 85 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 82. The Japanese was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Talking about the service games, Uchiyama struck 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Yasutaka Uchiyama lost the serve 5 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Uchiyama put 55% of his first serves in, winning 81% (38/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (14/38) on the 2nd serve. Yasutaka broke Hsin Tseng 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).

Uchiyama has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (240-217). 5-5 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Uchiyama has a composed 182-139 record in the last years on hard.

Yasutaka has a composed 6-6 win-loss record in 2025, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Phoenix Challenger

Mikhail Kukushkin

Ranked no. 166, Mikhail reached the 1^st round after defeating Mitchell Krueger 5-7 7-6(2) 6-0 and Bor Artnak 4-6 6-4 6-2.

In the qualifications against Artnak, Mikhail recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Kukushkin scored 100 points vs Artnak’s 91. Mikhail was very aggressive to blast 42 winners.

About the serving games, Kukushkin recorded 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Mikhail Kukushkin lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kukushkin put 75% of his first serves in, winning 62% (42/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. Mikhail broke Artnak 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Kukushkin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

Kukushkin has a composed 9-9 win-loss record in 2025, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Phoenix Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2019. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Uchiyama	Kukushkin
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	7	6
Tot Games	53	59
Pts	164-155	200-177
Total Points	319	377
Winners	74	88
%Winners	45%	44%

Both Uchiyama and Kukushkin played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Yasutaka Uchiyama dropped 2 sets, while Mikhail Kukushkin conceded 2 sets. Uchiyama has played 1 set more than Kukushkin (7 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Uchiyama played 6 games less than Kukushkin. The Japanese scored 74 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Kukushkin fired 88 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Uchiyama	Kukushkin
Aces	15	7
Avg per match	7.5	3.5
1st in	95/160	133/184
%1st in	59%	72%
1st pts	74/95	88/133
%1st pts	78%	66%
2nd pts	23/65	23/51
%2nd pts	35%	45%

Uchiyama made 15 aces (7.5 per match). Kukushkin struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Uchiyama won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 35% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Uchiyama	Kukushkin
Won	9	12
Converted	9/16	12/24
% Converted	56%	50%
Conceded	17	16
Saved	9	8
% Saved	53%	50%
Times Broken	8	8

Yasutaka broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Uchiyama surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Mikhail broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Uchiyama
	Q1 Gigante	Q3 Hsin	Total
Score	5-7 6-3 1-0 ret.	6-3 3-6 7-62
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	22	31	53
pts	79-73	85-82	164-155
Total points	152	167	319
Winners	36	38	74
%Winners	46%	45%	45%
SERVE
Aces	8	7	15
Double Faults	7	3	10
1st in	48/75	47/85	95/160
% 1st in	64%	55%	59%
1st pts	36/48	38/47	74/95
% 1st pts	75%	81%	78%
2nd pts	9/27	14/38	23/65
% 2nd pts	33%	37%	35%
Breaks
Won	4	5	9
Converted	4/7	5/9	9/16
Converted %	57%	56%	56%
Conceded	10	7	17
Saved	7/10	2/7	9
Saved %	70%	29%	50%
Times Broken	3	5	8

Kukushkin
	Q1 Krueger	Q3 Artnak	Total
Score	5-7 7-62 6-0	4-6 6-4 6-2
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	31	28	59
pts	100-86	100-91	200-177
Total points	186	191	377
Winners	46	42	88
%Winners	46%	42%	44%
SERVE
Aces	4	3	7
Double Faults	4	3	7
1st in	65/93	68/91	133/184
% 1st in	70%	75%	72%
1st pts	46/65	42/68	88/133
% 1st pts	71%	62%	66%
2nd pts	13/28	10/23	23/51
% 2nd pts	46%	43%	45%
Breaks
Won	6	6	12
Converted	6/12	6/12	12/24
Converted %	50%	50%	50%
Conceded	8	8	16
Saved	4/8	4/8	8
Saved %	50%	50%	50%
Times Broken	4	4	8

Tennis Scores in Phoenix Challenger

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• Colton SmithSmith – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-1 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Li TuTu – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander BublikBublik – Aleksandar VukicVukic (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Pavel KotovKotov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Adam WaltonWalton – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Brandon HoltHolt (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jacob FearnleyFearnley – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H and prediction