Pavel Kotov and Mikhail Kukushkin will square off in the 1st round of the Bordeaux Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on CENTRAL BIS ALPHA HOLDING. 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 Pavel Kotov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pavel Kotov is the pick to win this match.
Pavel Kotov -> 1.39
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.81
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
There is no head to head record between Pavel Kotov and Mikhail Kukushkin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-16 | 5-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 136, the Russian will start his run in the Bordeaux Challenger after he played his last match in Rome where he lost 4-6 7-5 6-3 to Zeppieri in the qualifications on the 5th of May.
Pavel has a compiled 7-14 win-loss record in 2025, 2-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Kotov has an overall 279-199 record. He has a positive 123-85 record on clay.
Previously in the Bordeaux Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
Mikhail Kukushkin
12 - 11win/loss
182
39
LLLWWWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-13 | 8-8 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 165, Mikhail will start his run in the Bordeaux Challenger after he played his last match in the Prague Challenger where he lost w/o to Klein in the 2nd round on the 7th of May.
Kukushkin has an aggregate 12-11 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Kazakhstani has an overall 642-490 record. He has a positive 199-156 record on clay.
Head 2 Head
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