Billy Harris and Mikhail Kukushkin will play each other in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on Stadium 17. 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 Billy Harris who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Billy Harris is the pick to win this match.
Billy Harris -> 1.63
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.22

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Prediction and head to head Billy Harris vs. Mikhail Kukushkin

This will be the 4^th time that Billy Harris and Mikhail Kukushkin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Harris (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Harris won 6-1 2-1 ret. in the quarter in the Nottingham 2 Challenger back in 2024.

Billy Harris

Ranked no. 151, the Brit reached the qualifications after beating James Kent Trotter 3-6 6-1 6-2.

In the qualifications against Kent Trotter, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-2). During the match, Harris scored 74 points vs Kent Trotter’s 56. The Brit was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Regarding the service games, Harris scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault. Billy Harris lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Harris put 57% of his first serves in, winning 66% (25/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 76% (22/29) on the 2nd serve. Harris was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Kent Trotter 5 times.

Harris has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (382-258). 20-15 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Harris has an overall 169-106 match record in the last years on hard.

Harris’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the New Delhi Challenger.

Billy has an aggregate 27-32 win-loss record in 2025, 20-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Mikhail Kukushkin

Ranked no. 236, Mikhail got to the qualifications after beating Andrea Pellegrino 7-6(4) 6-3.

In the qualifications, Mikhail had a good straight sets win against Pellegrino (7-6⁴ 6-3). During the match Kukushkin scored 74 points vs Pellegrino’s 63. The Kazakhstani was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

About the serving games, Kukushkin made 5 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Mikhail Kukushkin was extremely efficient on serve to win 73% (29/40) of his 1st serve and 58% (18/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Mikhail broke Pellegrino 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Mikhail has an overall 16-19 win-loss record in 2025, 10-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3^rd round in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Harris	Kukushkin
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	2
Tot Games	24	22
Pts	74-56	74-63
Total Points	130	137
Winners	25	29
%Winners	34%	39%

Both Harris and Kukushkin played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Billy Harris lost 1 set while Mikhail Kukushkin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Harris has played 1 set more than Kukushkin (3 vs 2). Therefore, Harris played 2 games more than Kukushkin. Harris scored 25 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Mikhail bagged 29 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Harris	Kukushkin
Aces	1	5
Avg per match	1	5
1st in	38/67	40/71
%1st in	57%	56%
1st pts	25/38	29/40
%1st pts	66%	73%
2nd pts	22/29	18/31
%2nd pts	76%	58%

Harris made 1 ace . Kukushkin also bagged 5 aces . Harris won 66% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 76% of the points. On the other side, Kukushkin won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Harris	Kukushkin
Won	5	3
Converted	5/5	3/9
% Converted	100%	33%
Conceded	4	4
Saved	2	2
% Saved	50%	50%
Times Broken	2	2

The Brit broke his opponent 5 times with a 100% conversion rate. Billy surrendered his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. Kukushkin conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Harris
	Q1 Kent	Total
Score	3-6 6-1 6-2
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	24	24
pts	74-56	74-56
Total points	130	130
Winners	25	25
%Winners	34%	34%
SERVE
Aces	1	1
Double Faults	1	1
1st in	38/67	38/67
% 1st in	57%	57%
1st pts	25/38	25/38
% 1st pts	66%	66%
2nd pts	22/29	22/29
% 2nd pts	76%	76%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/5	5/5
Converted %	100%	100%
Conceded	4	4
Saved	2/4	2
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	2	2

Kukushkin
	Q1 Pellegrino	Total
Score	7-64 6-3
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	22	22
pts	74-63	74-63
Total points	137	137
Winners	29	29
%Winners	39%	39%
SERVE
Aces	5	5
Double Faults	0	0
1st in	40/71	40/71
% 1st in	56%	56%
1st pts	29/40	29/40
% 1st pts	73%	73%
2nd pts	18/31	18/31
% 2nd pts	58%	58%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/9	3/9
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	4	4
Saved	2/4	2
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	2	2

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

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• Daniel Merida AguilarMerida Aguilar – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (1-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Jack KennedyKennedy (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – August HolmgrenHolmgren (6-2 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Rei SakamotoSakamoto – Tyler ZinkZink (4-6 7-5 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Alex BarrenaBarrena (6-4 6-7⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Michael ZhengZheng – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexander BlockxBlockx – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones (3-6 7-6⁶ 7-6¹²) – See score progression
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Calvin HemeryHemery (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Henrique RochaRocha – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-4 6-7¹ 6-4) – See score progression
• Ignacio BuseBuse – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (7-6² 6-7⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-2 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Jaime FariaFaria – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Zsombor PirosPiros – Arthur BouquierBouquier (7-5 7-6²) – See score progression
• Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Benjamin WillwerthWillwerth (6-7⁵ 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Andrea CollariniCollarini – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (7-6⁴ 6-4) – See score progression
• Leandro RiediRiedi – Luka PavlovicPavlovic (6-2 7-6³) – See score progression
• Martin DammDamm – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Oliver CrawfordCrawford – Alex BoltBolt (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Yibing WuWu – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Bernard TomicTomic – Patrick KypsonKypson (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Titouan DroguetDroguet – Alibek KachmazovKachmazov (6-1 4-2 ret.) – See score progression
• Jerome KymKym – Carlos TabernerTaberner (7-6² 6-1) – See score progression
• Garrett JohnsJohns – Colton SmithSmith (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (6-3 5-7 6-1) – See score progression
• Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Justin EngelEngel (3-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – George LoffhagenLoffhagen (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Hady HabibHabib (4-6 7-6⁷ 7-5) – See score progression
• Kyrian JacquetJacquet – Liam DraxlDraxl (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Benjamin HassanHassan – Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera (6-2 7-6³) – See score progression
• Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (6-7³ 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Borna GojoGojo (7-6² 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• James McCabeMcCabe – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-3 6-7² 6-4) – See score progression
• Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-5 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Sascha Gueymard WayenburgGueymard Wayenburg (6-7² 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Chris RodeschRodesch (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• James DuckworthDuckworth – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Jay ClarkeClarke – Jack SatterfieldSatterfield (7-6⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Clement ChidekhChidekh (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Martin LandaluceLandaluce – Clement TaburTabur (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Taro DanielDaniel – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Arthur CazauxCazaux – Mark LajalLajal (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Dmitry PopkoPopko – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Matteo GiganteGigante – Edas ButvilasButvilas (3-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Guy Den OudenDen Ouden (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (7-6⁶ 5-7 6-1) – See score progression
• Cristian GarinGarin – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – Vilius GaubasGaubas (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (6-3 6-7² 6-4) – See score progression
• Dino PrizmicPrizmic – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (7-6⁷ 6-1) – See score progression
• Murphy CassoneCassone – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
• Patrick MaloneyMaloney – Elias YmerYmer (6-3 7-6³) – See score progression
• Hugo GrenierGrenier – Omar JasikaJasika (6-7³ 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Lukas KleinKlein (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Andres MartinMartin – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Billy HarrisHarris – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (3-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Daniel EvansEvans (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Harold MayotMayot – Johannus MondayMonday (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (1-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Federico CinaCina – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-3 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Fajing SunSun – Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon (3-6 7-6⁵ 4-1 ret.) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• James DuckworthDuckworth – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Bernard TomicTomic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Andrea CollariniCollarini (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Taro DanielDaniel – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (3-3) – H2H and prediction
• Christian GarinGarin – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hugo GrenierGrenier – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Billy HarrisHarris – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Fajing SunSun – Lloyd HarrisHarris (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Dmitry PopkoPopko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Zsombor PirosPiros – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Oliver CrawfordCrawford – Garrett JohnsJohns (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Otto VirtanenVirtanen – (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – Harold MayotMayot (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Patrick MaloneyMaloney – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Kyrian JacquetJacquet – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (0-0) – H2H and prediction