Tommy Paul aces Kukushkin in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open. HIGHLIGHTS – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Paul prevails over Kukushkin to come up against Alexander Zverev in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Tommy Paul gets the better of Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Indian Wells on Friday. Paul will fight against Alexander Zverev in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes. His best achievement in this event was reaching the 4th round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Paul
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Paul's Record

Paul added to his prize money $ 12,555 after winning this match. He has won already $ 30,130 after this win. If he wins the next match, Tommy will add $ 24,270 to his earnings to get in total $ 54,400 in total.

Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Mikhail Kukushkin BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Paul
Kukushkin
Tommy Paul
6-4 6-4
1h:30
Mikhail Kukushkin
68
68
Total points
58
58
29
29
Winners
22
22
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
0
0
55%
55%
1st in
62%
62%
81%
81%
1st won
58%
58%
29/36
29/36
1st won
22/38
22/38
48%
48%
2nd won
61%
61%
14/29
14/29
2nd won
14/23
14/23
-- Break Points --
3/12
3/12
Total
1/3
1/3
25%
25%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Tommy scored 68 points vs. Mikhail’s 58.

Paul

The American served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (29/36) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 48% points (14/29) on his second serve. The American won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 25% (3/12) of the procured opportunities.

Kukushkin

On the other side, Kukushkin was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Paul and Kukushkin is 2-0 for Tommy.

Draw and next match H2H: Tommy Paul vs. Alexander Zverev – stats

Paul will compete against Zverev in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Tommy Paul Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Paul started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Mikhail Kukushkin in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for the American to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.

The American wasted a good opportunity to break Kukushkin in the 9th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Paul converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 57 points. The American won 5 points more than the Kazakhstani (31-26). The American surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the net, the Kazakhstani conceded 11 points on serve (21-11).

Paul came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Mikhail Kukushkin in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Tommy to win the set since the Kazakhstani found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Paul maintained his cool to break the Kazakhstani in the 7th (4-3) game before conquering the set (6-4).

The American converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Mikhail converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 68 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than the Kazakhstani (37-31). Paul lost 16 points on serve (23-16). Regarding the other side of the net, the Kazakhstani conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).

 

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