Andrey Rublev vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Andrey Rublev and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 7 times since 2015; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Moscow in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Kukushkin leads 4–3. Rublev has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Rublev has taken 6 sets to Kukushkin's 9. Their most recent meeting: Andrey Rublev won at Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha (2020).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rublev | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Andrey Rublev | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 17/24 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 7/18 | 32% | 7/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 14/42 | 27% | 14/51 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 17/36 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 17% | 1/6 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 8/18 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 21/26 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 17/26 | 81% | 22/27 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 6 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rublev 2, Kukushkin 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rublev
🤖 Servebot
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 767 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Jan 8, 2020
Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha
H Hard · 2nd Round
Aug 1, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 17, 2019
Marseille
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Oct 16, 2018
Vienna
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 3, 2018
Vienna
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 10, 2016
St. Petersburg
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 10, 2015
Moscow
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.44 | 3.72 |
| ROI % | -22.6% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.48u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 712 mi · 1,146 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Rublev has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Kukushkin's 0%).
| Opponent | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Luca Van Assche | L 63 36 46 | L 36 26 |
| Coleman Wong | W 26 64 63 46 63 | L 36 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nuno Borges
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Pablo Carreno Busta
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Juncheng Shang
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Luca Van Assche
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Timofey Skatov
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Luciano Darderi
Nordea Open - Bastad · Final
Jul 19
Alejandro Tabilo
Nordea Open - Bastad · Semifinals
Jul 18
Sebastian Baez
Nordea Open - Bastad · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Mattia Bellucci
Terra Wortmann Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Mark Lajal
Wuxi Challenger · 2nd Round
May 6
Tianhui Zhang
Wuxi Challenger · 1st Round
May 4
Coleman Wong
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Leandro Riedi
Gwangju Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Pavel Kotov
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Blake Ellis
Wuning 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 16
Jie Cui
Wuning 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–52 matches
| Metric | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 57% |
| Sets won | 56% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 2 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 4 |
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