James Duckworth vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Duckworth and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 3 times since 2021; James Duckworth leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Astana Open - Nur-Sultan in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Duckworth leads 2–1. Across all meetings Duckworth has taken 4 sets to Kukushkin's 3. Their most recent meeting: James Duckworth won at Almaty (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Duckworth | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Duckworth | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 27/38 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 21/64 | 22% | 10/45 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 17/29 | 63% | 10/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 13/30 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 28/35 | 91% | 21/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 27/35 | 87% | 20/23 |
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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Duckworth 1, Kukushkin 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Duckworth
🤖 Servebot
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward James Duckworth.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Oct 12, 2025
Almaty
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 10, 2023
Australian Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22, 2021
Astana Open - Nur-Sultan
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.54 | - |
| ROI % | +10.5% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.58u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 1,032 mi · 1,661 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Duckworth has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Kukushkin's 20%).
| Opponent | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Edas Butvilas | L 57 67 | W 76 64 |
| Coleman Wong | W 63 64 | L 36 36 |
| Blake Ellis | W 36 61 64 | L 36 67 |
| Stefan Kozlov | W 63 62 | L 46 26 |
| Michael Mmoh | W 64 63 | L 57 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hubert Hurkacz
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Lorenzo Sonego
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round
Sep 24
Kamil Majchrzak
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, AUS-POL 3-1 · Rubber 2
Sep 19
Yibing Wu
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Matteo Arnaldi
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Arthur Fery
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Semifinals
Aug 29
Fabian Marozsan
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Lorenzo Sonego
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 27
Damir Dzumhur
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
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
Chak Pong Marco Lam
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Coleman Wong
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Leandro Riedi
Gwangju Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Pavel Kotov
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–71 matches
| Metric | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 56% |
| Sets won | 55% | 55% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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