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 | 70% | 28/40 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 32% | 7/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 22/66 | 27% | 14/51 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 19/35 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 16/27 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 14/35 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 30/36 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 28/36 | 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: 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
🤖 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
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 | 8–6 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.55 | 3.72 |
| ROI % | +13.6% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.91u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | 1,024 mi · 1,648 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
Duckworth has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Kukushkin's 33%).
| 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 |
| Taro Daniel | W 26 76 62 | W 76 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Fabian Marozsan
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Lorenzo Sonego
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 27
Mariano Navone
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Quinn Vandecasteele
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 24
Arthur Fery
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
J.J. Wolf
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Alex de Minaur
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Christopher O'Connell
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 3
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 · 51–71 matches
| Metric | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 57% |
| Sets won | 56% | 56% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Duckworth | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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