Kevin Anderson vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kevin Anderson and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 4 times since 2015; Kevin Anderson leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Winston-Salem in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Anderson leads 3–0. Anderson has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Anderson has taken 8 sets to Kukushkin's 3. Their most recent meeting: Kevin Anderson won at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Anderson | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kevin Anderson | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 80% | 20/25 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 25% | 5/20 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 22% | 10/45 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 54% | 14/26 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 63% | 10/16 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 52% | 11/21 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 91% | 21/23 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Anderson 1, Kukushkin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Anderson
🤖 Servebot
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kevin Anderson.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Oct 9, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 32
May 8, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Jan 4, 2018
Pune
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 13, 2015
Winston-Salem
H Hard · Round of 32
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tomas Machac
US Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Oleksii Krutykh
US Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Jordan Thompson
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Aug 2
Ugo Humbert
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Quarterfinals
Jul 20
Gijs Brouwer
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 2nd Round
Jul 19
Gabriel Diallo
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 1st Round
Jul 18
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Miami Open - Miami · 2nd Round
Mar 25
Mitchell Krueger
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 22
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
Coleman Wong
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Chak Pong Marco Lam
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 · 45–45 matches
| Metric | Anderson | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 56% |
| Sets won | - | 55% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Anderson | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Anderson | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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