ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Porto
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ymer
⚙️ Grinder
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Mikhail Kukushkin here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ymer | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.55 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -9.2% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.01u | -4.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Ymer
1
Kukushkin
Jul 30, 2025
Porto
H Hard · Round of 16
Sep 1, 2020
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Ymer and Kukushkin posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Ymer | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Wong | W 63 36 76 | L 36 36 |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | L 46 63 36 | W 57 76 75 |
| Remy Bertola | W 46 63 76 | W 61 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Ymer | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.8% | 57% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.9% | 72.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.4% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 48.4% | 48% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.6% | 30.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.3% | 50.8% |
| BP Converted % | 42.3% | 39.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 16.5 | 12.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 24.8 | 18.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.6% | 64.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.2% | 50.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Damir Dzumhur
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Mattia Bellucci
Terra Wortmann Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Mark Lajal
Wuxi Open · Round of 16
May 7
Tianhui Zhang
Wuxi Open · Round of 32
May 6
Coleman Wong
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 29
Matchup overview
Elias Ymer and Mikhail Kukushkin face off in the Round of 16 at Porto on Hard.
Elias Ymer leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Elias Ymer is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Ugo Humbert (Jun 8).
Mikhail Kukushkin is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Damir Dzumhur (Jun 20).
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