Grand Slam · 1st Round Qualifying · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
💥 Big Hitter
Kukushkin
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,144 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Mark Lajal plays Mikhail Kukushkin.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–5 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.93 | 1.79 |
| ROI % | +15.8% | -40.9% |
| Units P/L | +2.37u | -3.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Lajal
1
Kukushkin
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Lajal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Kukushkin's 60%).
| Opponent | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Riedi | W 62 76 | L 36 26 |
| Marat Sharipov | W 64 64 | W 64 64 |
| Pavel Kotov | L 63 46 46 | W 16 62 63 |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | L 46 67 | W 57 76 75 |
| Martin Landaluce | L 36 76 46 | W 62 61 |
| Remy Bertola | W 64 36 63 | W 61 62 |
| Tom Paris | W 75 64 | L 36 26 |
| Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg | W 62 63 | W 75 60 |
| Chris Rodesch | W 64 62 | L 67 63 36 |
| August Holmgren | W 61 62 | L 64 67 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.9% | 56.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 74.7% | 73.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.7% | 52.2% |
| Aces / Match | 6.9 | 4.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.6% | 47.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.7% | 30.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.7% | 53.6% |
| BP Converted % | 31.5% | 32.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23.9 | 19.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 32.9 | 30.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.7% | 58% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 51% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Michael Zheng
Lexus Ilkley Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Paul Jubb
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Anton Matusevich
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Yunchaokete Bu
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Harry Wendelken
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Matchup overview
Mark Lajal and Mikhail Kukushkin face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Australian Open on Hard.
Mark Lajal leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Mark Lajal is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Michael Zheng (Jun 10).
Mikhail Kukushkin is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Mark Lajal (May 7).
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