ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Wuxi Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
💥 Big Hitter
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Mark Lajal and Mikhail Kukushkin are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 6,442 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
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 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.93 | 2.00 |
| ROI % | +15.8% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | +2.37u | -4.27u |
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
Across 9 shared opponents, both Lajal and Kukushkin posted a 67% win rate.
| 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 |
| August Holmgren | W 61 62 | L 64 67 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 57% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 74.6% | 72.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.8% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 7 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.9% | 48% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.3% | 30.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.4% | 50.8% |
| BP Converted % | 30.4% | 39.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24.2 | 18.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33.5 | 29.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.2% | 57.9% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.8% | 50.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 50% |
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Match summary
Mark Lajal faces Mikhail Kukushkin in the Round of 16 at the Wuxi Open on May 4, playing on hard court outdoors. Lajal, ranked 158th, arrives after a busy week that has included five matches in fourteen days. Kukushkin sits at 281st in the rankings and has also played four matches over the same span.
The head-to-head stands level at one win apiece. Lajal has won three of his last five matches, while Kukushkin has won two of five over the same window. Both men carry identical hard court records of 11-9 in their recent samples, though their paths diverge when examining common opponents; Kukushkin beat Martin Landaluce, Pavel Kotov, and Pierre-Hugues Herbert while Lajal fell to those three, and Lajal defeated Tom Paris where Kukushkin lost.
Lajal applies pressure through power off the ground and looks to shorten points. Kukushkin operates from the baseline with consistent groundstrokes and patience. On hard court, Lajal has won just over half his matches while Kukushkin's hard court record mirrors that mark exactly. The match will test whether Lajal can impose his pace before Kukushkin's baseline defense neutralizes it.
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