ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Murcia
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Arnaldi
⚙️ 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 Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Arnaldi | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–6 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.18 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | +49.9% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | +9.48u | -4.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Arnaldi
0
Kukushkin
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Arnaldi and Kukushkin posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Arnaldi | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Bonzi | L 76 36 46 | L 75 67 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Arnaldi | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.1% | 57% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.1% | 72.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.4% | 48% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.4% | 30.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.5% | 50.8% |
| BP Converted % | 45.6% | 39.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25 | 12.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 35 | 18.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 60.6% | 64.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.3% | 50.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 68% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
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Jun 20
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Jun 3
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May 31
Damir Dzumhur
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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
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Apr 29
Matchup overview
Matteo Arnaldi and Mikhail Kukushkin face off in the Quarterfinals at Murcia on Clay.
Matteo Arnaldi leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Matteo Arnaldi is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Giles Hussey (Jun 23).
Mikhail Kukushkin is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Damir Dzumhur (Jun 20).
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