ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Biel
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gombos
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 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 counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. 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 | Gombos | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–9 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.15 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -29.4% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | -5.00u | -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
Gombos
1
Kukushkin
Mar 22, 2023
Biel
H Hard · Round of 16
Mar 22, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kukushkin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Gombos's 43%).
| Opponent | Gombos | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hynek Barton | L 36 46 | W 67 62 76 |
| Mark Lajal | L 64 36 26 | L 67 76 67 |
| Thiago Seyboth Wild | L 36 76 16 | W 46 64 63 |
| Edas Butvilas | W 75 36 63 | W 76 64 |
| Martin Landaluce | W 60 63 | W 62 61 |
| Denis Yevseyev | W 64 63 | W 64 61 |
| Clement Chidekh | L 36 76 46 | L 76 36 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gombos | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57% | 57% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 75.2% | 72.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.9% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.4% | 48% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.3% | 30.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.4% | 50.8% |
| BP Converted % | 42.8% | 39.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.3 | 12.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.9 | 18.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 55.1% | 64.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.9% | 50.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 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
Norbert Gombos and Mikhail Kukushkin face off in the Round of 16 at Biel on Hard.
Norbert Gombos leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Norbert Gombos is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dalibor Svrcina (Jun 17).
Mikhail Kukushkin is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Damir Dzumhur (Jun 20).
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