Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paul
🎯 Baseliner
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 2,807 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Tommy Paul plays Mikhail Kukushkin.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paul | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–5 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | +4.0% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.81u | -4.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Paul
0
Kukushkin
Mar 11, 2022
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 128
Jan 5, 2022
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Paul has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kukushkin's 0%).
| Opponent | Paul | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Johannus Monday | W 64 64 62 | L 46 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Paul | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.9% | 57% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.6% | 72.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.4% | 48% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.7% | 30.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.8% | 50.8% |
| BP Converted % | 47.7% | 39.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25 | 12.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.9 | 18.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.6% | 64.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.8% | 50.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Francisco Cerundolo
HSBC Championships · Final
Jun 20
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships · Semifinals
Jun 18
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
HSBC Championships · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Zachary Svajda
HSBC Championships · Round of 32
Jun 15
Botic van de Zandschulp
HSBC Championships · Round of 16
Jun 12
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
Tommy Paul and Mikhail Kukushkin face off in the Round of 128 at Australian Open on Hard.
Tommy Paul leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Tommy Paul is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Francisco Cerundolo (Jun 20).
Mikhail Kukushkin is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Damir Dzumhur (Jun 20).
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