Grand Slam · 2nd Round Qualifying · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Watanuki
🤖 Servebot
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 8,831 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Yosuke Watanuki plays Mikhail Kukushkin.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Watanuki | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–3 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.47 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | -3.00u | -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
Watanuki
1
Kukushkin
Jan 2, 2023
Australian Open
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 6, 2022
Traralgon
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Watanuki and Kukushkin posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Watanuki | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Ymer | W 36 61 64 | L 36 63 46 |
| Billy Harris | L 61 36 26 | W 76 75 |
| August Holmgren | L 46 76 63 67 67 | L 64 67 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Watanuki | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 54.1% | 57% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 58.3% | 72.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 34.7% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 25% | 48% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.3% | 30.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 40.9% | 50.8% |
| BP Converted % | 57.6% | 39.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 15 | 12.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 38 | 18.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 40% | 64.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.3% | 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
Yosuke Watanuki and Mikhail Kukushkin face off in the 2nd Round Qualifying at Australian Open on Hard.
Yosuke Watanuki leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Yosuke Watanuki is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Vitaliy Sachko (Jun 10).
Mikhail Kukushkin is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Damir Dzumhur (Jun 20).
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