Gael Monfils vs Mikhail Kukushkin, Australian Open 2012, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Kukushkin won in 5 sets · 3h 40m
2–3
Set 12–6
Set 25–7
Set 37–5
Set 46–1
Set 54–6
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed4.6 vs last year97.1Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
3h 40m9Aces5
11Double faults2
87Service points won86
25Service games played24
17Service games won16
24Return games played25
17/2568%Break points saved47%7/15
8/1553%Break points converted32%8/25
Head to head
2Monfils
1Kukushkin
3 meetingsHard 1–1Grass 1–0
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 21 Jan 2012HardThis matchMikhail KukushkinSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 5Set 4: 1Set 5: 6Gael MonfilsSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 5Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
- SofiaRound of 16 · 7 Feb 2019HardGael MonfilsSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- HalleRound of 16 · 18 Jun 2015GrassGael MonfilsSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 0Set 1: 61Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.