Gilles Simon vs Mikhail Kukushkin, Lyon 2018, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
4-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Venue and conditions
Velodrome Georges PreveralLyon, FRACentral
ClayCourt speed0.7 vs last year98.7Average
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
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
11Aces1
3Double faults1
60/10060%1st serve %69%70/102
37/4093%2nd serve %97%31/32
48/6080%1st serve points won67%47/70
22/4055%2nd serve points won63%20/32
2/367%Break points saved75%3/4
16Service games played16
Return
23/7033%1st serve return points20%12/60
12/3238%2nd serve return points45%18/40
1/425%Break points converted33%1/3
16Return games played16
Points
70Service points won67
35Receiver points won30
6Max points in a row5
Games
3Max games in a row3
1Tiebreaks0
Point by point
Simon7
Kukushkin6
102021223233344454556575
Simon6
Kukushkin6
150300400
Simon5
Kukushkin6
150151515301540
Simon5
Kukushkin5
15030030154015
Simon4
Kukushkin5
1501515301530303040
Simon4
Kukushkin4
1503003015401540304040A404040A40
Simon3
Kukushkin4
01503015301540
Simon3
Kukushkin3
150300400
Simon2
Kukushkin3
1501515153015403040
Simon2
Kukushkin2
150300301540154030
Simon1
Kukushkin2
1501515153030303040
Simon1
Kukushkin1
15030040040154030
Simon0
Kukushkin1
1501515301530303040
Simon6
Kukushkin4
15030030154015
Simon5
Kukushkin4
0150300401540
Simon5
Kukushkin3
150300301540154030
Simon4
Kukushkin3
1503003015303030404040A40
Simon3
Kukushkin3
1503004004015
Simon2
Kukushkin3
01503004015403040
Simon2
Kukushkin2
015151530154015
Simon1
Kukushkin2
015030040
Simon1
Kukushkin1
015150151530154015
Simon0
Kukushkin1
0151515301530303040
Simon4
Kukushkin6
1501515153030304030404040A404040A
Simon4
Kukushkin5
015151515301540
Simon4
Kukushkin4
1503004004015
Simon3
Kukushkin4
1503003015401540304040A40404040A404040A
Simon3
Kukushkin3
150300400
Simon2
Kukushkin3
015151515301540
Simon2
Kukushkin2
15030040040154030404040A4040A40
Simon1
Kukushkin2
01503015301540
Simon1
Kukushkin1
150300400
Simon0
Kukushkin1
015030153030303040
Head to head
4Simon
0Kukushkin
4 meetingsClay 1–0Hard 2–0Grass 1–0
- LyonQuarterfinal · 24 May 2018ClayThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 65
- RotterdamRound of 32 · 12 Feb 2020HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 1Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- Miami MastersRound of 64 · 28 Mar 2015HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 6Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
- Olympic GamesRound of 64 · 28 Jul 2012GrassGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
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.