Mikhail Kukushkin vs Kei Nishikori, Vienna 2018, Semifinal

ATP 500 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 27 Oct

Final

Mikhail Kukushkin

LostRank #3416.7015%

Nishikori won in 2 sets · 1h 29m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 23–6

Kei Nishikori

WinnerRank #4361.1585%

Venue

Wiener Stadthalle

Vienna, AUT· Hard· Center Court

Court speed

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 works

Fast

3.6vs last year

Altitude

227 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

3Aces5

1Double faults1

42/5971%1st serve %64%39/61

16/1794%2nd serve %95%21/22

26/4262%1st serve points won74%29/39

9/1753%2nd serve points won64%14/22

3/560%Break points saved100%2/2

9Service games played10

Return

10/3926%1st serve return points38%16/42

8/2236%2nd serve return points47%8/17

0/20%Break points converted40%2/5

10Return games played9

Points

35Service points won43

18Receiver points won24

4Max points in a row8

Games

1Max games in a row5

Kukushkin3

Nishikori6

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Kukushkin3

Nishikori5

1501515153030304030

Kukushkin2

Nishikori5

0151515301530303040

Kukushkin2

Nishikori4

1501515153030304030

Kukushkin1

Nishikori4

1501515301530303040

Kukushkin1

Nishikori3

15030030154015

Kukushkin0

Nishikori3

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Kukushkin0

Nishikori2

015030040

Kukushkin0

Nishikori1

015030040154030404040A40404040A

Head to head

0Kukushkin

11Nishikori

11 meetings

Hard 0–7Grass 0–2Clay 0–2

ViennaSemifinal · 27 Oct 2018HardThis match
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Kukushkin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Phoenix ChallengerRound of 16 · 13 Mar 2025Hard
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2
Mikhail Kukushkin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Mikhail Kukushkin · Retired
WimbledonRound of 16 · 8 Jul 2019Grass
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Mikhail Kukushkin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 4
GenevaRound of 16 · 23 May 2017Clay
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Kukushkin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 13 Mar 2016Hard
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Kukushkin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
MemphisQuarterfinal · 12 Feb 2016Hard
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Kukushkin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Match research

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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.

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Mikhail Kukushkin vs Kei Nishikori, Vienna 2018, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research