Gilles Simon vs Mikhail Kukushkin, Rotterdam 2020, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Simon won in 3 sets · 2h 41m
2–1
Set 17–63
Set 23–6
Set 36–3
Venue and conditions
Rotterdam AhoyRotterdam, NEDCentre Court
Indoor hardCourt speed5.5 vs last year105.2Fast
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 worksAltitude4 mSea level
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
9Aces3
1Double faults2
47/9450%1st serve %66%69/105
46/4798%2nd serve %94%34/36
35/4774%1st serve points won70%48/69
24/4751%2nd serve points won47%17/36
1/425%Break points saved73%8/11
15Service games played15
Return
21/6930%1st serve return points26%12/47
19/3653%2nd serve return points49%23/47
3/1127%Break points converted75%3/4
15Return games played15
Points
59Service points won65
40Receiver points won35
8Max points in a row6
Games
3Max games in a row3
1Tiebreaks0
Point by point
Simon6
Kukushkin3
15030030154015
P1 · Ace
Simon5
Kukushkin3
15015153015401540304040A404040A40404040A
Simon5
Kukushkin2
150300400
Simon4
Kukushkin2
0150301530303030404040A40
Simon3
Kukushkin2
1501515153030304030
Simon2
Kukushkin2
150300301530303040404040A
Simon2
Kukushkin1
01515151530303040304040A404040A404040A40
Simon1
Kukushkin1
1501515301530304030
Simon0
Kukushkin1
015151515301540
Simon3
Kukushkin6
0151515301530303040404040A
Simon3
Kukushkin5
15030040040154030
Simon2
Kukushkin5
0151515301530304030
P1 · AceP3 · Double fault
Simon1
Kukushkin5
150151515301540
Simon1
Kukushkin4
0151515153015403040404040A
P4 · Ace
Simon1
Kukushkin3
15015151530303030404040A40
P1 · AceP2 · Double fault
Simon0
Kukushkin3
015030040
P3 · Ace
Simon0
Kukushkin2
01503015301540
Simon0
Kukushkin1
150151515301540
Simon7
Kukushkin6
10111222233343536373
Simon6
Kukushkin6
015030040
Simon6
Kukushkin5
015030153030304030
Simon5
Kukushkin5
0151515153030303040
Simon5
Kukushkin4
1503004004015
Simon4
Kukushkin4
0150300401540
Simon4
Kukushkin3
0151515301540154030
Simon3
Kukushkin3
150151515301540
Simon3
Kukushkin2
150300400
P1 · AceP2 · AceP3 · Ace
Simon2
Kukushkin2
150300400401540304040A40404040A
Simon2
Kukushkin1
015030153030304030
P5 · Ace
Simon1
Kukushkin1
150151515301540
Simon1
Kukushkin0
1501515301530304030
Head to head
4Simon
0Kukushkin
4 meetingsHard 2–0Clay 1–0Grass 1–0
- RotterdamRound of 32 · 12 Feb 2020HardThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 1Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- LyonQuarterfinal · 24 May 2018ClayGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Mikhail KukushkinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 65
- 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.