Aleksandr Shevchenko vs Mikhail Kukushkin Prediction & Betting Tips - Almaty Open
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Qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin takes on unseeded Alexander Shevchenko in round one of the Almaty Open. For the winner, there's a second round match against either sixth seed Zhizhen Zhang or qualifier Aslan Karatsev. Read our match prediction below.
Alexander Shevchenko is ranked 61st in the latest list. He's from Kazakhstan which is the country in which this hard court tournament is being played. He was as high as 45th in the rankings in February of this year.
The 23-year-old (24 next month) will be looking to build on his run to the last 32 of the Shanghai Masters. He had to win two matches to get to that stage and beat the world 31 Francisco Cerundolo.
He'll be out for revenge in this match as he lost to Kukushkin in the Hangzhou tournament held in mid-September. Kukushkin went on to lose in the quarter-final of that tournament. Earlier in September Kukushkin reached the last four of a Challenger Tour event.
He's also from Kazakhstan and is the world number 111 and had to qualify to get into this main draw. He won both of his qualifiers in straight sets for the loss of only 11 games. The 36-year-old failed to qualify for the main draw of the Shanghai Masters after retiring injured against Li Tu.
We tip Shevchenko to win this match.
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Aleksandr Shevchenko vs Mikhail Kukushkin Form
Aleksandr Shevchenko and Mikhail Kukushkin Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
8 Oct 2024 - ATP Shanghai Masters
28 Jul 2024 - Olympic Tournament
17 Jul 2024 - ATP Hamburg Open
15 Jul 2024 - ATP Hamburg Open
1 Jul 2024 - ATP Wimbledon Championships
26 Jun 2024 - ATP Mallorca Open
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
22 Sept 2024 - ATP Hangzhou Open
18 Sept 2024 - ATP Hangzhou Open
7 May 2024 - ATP Italian Open
28 Sept 2020 - ATP French Open
7 Oct 2018 - ATP Shanghai Masters
5 Jul 2018 - ATP Wimbledon Championships
Aleksandr Shevchenko - Mikhail Kukushkin Key Points
- Kukushkin has had most of his success on the Challenger Tour this year.
- Shevchenko is 50 places ahead of his opponent in the latest rankings.
- Kukushkin had to retire from his match in his last tournament.
- Shevchenko is nearly 30 places above his opponent in the Live Race.
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Our Aleksandr Shevchenko vs Mikhail Kukushkin Prediction
Mikhail Kukushkin will hope to avoid any injury problems in this match against Alexander Shevchenko. He had to retire from his match in the recent Shanghai Masters but seemed ok when winning his two qualifiers to get into this main draw.
He has a recent win over Shevchenko and is likely to again cause him problems here. Shevchenko showed improved form in Shanghai, making it to round three and taking a set off Jakub Mensik. Our Alexander Shevchenko v Mikhail Kukushkin prediction is Alexander Shevchenko to win.
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