Mikhail Kukushkin vs Yunchaokete Bu Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Hangzhou Open
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by Daniel Ngulu | in Tennis Predictions
Wildcard Bu Yunchaokete has progressed to the quarter-finals in Hangzhou and will take on unseeded Mikhail Kukushkin next. This Sunday clash will mark their first career meeting. Let’s have a look at the stats defining the match and a prediction.
Kukushkin won his first two outings at this tournament in straight sets. He defeated Luca Darderi in the first round and then compatriot Alexander Shevchenko in his last match.
The Kazakh is having a strong year and so far has compiled a 47-25 record. He has excelled on hard courts, where he has managed 24 wins out of 32, resulting in two challenger titles.
The 36-year-old hasn’t won a tour quarter-final since 2019 and has this year lost five times in this round at challenger level. His performances this week have bumped him 13 places up in the live ranking to 99th.
Bu Yunchaokete is having his best performance at a tour event. He has progressed to the quarter-finals at the top level for the first time. This makes him only the sixth Chinese player to do so in the Open era.
To reach this round, Yunchaokete posted the biggest win of his career; a three-set victory over second seed Karen Khachanov. The 22-year-old took the opening set via a tiebreaker and then won the decider more comfortably by six games to three.
Yunchaokete, who has compiled a 42-19 record alternating between the tour and challenger circuits, has moved up 16 places in the live ranking. He is now placed 108th which is a new career high.
The winner here will play Roberto Carballes Baena, Mitchell Krueger, Zhang Zhizhen or Mattia Bellucci.
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Mikhail Kukushkin vs Yunchaokete Bu Form
Mikhail Kukushkin and Yunchaokete Bu Last Matches
3/5 (60%)
2/5 (40%)
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
2/4 (50%)
2/4 (50%)
20 Sept 2024 - ATP Hangzhou Open
19 Sept 2024 - ATP Hangzhou Open
22 May 2024 - ATP French Open
6 Oct 2023 - ATP Shanghai Masters
Mikhail Kukushkin - Yunchaokete Bu Key Points
- Kukushkin has suffered five quarter-final defeats in 2024.
- Kukushkin has suffered four losses in his last nine outings.
- 36 of Yunchaokete’s 42 wins this year have been on hard courts.
- Yunchaokete won eight of nine quarter-finals he contested this year.
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Our Mikhail Kukushkin vs Yunchaokete Bu Prediction
Our prediction for Mikhail Kukushkin v Bu Yunchaokete is for Yunchaokete to win in three sets. Yunchaokete is coming off a big win over second-seed Karen Khachanov. Beating a player ranked 100 places above him in the ATP enhances his best tour campaign.
With that, he will be extra motivated against Kukushkin. Yunchaokete is also an amazing hard-court player and in his career has won close to 150 matches on the surface. He has managed to progress past the quarter-finals multiple times a feat that Kukushkin has struggled a lot with.
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