Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round of the Astana Open. The game will start on October 4 at 09:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Tsitsipas – 1.56.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22.5 – 1.53.
Kukushkin is likely to lose by a wide margin. Tsitsipas must win the match in two sets.
Kukushkin has all the chances to fight the favourite. After all, he will be playing at his home tournament. In all previous head-to-head meetings against Tsitsipas, he resisted Stef.
For Tsitsipas, the last few months have not been easy emotionally. First, Stefanos failed at the US Open, sensationally losing in the first match to Daniel Galan Riveros (0-6, 1-6, 6-3, 5-7).
After reaching the Cincinnati Masters final, the New York fiasco was a real shock for Stef.
However, it should not be forgotten that Tsitsipas had another unsuccessful tournament. In early August, he did not make it a single round in Montreal, losing in his first match to Jack Draper (5-7, 6-7).
At Wimbledon, Tsitsipas also performed rather mediocrely. World #6 was quietly stopped by Nick Kyrgios (7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 6-7) in the third round.
Tsitsipas has never lost to an athlete from Kazakhstan in an ATP event.
Kukushkin made it to the main draw only because Diego Schwartzman and Lorenzo Musetti withdrew from the tournament. Mikhail ended up getting the wild card.
Otherwise, he would have qualified, currently ranked only 218th.
Kukushkin has played mostly Challengers this year, with his main achievement being making the main draw at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Kukushkin has won just one match this season at the ATP main draw level.
In 4 of Kukushkin’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.56.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Tsitsipas’ Rating – 6
Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins/Losses in 2022 – 49/18
Kukushkin’s Rating – 218
Mikhail Kukushkin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 28/23
Tsitsipas leads with a score of 4-0 in the head-to-head encounters.
The match will be played at Center Court, National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Astana Open: Tsitsipas vs Kukushkin at 22bet and MelBet.