Mikhail Kukushkin - Mark Polmans: forecast and bet on the tournament in the USA

In the 1/8 finals of the challenger in the USA, Mikhail Kukushkin from Kazakhstan will play against Mark Polmans from Australia.

Mark Polmans

The 26-year-old representative of Australia started the tournament in Tyler on the night of the fifth to the sixth of June. In the 1/16 finals, Polmans confidently beat Viktor Durasovich from Norway in two sets – 6:2; 6:3. At the very beginning of the match, the tennis players exchanged breaks, immediately after that Mark competently played a game on his serve, and then Polmans made a second consecutive break and led with a score of 4:1 in games. And already with the score 5:2, the representative of Australia made another break, which allowed him to close the game with a big difference. In the second set, Polmans and Durasovich initially worked competently on their serves, but with the score 4:3 in games, Mark made the coveted break, and then the representative of Australia confidently served for the match. The tennis players spent one hour and ten minutes on the court.

Mikhail Kukushkin

The 35-year-old representative of Kazakhstan, in turn, also started at the tournament in Tyler on the night of the fifth to the sixth of June. In the 1/16 finals, Kukushkin met our expectations and beat his compatriot Denis Evseev in two sets – 7:6 (7:2); 6:2. At the very beginning of the match, Mikhail made a break and led 3-0 in games. Then Kukushkin tried to work from a minimal advantage, but with the score 4:2 in games, Mikhail passed, which allowed Evseev to recoup due to the return break. Then the tennis players worked competently on their serves, the game turned out to be protracted and it came to a tie-break. Already in the tie-break, Kukushkin played much more stable, which allowed him to take the set. At the very beginning of the second set, Mikhail made two consecutive breaks, which allowed him to reach the score 4:0 in games. Then Kukushkin worked competently on his serve, which allowed him to easily bring the match to victory. The tennis players spent one hour and thirty-five minutes on the court.

Mikhail Kukushkin and Mark Polmans played against each other on January 21 at the Australian Open. Then at the Grand Slam tournament in Australia, Polmans made a sensation and won in five sets – 6:4; 6:3; 4:6; 6:7 (8:10); 6:4.

Forecast

In this match, Mark Polmans is considered a slight favorite by the bookmakers. There should be a hard fight in this match, and therefore we suggest that you bet more than 21.5 games on the total.