David Goffin (Bel) vs. Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) – Score prediction (9.10.2019)

Overview.

David Goffin is through to the second round of Shanghai Masters for the third consecutive season after securing a comfortable straight-set win over Richard Gasquet on Tuesday, 6-2 6-3. The top-ranked Belgian reached the quarterfinal of Shanghai Masters once in 2016 but lost the other two second-round matches against John Isner in 2015 and Gilles Simon in 2017.

Mikhail Kukushkin cleared a tough opening-round test against Miomir Kecmanovic in two close sets earlier this week, 7-6 6-4. He failed against Kevin Anderson in straight sets in the second round of last year’s edition and would be hoping to go at least one step further this time around. World #53 Mikhail Kukushkin, who is enduring a tough time on tour so far in 2019, last reached the round of 16 in a Masters 1000 event here at Shanghai Masters back in 2014, defeating Kevin Anderson in the second round. Their H2H is tied at 1-1 with the recent meeting coming in the Davis Cup nearly six years ago. David Goffin is easily the better player of these two and he’s also got decent momentum on his side, which makes him the favorite to win and open up a 2-1 lead in the H2H series.

David Goffin fought his way back into the top 15 of ATP World Rankings after a successful campaign in Tokyo last week, where he defeated the likes of in-form Pablo Carreno Busta and Dennis Shapovalov before putting in a decent fight against the eventual champion Novak Djokovic. Former world #7 David Goffin endured a tough time on tour earlier this season and even dropped as low as #33 in the ATP World Rankings. However, the Belgian seems to have got back to his best level as he has performed consistently well in the second half of 2019 — runner-up in Cincinnati Masters, a semifinalist in Tokyo, and a quarterfinalist in Wimbledon.

Match Info.

Competition: ATP – SINGLES: Shanghai (China), hard – 1/16-finals
Start: 9.10.2019, 9:35 UTC.


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