Donald Young vs Kei Nishikori — USA F8 Final

USA F8 · ITF · Final
USA
Donald Young
#552ATP
37 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 April 2007 ·
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Young D.
6-2 6-2
Nishikori K.
Young D.
662
Nishikori K.
220

Donald Young defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-2 in the USA F8 final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in ranked #479, leading the head-to-head 7–0. Donald Young claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-30WashingtonR32hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
2017-07-31WashingtonR32hardKei Nishikori6-3 4-6 7-6
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-4
2016-10-03TokyoR32hardKei Nishikori4-6 6-2 6-2
2014-09-29TokyoR16hardKei Nishikori6-4 7-6
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori7-5 6-1 6-0
2013-02-18MemphisR16hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
Young D.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Young D.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Dominant
32
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
97

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Young D.Nishikori K.
Freshness·Slight edge
99
92

Young D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Nishikori K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw