Julien Benneteau vs Kei Nishikori — Washington Round of 32
Washington · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 29 July 2007 ·
hard
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Benneteau J.6-2 6-3
Nishikori K.
Benneteau J.
662
Nishikori K.
230
Julien Benneteau defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-3 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, but Julien Benneteau had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Julien Benneteau claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Julien Benneteau dropped just 5 games past Kei Nishikori.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-27 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 2014-09-22 | Kuala Lumpur | F | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2013-10-28 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2012-01-16 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
33
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
94
Break points won·Dominant
23
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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89
Nishikori K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast