Kei Nishikori vs Juan Monaco — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008 ·
hard
ARG
Juan Monaco
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLL
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2
Monaco J.
Nishikori K.
66563
Monaco J.
22721

Kei Nishikori defeated Juan Monaco 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Monaco came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Juan Monaco in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in four sets, 6–2 6–2 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-09-24Kuala LumpurSFhardJuan Monaco6-2 2-6 7-6
2011-08-21Winston-SalemR16hardJuan Monaco6-0 6-3

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Monaco J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Monaco J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
36
Break points saved·Dominant
94
50
Break points won·Clear edge
81
58
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
20

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Monaco J.
Freshness·
87
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Nishikori K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw