Kei Nishikori vs Guillermo Garcia LopezTokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
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1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008 ·
hard
43 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
6-4 6-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Nishikori K.
662
Garcia Lopez G.
440

Kei Nishikori defeated Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-4 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23BarcelonaR32clayGuillermo Garcia Lopez6-3 0-0
2016-01-18Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori7-5 2-6 6-3 6-4
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR32clayKei Nishikori6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
73
Break points won·Dominant
80
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
76

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Nishikori K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw