Fernando Verdasco vs Kei Nishikori — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2011 ·
hard
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Verdasco F.6-2 6-4 6-3
Nishikori K.
Verdasco F.
6663
Nishikori K.
2430
Fernando Verdasco defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Verdasco closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-19 | Halle | R32 | grass | Kei Nishikori | 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2017-05-29 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 0-6 6-4 6-4 6-0 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 6-7 6-1 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-4 |
| 2015-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2012-04-23 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 4-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
44
91
Break points saved·Even
92
94
Break points won·Dominant
27
81
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
—
87
Nishikori K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast