Kei Nishikori vs Philipp Petzschner — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2011 ·
hard
GER
Philipp Petzschner
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWW
Nishikori K.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Petzschner P.
Nishikori K.
6472
Petzschner P.
3651

Kei Nishikori defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Petzschner P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Petzschner P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
27
Break points saved·Dominant
94
64
Break points won·Dominant
80
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
64

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Petzschner P.
Freshness·
92
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Nishikori K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw