Roger Federer vs Kei Nishikori — Basel Final
Basel · ATP · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2011 ·
hard
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Federer R.6-1 6-3
Nishikori K.
Federer R.
662
Nishikori K.
130
Roger Federer defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-3 in the Basel final on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending the title. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 8–3.
Key context
- Match story: Roger Federer dropped just 4 games past Kei Nishikori.
Head to head
7–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Roger Federer | 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-11-12 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2018-10-29 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-10-08 | Shanghai Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-7 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2015-11-15 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2014-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2014-06-09 | Halle | SF | grass | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2014-03-19 | Miami Masters | QF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2013-05-05 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
95
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
94
Break points won·Slight edge
90
81
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
100
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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85
Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast