Kei Nishikori vs Go Soeda — Tokyo Round of 32
Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2012 ·
hard
Nishikori K.4-6 6-2 6-3
Soeda G.
Nishikori K.
4662
Soeda G.
6231
Kei Nishikori defeated Go Soeda 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Go Soeda came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Go Soeda in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Go Soeda 4–6 6–2 6–3.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
91
0
Break points saved·Dominant
94
23
Break points won·Dominant
80
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
6
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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