Kei Nishikori vs Evgeny Donskoy — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2013 ·
hard
RUS
Evgeny Donskoy
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWLLL
Nishikori K.
7-6 6-2 6-3
Donskoy E.
Nishikori K.
7663
Donskoy E.
6230

Kei Nishikori defeated Evgeny Donskoy 7-6 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–2 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-12New YorkR16hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Donskoy E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Donskoy E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
7
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
83
Break points won·Dominant
81
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
2
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Donskoy E.
Freshness·
85
—

Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw