Kei Nishikori vs Jurgen Melzer — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 5 May 2013 ·
clay
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-2
Melzer J.
Nishikori K.
662
Melzer J.
320

Kei Nishikori defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-2 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in defending last year's round of 32, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30TokyoR32hardKei Nishikori6-7 7-5 6-2
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardJurgen Melzer7-5 6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
29
Break points saved·Dominant
94
67
Break points won·Dominant
81
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Melzer J.
Freshness·
87
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Nishikori K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw