Kei Nishikori vs Jurgen Melzer — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2013 ·
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Nishikori K.
6-7 7-5 6-2
Melzer J.
Nishikori K.
6762
Melzer J.
7521

Kei Nishikori defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-7 7-5 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending the title. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-05Madrid MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-3 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·
85
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Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw