Kei Nishikori vs Marinko Matosevic — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
JPN16
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2014 ·
hard
AUS
Marinko Matosevic
41 yrs · 194 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLL
Nishikori K.
6-3 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-2
Matosevic M.
Nishikori K.
656463
Matosevic M.
372622

Kei Nishikori defeated Marinko Matosevic 6-3 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in five sets, 6–3 5–7 6–2 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-22Kuala LumpurQFhardKei Nishikori6-3 6-0
2014-03-19Miami MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-1
2013-02-18MemphisSFhardKei Nishikori6-4
2012-12-30BrisbaneR32hardKei Nishikori7-5 6-2

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Matosevic M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Matosevic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
22
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
73
Break points won·Dominant
81
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
28

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Matosevic M.
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