Kei Nishikori vs Roger Federer — Miami Masters Quarter-final
Miami Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN20#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 19 March 2014 ·
hard
Nishikori K.3-6 7-5 6-4
Federer R.
Nishikori K.
3762
Federer R.
6541
Kei Nishikori defeated Roger Federer 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Miami Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 8–2. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 8–3.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Roger Federer 3–6 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
2–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Roger Federer | 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-11-12 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2018-10-29 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-10-08 | Shanghai Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-7 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2015-11-15 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2014-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2014-06-09 | Halle | SF | grass | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2013-05-05 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
| 2011-10-31 | Basel | F | hard | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
91
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
100
Break points won·Slight edge
81
90
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
85
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Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast