Kei Nishikori vs Gael Monfils — Halle Round of 16

Halle · ATP · Round of 16
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2014 ·
grass
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#305ATP
1803ELO
1652Grass ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Nishikori K.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Monfils G.
Nishikori K.
6362
Monfils G.
1631

Kei Nishikori defeated Gael Monfils 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Halle round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in ranked #305, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-2 5-4
2017-08-07Canada MastersR32hardGael Monfils6-7 7-5 7-6
2016-08-12Rio de JaneiroQFclayKei Nishikori7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsQFhardKei Nishikori7-6 4-6 7-6
2016-03-21Miami MastersQFhardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 7-6

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
86
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Even
80
79
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
89
Tiebreaks·Even
97
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Monfils G.
Freshness·Even
91
95

Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Monfils G.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw