Kei Nishikori vs Rajeev Ram — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2014 ·
hard
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWL
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-3
Ram R.
Nishikori K.
662
Ram R.
230

Kei Nishikori defeated Rajeev Ram 6-2 6-3 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rajeev Ram came in defending last year's round of 32, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-25Canada MastersR16hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
2012-07-09NewportQFgrassRajeev Ram7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Ram R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 134). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
17
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
70
Break points won·Dominant
80
11
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
10
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Ram R.
Freshness·
91
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw