Kei Nishikori vs Nicolas Almagro — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
JPN5
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015 ·
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-4 7-6 6-2
Almagro N.
Nishikori K.
6763
Almagro N.
4620

Kei Nishikori defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-4 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30TokyoQFhardNicolas Almagro7-6 5-7 6-3
2011-09-26Kuala LumpurQFhardKei Nishikori6-7 6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 133). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
82
Break points won·Dominant
80
16
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
51

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Almagro N.
Freshness·
91
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Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw