Benoit Paire vs Kei Nishikori — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2015 ·
hard
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Paire B.
6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4
Nishikori K.
Paire B.
634763
Nishikori K.
466642

Benoit Paire defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in ranked #479, leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's final. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Benoit Paire closed it out in five sets, 6–4 3–6 4–6 7–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR16clayKei Nishikori6-2 6-7 6-2 6-7 7-5
2019-02-25DubaiR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-3
2018-10-01TokyoR16hardKei Nishikori6-3 7-5
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayKei Nishikori6-3 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
2016-04-18BarcelonaSFclayKei Nishikori6-3 6-2
2015-10-05TokyoSFhardBenoit Paire1-6 6-4 6-2
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR32clayKei Nishikori6-3 6-7 6-4 6-1
2012-10-29Paris MastersR32hardKei Nishikori7-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
Paire B.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
51%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
54%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
94
Break points won·Dominant
37
81
Deciding sets·Dominant
62
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paire B.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
—
85

Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw