Pablo Cuevas vs Yoshihito NishiokaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016 ·
hard
#199ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cuevas P.
7-6 6-1 6-4
Nishioka Y.
Cuevas P.
7663
Nishioka Y.
6140

Pablo Cuevas defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yoshihito Nishioka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Yoshihito Nishioka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pablo Cuevas came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1 6–4.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-03Madrid MastersQ1clayYoshihito Nishioka6-4 6-4
2020-01-06Atp CupRRhardYoshihito Nishioka6-0 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
89
Break points won·Dominant
24
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
94

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw