Kei Nishikori vs Steve Johnson — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN5#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016 ·
hard
Nishikori K.7-6 7-6
Johnson S.
Nishikori K.
772
Johnson S.
660
Kei Nishikori defeated Steve Johnson 7-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–0.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori won all two sets in tiebreaks against Steve Johnson.
Head to head
4–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-3 6-2 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-7 6-1 6-2 6-3 |
| 2015-01-04 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2014-06-09 | Halle | QF | grass | Kei Nishikori | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
8.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
91
45
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Dominant
80
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
65
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
91
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Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast