Kei Nishikori vs Andy Murray — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN6#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2016 ·
hard
Nishikori K.1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5
Murray A.
Nishikori K.
164673
Murray A.
646152
Kei Nishikori defeated Andy Murray 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 10–1, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 10–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Andy Murray 1–6 6–4 4–6 6–1 7–5.
Head to head
1–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Andy Murray | 2-6 6-1 7-6 6-1 |
| 2016-11-14 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Andy Murray | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2016-08-13 | Rio de Janeiro | SF | clay | Andy Murray | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2016-08-08 | Rio Olympics | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2016-03-04 | Davis Cup WG R1: GBR vs JPN | RR | hard | Andy Murray | 7-5 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 2015-08-10 | Canada Masters | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2015-05-03 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2014-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2012-12-30 | Brisbane | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-4 2-0 |
| 2012-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-3 6-1 |
| 2011-10-09 | Shanghai Masters | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
91
92
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Even
81
85
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
87
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Nishikori K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast