Kei Nishikori vs Dusan Lajovic — Basel Round of 32

Basel · ATP · Round of 32
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2016 ·
hard
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#146ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-1
Lajovic D.
Nishikori K.
762
Lajovic D.
510

Kei Nishikori defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-5 6-1 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dusan Lajovic came in ranked #146, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18Miami MastersR64hardDusan Lajovic2-6 6-2 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-1 7-6

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Lajovic D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Lajovic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Dominant
80
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
66

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Lajovic D.
Freshness·Clear edge
92
76

Nishikori K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Lajovic D.: 6 days rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw