Kei Nishikori vs Stan Wawrinka — Tour Finals Round Robin
Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
JPN5#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 November 2016 ·
hard
SUI3#125ATP
1678ELO
1664Hard ELO
$657kYTD
$38MCAREER
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLWLWL
Nishikori K.6-2 6-3
Wawrinka S.
Nishikori K.
662
Wawrinka S.
230
Kei Nishikori defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stan Wawrinka came in ranked #125, leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's semi-final. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped just 5 games past Stan Wawrinka.
Head to head
3–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-06 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Stan Wawrinka | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2019-02-11 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Stan Wawrinka | 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
| 2018-08-13 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Stan Wawrinka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2017-01-02 | Brisbane | SF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | SF | hard | Stan Wawrinka | 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2 |
| 2016-07-25 | Canada Masters | SF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Stan Wawrinka | 6-3 6-4 7-6 |
| 2014-08-25 | US Open | QF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 3-6 7-5 7-6 6-7 6-4 |
| 2012-08-12 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Stan Wawrinka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2012-02-20 | Buenos Aires | QF | clay | Stan Wawrinka | 6-4 6-2 |
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%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
91
53
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Dominant
81
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
62
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
83
83
Nishikori K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d) · Wawrinka S.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast