Kei Nishikori vs Daniel Evans — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
Daniel Evans
GBR
Daniel Evans
#836ATP
1588ELO
1562Hard ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-4
Evans D.
Nishikori K.
662
Evans D.
340

Kei Nishikori defeated Daniel Evans 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in ranked #479, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-04Indian Wells MastersR64hardDaniel Evans4-6 6-3 6-4
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128clayKei Nishikori1-6 6-1 7-6 1-6 6-4
2016-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: GBR vs JPNRRhardKei Nishikori6-3 7-5 7-6
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardDaniel Evans6-4 6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Evans D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.1
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 pressure
Nishikori K.Evans D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
55
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Clear edge
81
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Evans D.
Freshness·
85
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Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw