Kei Nishikori vs Gilles Muller — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN4#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
Nishikori K.6-2 6-2
Muller G.
Nishikori K.
662
Muller G.
220
Kei Nishikori defeated Gilles Muller 6-2 6-2 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 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped just 4 games past Gilles Muller.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-24 | Basel | SF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2011-08-21 | Winston-Salem | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 1-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2009-02-09 | San Jose | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
15.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
91
51
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Dominant
80
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
88
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