Kei Nishikori vs Tommy Paul — Washington Quarter-final
Washington · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN2#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017 ·
hard
USA#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWW
Nishikori K.3-6 7-6 6-4
Paul T.
Nishikori K.
3762
Paul T.
6641
Kei Nishikori defeated Tommy Paul 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Tommy Paul in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Tommy Paul 3–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Tommy Paul | 6-7 6-0 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
90
90
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Slight edge
80
88
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
90
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
94
68
Nishikori K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Paul T.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast