Kei Nishikori vs Juan Martin del Potro — Washington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017 ·
hard
ARG13
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWLW
Nishikori K.
6-4 7-5
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
672
del Potro J.
450

Kei Nishikori defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 7-5 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19Miami MastersR32hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-2
2017-05-15Rome MastersR16clayJuan Martin del Potro7-6 6-3
2016-10-24BaselQFhardKei Nishikori7-5 6-4
2012-07-25London OlympicsQFgrassJuan Martin del Potro6-4 7-6
2012-06-25WimbledonR32grassJuan Martin del Potro6-3 7-6 6-1
2009-02-09San JoseR16hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-2
2008-08-25US OpenR16hardJuan Martin del Potro6-3 6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.del Potro J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
9.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.del Potro J.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
90
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Even
81
82
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98

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

Freshness

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw