Kei Nishikori vs Daniil Medvedev — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 32

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 April 2018 ·
clay
Daniil Medvedev
RUS
Daniil Medvedev
#7ATP
1977ELO
1889Clay ELO
$2.5MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-2
Medvedev D.
Nishikori K.
762
Medvedev D.
520

Kei Nishikori defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Daniil Medvedev came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-02Atp CupRRhardDaniil Medvedev6-2 6-4
2019-04-22BarcelonaSFclayDaniil Medvedev6-4 3-6 7-5
2018-12-31BrisbaneFhardKei Nishikori6-4 3-6 6-2
2018-10-01TokyoFhardDaniil Medvedev6-2 6-4
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Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Medvedev D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Medvedev D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
96
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
99
Break points won·Clear edge
80
98
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Medvedev D.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
82

Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Medvedev D.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw