Kei Nishikori vs Diego SchwartzmanUS Open Round of 32

US Open · ATP · Round of 32
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018 ·
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1
Schwartzman D.
Nishikori K.
66563
Schwartzman D.
44711

Kei Nishikori defeated Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Diego Schwartzman came in defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–4 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-02Atp CupRRhardDiego Schwartzman6-1 6-7 6-0
2019-05-13Rome MastersQFclayDiego Schwartzman6-4 6-2
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayKei Nishikori1-6 6-0 6-4
2017-02-13Buenos AiresR16clayKei Nishikori5-7 6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
86
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
85
Break points won·Clear edge
81
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
80

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
87

Nishikori K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw