Kei Nishikori vs Yuichi Sugita — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
hard
JPN
Yuichi Sugita
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
6-4 6-1
Sugita Y.
Nishikori K.
662
Sugita Y.
410

Kei Nishikori defeated Yuichi Sugita 6-4 6-1 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuichi Sugita came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Sugita Y.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Sugita Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
73
Break points won·Dominant
80
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Sugita Y.
Freshness·
91
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Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw