Kei Nishikori vs Stefanos Tsitsipas — Tokyo Quarter-final
Tokyo · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN3#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
hard
#49ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$1000kYTD
$38MCAREER
28 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Nishikori K.6-3 6-3
Tsitsipas S.
Nishikori K.
662
Tsitsipas S.
330
Kei Nishikori defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefanos Tsitsipas came in ranked #49, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped just 6 games past Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-02 | Shanghai Masters | R64 | hard | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2024-08-05 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
91
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
99
Break points won·Slight edge
81
71
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
87
87
Nishikori K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Tsitsipas S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast