Kei Nishikori vs Frances Tiafoe — Vienna Round of 32
Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
JPN5#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018 ·
hard
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.7-6 5-7 6-2
Tiafoe F.
Nishikori K.
7562
Tiafoe F.
6721
Kei Nishikori defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6 5-7 6-2 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #23.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
91
75
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Dominant
80
45
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
88
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
89
58
Nishikori K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Tiafoe F.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 93 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast