Kei Nishikori vs Roger Federer — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
JPN7
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018 ·
hard
SUI2
Roger Federer
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Nishikori K.
7-6 6-3
Federer R.
Nishikori K.
762
Federer R.
630

Kei Nishikori defeated Roger Federer 7-6 6-3 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 8–2, defending last year's semi-final. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 8–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonQFgrassRoger Federer4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
2018-10-29Paris MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-4 6-4
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-4 7-6
2017-01-16Australian OpenR16hardRoger Federer6-7 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3
2015-11-15Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer7-5 4-6 6-4
2014-11-09Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer6-3 6-2
2014-06-09HalleSFgrassRoger Federer6-3 7-6
2014-03-19Miami MastersQFhardKei Nishikori3-6 7-5 6-4
2013-05-05Madrid MastersR16clayKei Nishikori6-4 1-6 6-2
2011-10-31BaselFhardRoger Federer6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Federer R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
58%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
100
Break points won·Slight edge
81
90
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Federer R.
Freshness·
85
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Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw