Kei Nishikori vs Daniil Medvedev — Brisbane Final
Brisbane · ATP · Final
JPN2#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018 ·
hard
RUS4#7ATP
1977ELO
1962Hard ELO
$2.5MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Nishikori K.6-4 3-6 6-2
Medvedev D.
Nishikori K.
6362
Medvedev D.
4621
Kei Nishikori defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Brisbane final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daniil Medvedev came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-02 | Atp Cup | RR | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2019-04-22 | Barcelona | SF | clay | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2018-10-01 | Tokyo | F | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2018-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
91
96
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
99
Break points won·Clear edge
80
98
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
91
82
Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Medvedev D.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast