Yoshihito Nishioka vs Andrey RublevSydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
#199ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019 ·
hard
#18ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWL
Nishioka Y.
6-3 6-1
Rublev A.
Nishioka Y.
662
Rublev A.
310

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-1 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Yoshihito Nishioka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersR64hardYoshihito Nishioka2-6 6-1 6-4
2023-10-30Paris MastersR32hardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-3
2023-04-24Madrid MastersR32clayAndrey Rublev6-2 7-5
2022-08-01WashingtonSFhardYoshihito Nishioka6-3 6-4
2021-02-02Atp CupRRhardAndrey Rublev6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.2
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
79
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
98
Break points won·Slight edge
57
65
Deciding sets·Even
97
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
94
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Rublev A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw