Kei Nishikori vs Ivo Karlovic — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
JPN8
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Nishikori K.
6-3 7-6 5-7 5-7 7-6
Karlovic I.
Nishikori K.
675573
Karlovic I.
367762

Kei Nishikori defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-3 7-6 5-7 5-7 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in five sets, 6–3 7–6 5–7 5–7 7–6.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR16hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4 7-6
2014-02-10MemphisFhardKei Nishikori6-4 7-6
2013-02-25Delray BeachR32hardIvo Karlovic5-4
2012-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: JPN vs CRORRhardIvo Karlovic6-4 6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
67%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
40%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
19.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 63). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
47
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Dominant
80
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
68

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Karlovic I.
Freshness·
91
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Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw