Dusan Lajovic vs Kei Nishikori — Miami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#146ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019 ·
hard
JPN5
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Lajovic D.
2-6 6-2 6-3
Nishikori K.
Lajovic D.
2662
Nishikori K.
6231

Dusan Lajovic defeated Kei Nishikori 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Dusan Lajovic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Dusan Lajovic claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-24BaselR32hardKei Nishikori7-5 6-1
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-1 7-6

Statistics

This season
Lajovic D.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 162). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajovic D.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Dominant
18
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lajovic D.Nishikori K.
Freshness·Clear edge
76
92

Lajovic D.: 6 days rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d) · Nishikori K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw