Kei Nishikori vs Alex De Minaur — Rotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021 ·
hard
Alex De Minaur
AUS
Alex De Minaur
#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Nishikori K.
6-3 2-6 7-5
De Minaur A.
Nishikori K.
6272
De Minaur A.
3651

Kei Nishikori defeated Alex De Minaur 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Alex De Minaur in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR32hardAlex De Minaur6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.De Minaur A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
56%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.De Minaur A.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
94
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Clear edge
80
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
95
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.De Minaur A.
Freshness·Clear edge
89
76

Nishikori K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · De Minaur A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw