Kei Nishikori vs Reilly Opelka — Dubai Round of 64
Dubai · ATP · Round of 64
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021 ·
hard
#142ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$426kYTD
$6.2MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Nishikori K.3-6 6-3 6-4
Opelka R.
Nishikori K.
3662
Opelka R.
6341
Kei Nishikori defeated Reilly Opelka 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Reilly Opelka came in ranked #142.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Reilly Opelka 3–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
66%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
17.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
91
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
100
Break points won·Dominant
80
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
88
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
91
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Nishikori K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast