Kei Nishikori vs Karen Khachanov — Madrid Masters Round of 64
Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#479ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2021 ·
clay
#39ATP
1828ELO
1787Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.6-7 6-2 6-2
Khachanov K.
Nishikori K.
6662
Khachanov K.
7221
Kei Nishikori defeated Karen Khachanov 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karen Khachanov came in ranked #39. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Karen Khachanov 6–7 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | Geneva | R16 | clay | Karen Khachanov | 7-5 2-5 |
| 2024-12-30 | Hong Kong | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-10-22 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2018-06-18 | Halle | R16 | grass | Karen Khachanov | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2017-06-19 | Halle | R16 | grass | Karen Khachanov | 3-2 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
7.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
91
81
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Even
80
81
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
83
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
92
93
Nishikori K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Khachanov K.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast