Kei Nishikori vs Andrey Rublev — Tokyo Olympics Round of 64
Tokyo Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 24 July 2021 ·
hard
RUS5#18ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWL
Nishikori K.6-3 6-4
Rublev A.
Nishikori K.
662
Rublev A.
340
Kei Nishikori defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 in the Tokyo Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #18. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-13 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
7.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
91
83
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Clear edge
81
65
Deciding sets·Even
100
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
85
82
Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d) · Rublev A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About