Yoshihito Nishioka vs Alexei PopyrinAdelaide 1 Quarter-final

Adelaide 1 · ATP · Quarter-final
#199ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023 ·
hard
#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Nishioka Y.
7-6 6-7 6-2
Popyrin A.
Nishioka Y.
7662
Popyrin A.
6721

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Alexei Popyrin 7-6 6-7 6-2 in the Adelaide 1 quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #128, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yoshihito Nishioka claimed a first win over Alexei Popyrin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayAlexei Popyrin7-5 6-4 1-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
9.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
97
Break points won·Dominant
57
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
94
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Popyrin A.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw