Kei Nishikori vs Alejandro Falla — Indianapolis Round of 32

Indianapolis · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2007
hard
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
6-4 6-3
Falla A.
Nishikori K.
662
Falla A.
43–

Kei Nishikori defeated Alejandro Falla 6-4 6-3 in the Indianapolis round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-18Davis Cup WG PO: COL vs JPNRRclayKei Nishikori7-6(3) 7-6(1) 7-5
2013-09-13Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs COLRRhardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4 6-4
2011-01-03ChennaiR16hardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 6-2
2008-06-09Queen's ClubR64grassKei Nishikori2-6 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Nishikori K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Falla A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
32
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
73
Break points won·Dominant
74
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
55

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

Draw

Final
Tursunov D.
Dancevic F.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Dancevic F.
Roddick A.
6-47-61
Tursunov D.
Querrey S.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Tursunov D.
Nishikori K.
6-16-4
Querrey S.
Blake J.
7-666-747-64
Roddick A.
Lee H.
6-36-776-1
Dancevic F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-63
R16
Kunitsyn I.
Fish M.
6-4
Blake J.
Mello R.
6-46-2
Nishikori K.
Berrer M.
6-33-66-1
Lee H.
Goldstein P.
6-36-3
Dancevic F.
del Potro J.
3-67-656-4
Tursunov D.
Gabashvili T.
6-30-66-2
Querrey S.
Karlovic I.
5-77-57-66
Roddick A.
Korolev E.
6-36-2
R32
Goldstein P.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-0
Korolev E.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-4
Lee H.
Young D.
6-26-4
Fish M.
Spadea V.
2-67-57-5
Kunitsyn I.
Giraldo S.
6-21-67-5
del Potro J.
Delic A.
7-57-65
Dancevic F.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Berrer M.
Ginepri R.
3-66-26-1
Nishikori K.
Falla A.
6-46-3
Gabashvili T.
Ram R.
7-53-66-4
Tursunov D.
Russell M.
6-37-5
Karlovic I.
Sa A.
6-46-757-63
Querrey S.
Benneteau J.
7-666-1
Mello R.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Johansson T.
7-57-69