Julien Benneteau vs Kei Nishikori — Washington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 29 July 2007
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Benneteau J.
6-2 6-3
Nishikori K.
Benneteau J.
662
Nishikori K.
23–

Julien Benneteau defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-3 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Julien Benneteau claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-27WimbledonR64grassKei Nishikori4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
2014-09-22Kuala LumpurFhardKei Nishikori7-6(4) 6-4
2013-10-28Paris MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-2
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Even serve battle

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
Benneteau J.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Benneteau J.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
97
Break points won·Dominant
30
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CRain
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Isner J.
6-47-64
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Karlovic I.
7-677-65
Isner J.
Monfils G.
6-747-617-62
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Capdeville P.
4-66-37-65
Isner J.
Haas T.
6-46-767-65
Roddick A.
Lee H.
7-666-2
Monfils G.
Safin M.
6-37-5
R16
Isner J.
Odesnik W.
6-747-637-62
Safin M.
Haase R.
7-56-727-5
Lee H.
Benneteau J.
2-66-26-3
Roddick A.
Stepanek R.
6-31-67-5
Capdeville P.
Johansson T.
7-656-3
Karlovic I.
Spadea V.
6-26-4
Monfils G.
Berrer M.
6-756-36-3
Haas T.
Russell M.
6-36-4
R32
Spadea V.
Moodie W.
7-657-63
Isner J.
Becker B.
3-67-57-66
Safin M.
Hernych J.
6-22-66-2
Haas T.
Falla A.
6-36-2
Russell M.
Whitehouse W.
7-614-1
Berrer M.
Fish M.
7-646-4
Monfils G.
Klizan M.
7-656-4
Stepanek R.
Goldstein P.
6-34-66-4
Roddick A.
Zib T.
6-46-2
Odesnik W.
del Potro J.
3-67-6106-3
Karlovic I.
Korolev E.
6-36-3
Haase R.
Llodra M.
6-26-777-64
Benneteau J.
Nishikori K.
6-26-3
Capdeville P.
Delic A.
7-657-5
Johansson T.
Clement A.
1-66-36-4
Lee H.
Kunitsyn I.
6-776-36-1
R64
Berrer M.
Bastl G.
6-36-2
Isner J.
Henman T.
4-66-47-64
Moodie W.
Sweeting R.
6-36-4
Korolev E.
Mello R.
6-46-4
Falla A.
Kendrick R.
3-66-27-5
Whitehouse W.
Vanek J.
3-66-36-3
Odesnik W.
Garcia A.
4-66-36-0
Nishikori K.
Gabashvili T.
7-646-3
Hernych J.
Healey N.
6-31-1
Haase R.
Bogdanovic A.
6-46-2
Zib T.
Kim K.
7-626-4
Goldstein P.
Devvarman S.
6-46-2
Klizan M.
Economidis K.
6-46-3
Capdeville P.
Bozoljac I.
4-66-36-0
Johansson T.
Giraldo S.
7-676-756-4
Kunitsyn I.
Grosjean S.
6-736-46-3