Rohan Bopanna vs Kei Nishikori — Davis Cup G1 R2: IND vs JPN Round Robin

Davis Cup G1 R2: IND vs JPN · ATP · Round Robin
IND
Rohan Bopanna
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLL
3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 11 April 2008
grass
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Bopanna R.
7-6 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3
Nishikori K.
Bopanna R.
7736263
Nishikori K.
6264632

Rohan Bopanna defeated Kei Nishikori 7-6 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the Davis Cup G1 R2: IND vs JPN round robin on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rohan Bopanna claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rohan Bopanna closed it out in five sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-16Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs INDRRhardKei Nishikori6-3 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bopanna R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving95% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Bopanna R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Bopanna R.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
28%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.