Rainer Schuettler vs Kei Nishikori — Beijing Olympics Round of 64

Beijing Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Schuettler R.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Nishikori K.
Schuettler R.
66562
Nishikori K.
47731

Rainer Schuettler defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Beijing Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rainer Schuettler claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-12EastbourneR16grassKei Nishikori6-4 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Schuettler R.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

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
Schuettler R.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Schuettler R.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
97
Break points won·Clear edge
50
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
97

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

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-626-3
Bronze
Djokovic N.
Blake J.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
4-67-511-9
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
6-41-66-4
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Melzer J.
6-06-4
Gonzalez F.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
4-66-16-4
Blake J.
Federer R.
6-47-62
R16
Federer R.
Berdych T.
6-37-64
Djokovic N.
Youzhny M.
7-636-3
Monfils G.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Rochus O.
6-06-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
6-37-5
Blake J.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Andreev I.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Lu Y.
6-26-4
R32
Rochus O.
Tipsarevic J.
7-652-3
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-0
Andreev I.
Llodra M.
6-43-66-1
Nadal R.
Hewitt L.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Arevalo R.
6-26-4
Berdych T.
Seppi A.
6-37-64
Simon G.
Canas G.
7-56-1
Blake J.
Hrbaty D.
7-634-66-3
Mathieu P.
Davydenko N.
7-56-3
Kiefer N.
Anderson K.
6-46-746-4
Gonzalez F.
Cilic M.
6-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Massu N.
7-606-1
Monfils G.
Hanescu V.
6-47-65
Youzhny M.
Johansson T.
7-56-2
Lu Y.
Calleri A.
6-46-4
R64
Canas G.
Niemeyer F.
3-64-2
Rochus O.
Minar I.
6-33-66-3
Tipsarevic J.
Ferrer D.
7-686-2
Nalbandian D.
Zeng S.
6-26-1
Massu N.
Darcis S.
6-47-5
Schuettler R.
Nishikori K.
6-46-756-3
Melzer J.
Daniel M.
6-796-18-6
Wawrinka S.
Dancevic F.
4-66-36-2
Llodra M.
Stepanek R.
4-67-6511-9
Andreev I.
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Hewitt L.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-62
Nadal R.
Starace P.
6-23-66-2
Calleri A.
Mullings D.
6-16-1
Lu Y.
Murray A.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.
Ginepri R.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Arevalo R.
Lee H.
4-66-36-4
Seppi A.
Robredo T.
6-44-68-6
Berdych T.
Yu X.
6-16-2
Simon G.
Soderling R.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Bellucci T.
2-66-46-2
Blake J.
Guccione C.
6-37-63
Davydenko N.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Lapentti N.
7-646-2
Anderson K.
Loglo K.
6-36-2
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-1
Gonzalez F.
Sun P.
6-46-4
Cilic M.
Monaco J.
6-46-756-3
Youzhny M.
Vanek J.
6-46-1
Johansson T.
Nieminen J.
4-66-46-4
Hanescu V.
Bolelli S.
7-53-66-4
Monfils G.
Almagro N.
6-43-66-3