Kei Nishikori vs Guillermo Garcia Lopez — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · 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, 29 September 2008
hard
ESP
Guillermo Garcia Lopez
43 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Nishikori K.
6-4 6-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Nishikori K.
662
Garcia Lopez G.
44–

Kei Nishikori defeated Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-4 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23BarcelonaR32clayGuillermo Garcia Lopez6-3 0-0 RET
2016-01-18Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori7-5 2-6 6-3 6-4
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR32clayKei Nishikori6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Garcia Lopez G.

Garcia Lopez G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Garcia Lopez G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Garcia Lopez G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Dominant
74
29
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
63

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
18°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Berdych T.
del Potro J.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Berdych T.
Roddick A.
6-737-57-63
del Potro J.
Gasquet R.
6-34-67-5
Quarter-finals
Gasquet R.
Schuettler R.
6-36-2
Roddick A.
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-06-4
del Potro J.
Ferrer D.
6-17-5
R16
Troicki V.
Tsonga J.
5-72-1
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
7-626-2
Schuettler R.
Youzhny M.
6-36-7126-4
Berdych T.
Robredo T.
7-666-2
Gonzalez F.
Delic A.
6-47-64
del Potro J.
Nieminen J.
6-16-3
Gasquet R.
Nishikori K.
6-16-2
Ferrer D.
Suzuki T.
4-66-36-2
R32
Roddick A.
Minar I.
7-6116-747-62
Ferrer D.
Levine J.
6-44-66-1
Melzer J.
Stadler S.
6-26-3
Troicki V.
Odesnik W.
6-26-1
Tsonga J.
Reynolds B.
4-67-646-4
Gonzalez F.
Lu Y.
1-67-56-3
Delic A.
Querrey S.
7-656-3
Berdych T.
Karanusic R.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Sirianni J.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Cipolla F.
6-26-2
Schuettler R.
Lee H.
6-36-736-3
Nishikori K.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-4
Gasquet R.
Slanar M.
6-46-2
Nieminen J.
Mamiit C.
7-676-4
Suzuki T.
Bolelli S.
7-654-67-65
del Potro J.
Sela D.
7-56-0
R64
Cipolla F.
Navarro I.
7-657-64
Suzuki T.
Sugita Y.
6-37-66
Levine J.
Udomchoke D.
4-66-16-0
Reynolds B.
Ito T.
6-36-1
Mamiit C.
Evans B.
3-67-56-4
Sela D.
Phau B.
7-56-1
Slanar M.
Young D.
4-66-36-2
Nishikori K.
Kendrick R.
7-636-756-2
Lee H.
Iwabuchi S.
6-16-4
Minar I.
Zverev M.
7-692-66-2
Sirianni J.
Ito Y.
6-36-2
Karanusic R.
Kondo H.
6-26-2
Delic A.
Soeda G.
6-46-2
Lu Y.
Gregorc L.
6-47-65
Odesnik W.
Kim K.
6-46-3
Stadler S.
Petzschner P.
6-26-4