Kei Nishikori vs Tomas Berdych — Brisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2009
hard
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Nishikori K.
7-6 6-3
Berdych T.
Nishikori K.
7962
Berdych T.
673–

Kei Nishikori defeated Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR64clayKei Nishikori4-6 6-2 6-1
2015-11-15Tour FinalsRRhardKei Nishikori7-5 3-6 6-3
2012-10-01TokyoQFhardKei Nishikori7-5 6-4
2012-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR16clayTomas Berdych2-6 6-2 6-4
2011-10-31BaselR32hardKei Nishikori3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Berdych T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Berdych T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
82
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Even
74
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
85

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
27°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Stepanek R.
Verdasco F.
3-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Stepanek R.
Gasquet R.
2-66-26-4
Verdasco F.
Mathieu P.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Stepanek R.
Soderling R.
2-66-46-3
Verdasco F.
Serra F.
4-66-06-3
Mathieu P.
Nishikori K.
6-36-4
Gasquet R.
Tsonga J.
1-66-46-2
R16
Mathieu P.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Serra F.
Melzer J.
6-46-3
Stepanek R.
Llodra M.
7-626-3
Verdasco F.
Ancic M.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Benneteau J.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Dent T.
7-56-4
Tsonga J.
Nieminen J.
0-67-617-65
Nishikori K.
Berdych T.
7-676-3
R32
Ancic M.
Delic A.
7-626-747-66
Melzer J.
Fish M.
6-44-67-64
Verdasco F.
Tomic B.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Klein B.
6-06-4
Serra F.
Ferrero J.
6-37-63
Nishikori K.
Reynolds B.
6-36-2
Mathieu P.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Djokovic N.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-2
Llodra M.
Sirianni J.
5-77-636-2
Benneteau J.
Ginepri R.
3-66-37-5
Soderling R.
Querrey S.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Gicquel M.
4-66-26-2
Dent T.
Darcis S.
7-606-2
Nieminen J.
Baghdatis M.
5-76-16-4
Tsonga J.
Calleri A.
6-27-5