Kei Nishikori vs Gilles Muller — San Jose Round of 32

San Jose · 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, 9 February 2009
hard
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-2
Muller G.
Nishikori K.
762
Muller G.
52–

Kei Nishikori defeated Gilles Muller 7-5 6-2 in the San Jose round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR32hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-2
2016-10-24BaselSFhardKei Nishikori4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
2011-08-21Winston-SalemR64hardKei Nishikori1-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
14.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
57
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
74
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
87

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

Draw

Final
Stepanek R.
Fish M.
3-66-46-2
Semi-finals
Fish M.
Blake J.
6-36-2
Stepanek R.
Roddick A.
3-67-656-4
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Querrey S.
7-696-3
Fish M.
del Potro J.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Widom T.
5-76-06-0
Roddick A.
Haas T.
7-56-4
R16
Stepanek R.
Guccione C.
6-27-61
Querrey S.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Serra F.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Isner J.
6-26-747-5
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
6-26-2
Haas T.
Rochus C.
6-27-5
Roddick A.
Gulbis E.
6-37-63
Widom T.
Dent T.
6-756-36-2
R32
del Potro J.
Stoppini A.
7-657-65
Haas T.
Poerschke L.
6-17-68
Dent T.
Reynolds B.
6-36-4
Guccione C.
Canas G.
7-677-5
Nishikori K.
Muller G.
7-56-2
Isner J.
Delgado R.
7-696-4
Fish M.
Hewitt L.
7-656-3
Gremelmayr D.
Karanusic R.
3-67-646-2
Blake J.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
Serra F.
Nieminen J.
7-56-716-4
Widom T.
Ginepri R.
3-67-626-4
Querrey S.
Baghdatis M.
6-35-77-65
Stepanek R.
Meffert D.
5-76-36-1
Rochus C.
Kunitsyn I.
6-27-67
Roddick A.
Ryderstedt M.
6-07-63
Gulbis E.
Mello R.
7-646-4