Benjamin Becker vs Kei Nishikori — Delray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Benjamin Becker
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Becker B.
6-3 1-6 6-0
Nishikori K.
Becker B.
6162
Nishikori K.
3601

Benjamin Becker defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 1-6 6-0 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Benjamin Becker claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-1 3-6 6-3
2014-09-29TokyoSFhardKei Nishikori4-6 6-0 7-6(2)
2014-02-10MemphisR16hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Becker B.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Becker B.

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
Becker B.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Becker B.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
97
Break points won·Dominant
29
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gulbis E.
Karlovic I.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Karlovic I.
Fish M.
6-26-3
Gulbis E.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Gulbis E.
Mayer L.
7-626-4
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
6-36-756-1
Fish M.
Chardy J.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Becker B.
7-53-67-65
R16
Fish M.
Zverev M.
6-26-4
Mayer L.
Mayer F.
6-47-64
Nieminen J.
Korolev E.
5-76-16-0
Chardy J.
Giraldo S.
7-54-67-5
Blake J.
Haase R.
6-36-1
Becker B.
Odesnik W.
W/O
Karlovic I.
Brands D.
7-687-66
Gulbis E.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
R32
Mayer L.
Anderson K.
7-677-62
Haase R.
Kendrick R.
7-647-60
Fish M.
Rochus C.
5-76-33-3
Nieminen J.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Odesnik W.
Ram R.
6-36-2
Becker B.
Nishikori K.
6-31-66-0
Mayer F.
Lindahl N.
6-46-1
Gulbis E.
Harrison R.
6-47-65
Gabashvili T.
Haas T.
7-637-5
Karlovic I.
Petzschner P.
6-37-63
Brands D.
Grosjean S.
3-66-36-2
Blake J.
Dent T.
6-13-66-3
Chardy J.
Malisse X.
6-37-65
Giraldo S.
Spadea V.
6-26-3
Zverev M.
Russell M.
6-43-67-5
Korolev E.
Lapentti N.
6-21-66-1