Marcos Baghdatis vs Kei Nishikori — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 September 2010
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Baghdatis M.
6-1 6-1
Nishikori K.
Baghdatis M.
662
Nishikori K.
11–

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-1 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Marcos Baghdatis extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-29WashingtonR16hardMarcos Baghdatis6-1 6-2
2012-10-01TokyoSFhardKei Nishikori6-2 6-2
2012-01-01BrisbaneR16hardMarcos Baghdatis6-3 6-4
2009-02-16MemphisR32hardMarcos Baghdatis7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

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
Baghdatis M.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
97
Break points won·Dominant
36
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
97

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

Draw

Final
Youzhny M.
Golubev A.
6-776-27-63
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Andreev I.
3-66-06-2
Golubev A.
Ferrer D.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Andreev I.
Raonic M.
6-13-66-3
Youzhny M.
Baghdatis M.
6-757-56-1
Ferrer D.
Berdych T.
4-67-56-4
Golubev A.
Soderling R.
6-36-2
R16
Raonic M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-787-696-3
Soderling R.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-06-1
Golubev A.
Anderson K.
6-47-64
Berdych T.
Istomin D.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Bhambri Y.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-15-77-5
Andreev I.
Davydenko N.
7-655-76-3
Baghdatis M.
Giraldo S.
7-57-5
R32
Giraldo S.
Przysiezny M.
7-686-1
Golubev A.
Lu Y.
7-56-2
Bhambri Y.
Si Y.
6-26-0
Dolgopolov A.
Recouderc L.
6-36-1
Istomin D.
Ilhan M.
2-66-36-4
Ferrer D.
Tomic B.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Nishikori K.
6-16-1
Stakhovsky S.
Russell M.
2-67-646-3
Raonic M.
Kunitsyn I.
7-666-3
Andreev I.
Soeda G.
6-16-4
Anderson K.
Falla A.
6-13-67-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Cermak F.
6-06-4