Tim Smyczek vs Kei Nishikori — San Jose Round of 16

San Jose · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Tim Smyczek
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2011
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Smyczek T.
6-4 3-6 6-1
Nishikori K.
Smyczek T.
6362
Nishikori K.
4611

Tim Smyczek defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the San Jose round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Tim Smyczek had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 6 on hard. Tim Smyczek claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tim Smyczek came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Smyczek T.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

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
Smyczek T.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Smyczek T.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
97
Break points won·Dominant
23
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
97

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

Draw

Final
Raonic M.
Verdasco F.
7-667-65
Semi-finals
Raonic M.
Monfils G.
W/O
Verdasco F.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.
Berankis R.
6-47-62
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Hewitt L.
6-26-3
Monfils G.
Smyczek T.
6-47-66
R16
Istomin D.
Russell M.
7-677-64
Hewitt L.
Dabul B.
3-67-56-3
del Potro J.
Lacko L.
6-17-61
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.
7-57-5
Smyczek T.
Nishikori K.
6-43-66-1
Raonic M.
Blake J.
6-27-64
Berankis R.
Young D.
6-45-77-5
Monfils G.
Kendrick R.
6-25-76-4
R32
del Potro J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Smyczek T.
Farah R.
7-53-66-3
Blake J.
Levine J.
7-56-1
Istomin D.
Borvanov R.
6-37-5
Lacko L.
Querrey S.
7-666-3
Russell M.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Ram R.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Sweeting R.
6-46-4
Raonic M.
Malisse X.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Hajek J.
6-17-66
Kendrick R.
Kunitsyn I.
7-53-66-4
Monfils G.
Klahn B.
6-36-2
Dabul B.
Falla A.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Phau B.
6-36-3
Berankis R.
Becker B.
6-37-62
Young D.
Brown D.
7-626-4