Kei Nishikori vs James Blake — Delray Beach Round of 16

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2011
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-4
Blake J.
Nishikori K.
662
Blake J.
34–

Kei Nishikori defeated James Blake 6-3 6-4 in the Delray Beach round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-12Cincinnati MastersR32hardKei Nishikori2-6 6-4 6-4
2008-04-14HoustonR32clayJames Blake6-4 6-4
2008-02-11Delray BeachFhardKei Nishikori3-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Clear edge
74
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
55

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
del Potro J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Nishikori K.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Fish M.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Falla A.
6-16-4
del Potro J.
Anderson K.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.
Sweeting R.
6-756-26-4
Tipsarevic J.
Dodig I.
7-606-1
R16
del Potro J.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-1
Dodig I.
Sela D.
2-66-36-2
Fish M.
Mello R.
6-26-1
Falla A.
Mannarino A.
6-36-2
Anderson K.
Serra F.
6-16-4
Sweeting R.
Querrey S.
7-656-4
Tipsarevic J.
Kavcic B.
6-26-786-3
Nishikori K.
Blake J.
6-36-4
R32
Fish M.
Phau B.
5-0
Falla A.
Hajek J.
6-12-0
Blake J.
Becker B.
7-56-4
Nishikori K.
Dabul B.
6-27-65
Tipsarevic J.
Karlovic I.
7-6147-61
Sela D.
Matosevic M.
3-66-16-2
Mannarino A.
Mayer L.
1-67-636-4
Gabashvili T.
Isner J.
6-45-77-613
del Potro J.
Berankis R.
6-46-1
Serra F.
Harrison R.
3-66-37-5
Anderson K.
Young D.
6-757-646-2
Sweeting R.
Andreev I.
6-26-3
Querrey S.
Brown D.
6-35-76-3
Kavcic B.
Farah R.
6-16-4
Dodig I.
Kunitsyn I.
6-42-66-3
Mello R.
Schuettler R.
2-66-26-3