Kei Nishikori vs Igor Andreev — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011
clay
RUS
Igor Andreev
43 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-3
Andreev I.
Nishikori K.
662
Andreev I.
33–

Kei Nishikori defeated Igor Andreev 6-3 6-3 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Igor Andreev came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Igor Andreev in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersR128hardIgor Andreev6-4 6-7(2) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Andreev I.

Andreev I.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Andreev I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Andreev I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
38
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
83
Break points won·Dominant
74
34
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
34

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sweeting R.
Nishikori K.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Sweeting R.
Karlovic I.
7-636-3
Nishikori K.
Cuevas P.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Isner J.
7-626-727-69
Cuevas P.
Garcia Lopez G.
1-67-646-3
Nishikori K.
Fish M.
6-36-2
Sweeting R.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-36-1
R16
Nishikori K.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Fish M.
Ramos A.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Devvarman S.
6-46-1
Cuevas P.
Blake J.
7-56-1
Gabashvili T.
Dimitrov G.
7-646-3
Karlovic I.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-1
Isner J.
Zeballos H.
7-56-3
Sweeting R.
Querrey S.
3-67-656-3
R32
Dimitrov G.
Schuettler R.
6-06-2
Zeballos H.
Harrison R.
6-46-3
Ramos A.
Dabul B.
6-47-5
Gabashvili T.
Capdeville P.
6-47-64
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
7-656-4
Kunitsyn I.
Zverev M.
7-616-2
Nishikori K.
Skugor F.
6-36-2
Devvarman S.
Kendrick R.
6-26-1
Blake J.
Berlocq C.
6-736-36-4
Sweeting R.
Smyczek T.
6-26-2
Andreev I.
Russell M.
6-26-3
Cuevas P.
Mello R.
6-26-0