Kei Nishikori vs Rainer Schuettler — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 12 June 2011
grass
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Schuettler R.
Nishikori K.
6462
Schuettler R.
4621

Kei Nishikori defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Rainer Schuettler came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Rainer Schuettler in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR64hardRainer Schuettler6-4 6-7(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Schuettler R.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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.Schuettler R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Schuettler R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
77
Break points won·Clear edge
74
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
32
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
36

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
Seppi A.
Tipsarevic J.
7-653-65-3
Semi-finals
Seppi A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-42-66-4
Tipsarevic J.
Nishikori K.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Seppi A.
Rochus O.
6-26-756-3
Nishikori K.
Stepanek R.
6-26-3
Tipsarevic J.
Dimitrov G.
6-37-62
Kunitsyn I.
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
R16
Nishikori K.
Schuettler R.
6-44-66-2
Stepanek R.
Tsonga J.
6-26-3
Rochus O.
Berlocq C.
3-67-657-63
Dimitrov G.
Anderson K.
6-36-2
Kunitsyn I.
Marchenko I.
6-31-66-2
Benneteau J.
Devvarman S.
7-616-766-3
Seppi A.
Young D.
7-616-3
Tipsarevic J.
Kukushkin M.
6-37-62
R32
Kukushkin M.
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.
Istomin D.
6-27-5
Stepanek R.
Fleming C.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Kirillov E.
7-56-1
Schuettler R.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-2
Tipsarevic J.
Ward J.
6-34-66-2
Dimitrov G.
Evans D.
2-67-656-4
Anderson K.
Slabinsky A.
7-56-3
Kunitsyn I.
Andujar P.
7-56-1
Marchenko I.
Gil F.
6-16-3
Rochus O.
Hewitt L.
6-23-0
Seppi A.
Kamke T.
3-66-16-4
Berlocq C.
Dolgopolov A.
7-56-2
Devvarman S.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Young D.
Cox D.
6-17-5
Benneteau J.
Sweeting R.
6-27-64