Kei Nishikori vs Radek Stepanek — Eastbourne Quarter-final

Eastbourne · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 12 June 2011
grass
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-3
Stepanek R.
Nishikori K.
662
Stepanek R.
23–

Kei Nishikori defeated Radek Stepanek 6-2 6-3 in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
92
Break points won·Dominant
74
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
74

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