Janko Tipsarevic vs Kei Nishikori — Eastbourne Semi-final

Eastbourne · ATP · Semi-final
SRB
Janko Tipsarevic
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 12 June 2011
grass
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Tipsarevic J.
6-2 6-4
Nishikori K.
Tipsarevic J.
662
Nishikori K.
24–

Janko Tipsarevic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 in the Eastbourne semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Janko Tipsarevic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Janko Tipsarevic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-26Kuala LumpurSFhardJanko Tipsarevic6-4 6-3
2011-04-25BelgradeR32hardJanko Tipsarevic2-6 6-2 7-6(0)
2011-02-21Delray BeachSFhardJanko Tipsarevic6-4 6-4
2011-01-03ChennaiQFhardJanko Tipsarevic6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Tipsarevic J.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Tipsarevic J.

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
Tipsarevic J.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tipsarevic J.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
89
Break points saved·Even
93
97
Break points won·Dominant
38
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
97

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