Kei Nishikori vs Rohan Bopanna — Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs IND Round Robin

Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs IND · ATP · Round Robin
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 16 September 2011
hard
IND
Rohan Bopanna
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-2 6-2
Bopanna R.
Nishikori K.
6663
Bopanna R.
322–

Kei Nishikori defeated Rohan Bopanna 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs IND round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rohan Bopanna came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Rohan Bopanna in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–2 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-11Davis Cup G1 R2: IND vs JPNRRgrassRohan Bopanna7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Bopanna R.

Bopanna R.serving85% 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.Bopanna R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Clear edge
39%
27%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
14.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.