Kei Nishikori vs Nicolas Almagro — Kuala Lumpur Quarter-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2011
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Almagro N.
Nishikori K.
65662
Almagro N.
77441

Kei Nishikori defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardKei Nishikori6-4 7-6(1) 6-2
2013-09-30TokyoQFhardNicolas Almagro7-6(2) 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Dominant
74
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tipsarevic J.
Baghdatis M.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Nishikori K.
6-46-3
Baghdatis M.
Troicki V.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.
Almagro N.
6-756-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Davydenko N.
3-1
Baghdatis M.
Melzer J.
6-37-63
Troicki V.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
R16
Almagro N.
Ramos A.
7-627-64
Nishikori K.
Petzschner P.
6-34-67-5
Tipsarevic J.
Cipolla F.
6-26-4
Melzer J.
De Voest R.
6-06-4
Davydenko N.
Kubot L.
6-37-62
Baghdatis M.
Devvarman S.
7-56-4
Tursunov D.
Goffin D.
6-36-3
Troicki V.
Istomin D.
6-16-4
R32
Ramos A.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-34-2
Petzschner P.
Zverev M.
7-56-3
Cipolla F.
Tomic B.
6-26-2
Kubot L.
Rosol L.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-46-1
Davydenko N.
Harrison R.
6-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-636-4
Devvarman S.
Ledovskikh M.
7-656-4
De Voest R.
Sweeting R.
4-66-36-3
Istomin D.
Matosevic M.
6-36-2
Goffin D.
Ebden M.
6-47-64
Tursunov D.
Capdeville P.
6-22-66-1