Kei Nishikori vs Teymuraz Gabashvili — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32
Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2011
hard
Nishikori K.3-6 6-4 6-1
Gabashvili T.
Nishikori K.
3662
Gabashvili T.
6411
Kei Nishikori defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Teymuraz Gabashvili 3–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-24 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 2015-04-20 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2014-02-17 | Delray Beach | R16 | hard | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 4-2 RET |
| 2007-07-29 | Washington | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
89
11
Break points saved·Dominant
97
56
Break points won·Dominant
74
11
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
23
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
24
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
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