Kei Nishikori vs Philipp Petzschner — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2011
hard
GER
Philipp Petzschner
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Petzschner P.
Nishikori K.
6472
Petzschner P.
3651

Kei Nishikori defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Petzschner P.

Petzschner P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve 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 season
Nishikori K.Petzschner P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 118). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Petzschner P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
82
Break points won·Dominant
74
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
27
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
60

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