Kei Nishikori vs Julien BenneteauAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
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1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012 ·
hard
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Benneteau J.
Nishikori K.
47763
Benneteau J.
66631

Kei Nishikori defeated Julien Benneteau 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open 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

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-27WimbledonR64grassKei Nishikori4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
2014-09-22Kuala LumpurFhardKei Nishikori7-6 6-4
2013-10-28Paris MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-2
2007-07-29WashingtonR32hardJulien Benneteau6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
77
Break points won·Dominant
80
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
38
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
67

Nishikori K.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 66 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw