Kei Nishikori vs Juan Carlos Ferrero — Buenos Aires Round of 32

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2012
clay
ESP
Juan Carlos Ferrero
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWW
Nishikori K.
7-5 3-6 6-2
Ferrero J.
Nishikori K.
7362
Ferrero J.
5621

Kei Nishikori defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 3-6 6-2 in the Buenos Aires round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Carlos Ferrero came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Juan Carlos Ferrero in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-12AucklandR32hardJuan Carlos Ferrero5-3 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ferrero J.

Ferrero J.serving70% hold

wins 59% 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.Ferrero J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Ferrero J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
87
Break points won·Dominant
74
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Nalbandian D.
6-16-4
Almagro N.
Wawrinka S.
6-43-67-5
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.
Nishikori K.
6-46-2
Almagro N.
Andreev I.
6-37-5
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-4
Nalbandian D.
Berlocq C.
6-06-3
R16
Gonzalez F.
Ramos A.
7-667-65
Nalbandian D.
Monaco J.
6-36-1
Ferrer D.
Bagnis F.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Hanescu V.
3-67-56-1
Andreev I.
Verdasco F.
7-636-3
Almagro N.
Delbonis F.
6-36-2
Berlocq C.
Simon G.
6-26-1
Wawrinka S.
Paire B.
6-35-76-2
R32
Gonzalez F.
Montanes A.
7-51-0
Monaco J.
Volandri F.
6-13-1
Wawrinka S.
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Paire B.
Marti J.
2-67-606-2
Hanescu V.
Andujar P.
6-34-67-64
Nishikori K.
Ferrero J.
7-53-66-2
Verdasco F.
Prodon E.
6-46-1
Andreev I.
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Delbonis F.
Gil F.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Starace P.
4-66-37-64
Ferrer D.
Molteni A.
6-16-0
Bagnis F.
Mayer L.
5-76-46-2
Ramos A.
Chela J.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Machado R.
6-37-5
Berlocq C.
Riba P.
6-756-06-0
Nalbandian D.
Odesnik W.
6-26-3