Kei Nishikori vs Victor Hanescu — Buenos Aires Round of 16

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 16
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
ROU
Victor Hanescu
44 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWL
Nishikori K.
3-6 7-5 6-1
Hanescu V.
Nishikori K.
3762
Hanescu V.
6511

Kei Nishikori defeated Victor Hanescu 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the Buenos Aires round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-20Miami MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-3
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardKei Nishikori6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hanescu V.

Hanescu V.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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.Hanescu V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Hanescu V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
59

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