Santiago Giraldo vs Kei Nishikori — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
COL
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2012
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Giraldo S.
7-5 6-2
Nishikori K.
Giraldo S.
762
Nishikori K.
52–

Santiago Giraldo defeated Kei Nishikori 7-5 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 128. Santiago Giraldo claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-18Davis Cup WG PO: COL vs JPNRRclayKei Nishikori6-4 6-2 7-6(3)
2015-04-20BarcelonaR16clayKei Nishikori6-2 6-1
2014-04-21BarcelonaFclayKei Nishikori6-2 6-2
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-3
2013-09-13Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs COLRRhardKei Nishikori6-1 6-2 6-4
2011-10-09Shanghai MastersR16hardKei Nishikori7-6(6) 4-6 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayKei Nishikori2-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Giraldo S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Even serve battle

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
Giraldo S.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Giraldo S.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
97
Break points won·Dominant
19
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
26
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Isner J.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Djokovic N.
7-673-67-65
Federer R.
Nadal R.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
4-67-56-4
Djokovic N.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Simon G.
6-31-67-5
R16
Simon G.
Harrison R.
7-605-76-1
Federer R.
Bellucci T.
3-66-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Tsonga J.
3-67-56-3
Nadal R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-2
del Potro J.
Istomin D.
7-626-766-2
Isner J.
Ebden M.
6-47-5
Almagro N.
Berdych T.
6-46-0
Djokovic N.
Andujar P.
6-06-756-2
R32
Bellucci T.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Nadal R.
Granollers M.
6-16-4
Dolgopolov A.
Baghdatis M.
6-45-76-4
Nalbandian D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-66-3
Tsonga J.
Stepanek R.
6-726-36-2
Federer R.
Raonic M.
6-746-26-4
del Potro J.
Verdasco F.
6-27-66
Istomin D.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Ebden M.
Fish M.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Monaco J.
7-57-5
Simon G.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-5
Berdych T.
Roddick A.
6-34-66-2
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
4-66-27-62
Andujar P.
Ramos A.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.
Anderson K.
6-26-3
R64
Nalbandian D.
Cilic M.
7-637-64
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
4-1
Fish M.
Seppi A.
6-33-2
Monaco J.
Mahut N.
6-45-76-3
Isner J.
Gil F.
7-56-3
Simon G.
Sela D.
7-56-766-4
Anderson K.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Almagro N.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-4
Nadal R.
Mayer L.
6-16-3
Granollers M.
Haas T.
6-32-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Darcis S.
6-7136-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Muller G.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-26-1
Federer R.
Kudla D.
6-46-1
Raonic M.
Berlocq C.
6-46-2
Bellucci T.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Phau B.
7-56-2
del Potro J.
Matosevic M.
7-56-2
Verdasco F.
Sweeting R.
6-26-2
Istomin D.
Chela J.
7-656-777-5
Ferrer D.
Dimitrov G.
6-26-2
Ebden M.
Benneteau J.
2-66-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Ginepri R.
4-66-46-4
Harrison R.
Troicki V.
7-656-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Murray A.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-36-4
Roddick A.
Kubot L.
4-67-656-3
Giraldo S.
Nishikori K.
7-56-2
Ramos A.
Gasquet R.
3-67-56-1
Andujar P.
Mayer F.
6-26-4
Djokovic N.
Golubev A.
6-36-2
R128
Ebden M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-14-66-4
Bellucci T.
Rosol L.
6-27-64
Dimitrov G.
Dodig I.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
De Voest R.
6-16-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Bachinger M.
6-46-2
Andujar P.
Haase R.
6-23-67-62
Ramos A.
Levine J.
6-7107-646-2
Querrey S.
Smyczek T.
7-616-4
Haas T.
Nieminen J.
7-696-4
Mayer L.
Falla A.
2-67-676-4
Giraldo S.
Sock J.
5-76-06-1
Kubot L.
Karlovic I.
6-46-2
Stakhovsky S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-674-67-63
Garcia Lopez G.
Machado R.
7-664-66-2
Harrison R.
Cipolla F.
6-16-2
Seppi A.
Rochus O.
4-66-36-4
Mahut N.
Pospisil V.
6-36-2
Ginepri R.
Lorenzi P.
1-66-36-4
Sela D.
Delic A.
2-66-06-2
Gil F.
Williams R.
6-36-766-4
Berlocq C.
Paire B.
6-46-2
Kudla D.
Kamke T.
2-67-636-4
Llodra M.
Gulbis E.
6-35-77-63
Malisse X.
Reynolds B.
6-26-4
Davydenko N.
Bubka S.
7-56-3
Nalbandian D.
Starace P.
7-646-0
Matosevic M.
Bemelmans R.
6-26-3
Sweeting R.
Stebe C.
6-26-2
Muller G.
Tomic B.
4-67-646-0
Baghdatis M.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Darcis S.
Young D.
6-23-67-65
Istomin D.
Lu Y.
7-666-3