Kei Nishikori vs Olivier RochusNewport Round of 16

Newport · ATP · Round of 16
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1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
grass
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
6-7 6-4 6-2
Rochus O.
Nishikori K.
66662
Rochus O.
78421

Kei Nishikori defeated Olivier Rochus 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the Newport round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Olivier Rochus came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Rochus O.serving81% hold

wins 64% 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
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
47
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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