Kei Nishikori vs James Blake — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 12 August 2012
hard
Nishikori K.2-6 6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Nishikori K.
2662
Blake J.
6441
Kei Nishikori defeated James Blake 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating James Blake 2–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-21 | Delray Beach | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008-04-14 | Houston | R32 | clay | James Blake | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008-02-11 | Delray Beach | F | hard | Kei Nishikori | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
88
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Clear edge
74
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
55
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 42%
Draw
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Chardy J.
6-16-3
Wawrinka S.
Raonic M.
2-67-656-4
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-36-2
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-37-64
R16
Djokovic N.
Davydenko N.
6-0
Cilic M.
Andujar P.
7-646-2
Fish M.
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Tomic B.
6-26-4
Raonic M.
Berdych T.
6-42-66-2
del Potro J.
Troicki V.
7-622-66-1
Wawrinka S.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Chardy J.
Murray A.
6-46-4
R32
Andujar P.
Tipsarevic J.
6-44-1
Nishikori K.
Blake J.
2-66-46-4
Chardy J.
Istomin D.
6-46-3
Stepanek R.
Monaco J.
7-626-1
Wawrinka S.
Ferrer D.
6-46-1
Murray A.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Cilic M.
Levine J.
7-57-66
Davydenko N.
Mayer F.
6-36-3
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
7-646-2
Troicki V.
Hewitt L.
6-26-0
del Potro J.
Haas T.
7-56-2
Berdych T.
Lu Y.
6-36-4
Raonic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-766-36-4
Federer R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-2
Tomic B.
Baker B.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Berlocq C.
6-36-1
R64
Fish M.
Lopez F.
6-26-3
Baker B.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-677-63
Berlocq C.
Giraldo S.
7-56-3
Nishikori K.
Granollers M.
6-16-2
Lu Y.
Kubot L.
6-36-0
Haas T.
Nalbandian D.
6-707-646-3
Istomin D.
Benneteau J.
6-36-1
Andujar P.
Matosevic M.
6-46-3
Bogomolov Jr A.
Nieminen J.
6-46-3
Tomic B.
Harrison R.
6-47-65
Stepanek R.
Ramos A.
6-26-2
Wawrinka S.
Mathieu P.
6-23-66-1
Blake J.
Anderson K.
7-56-4
Baghdatis M.
Falla A.
6-46-1
Raonic M.
Gasquet R.
7-646-3
Hewitt L.
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Troicki V.
Dodig I.
6-47-5
Chardy J.
Roddick A.
7-646-3
Querrey S.
Melzer J.
4-66-26-4
Levine J.
Young D.
6-47-62
Cilic M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-34-66-4
Davydenko N.
Dolgopolov A.
6-16-1
Mayer F.
Fognini F.
7-56-2
Seppi A.
Haase R.
6-46-4