Juan Monaco vs Kei Nishikori — Kuala Lumpur Semi-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Semi-final
ARG
Juan Monaco
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Monaco J.
6-2 2-6 7-6
Nishikori K.
Monaco J.
62772
Nishikori K.
26641

Juan Monaco defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 2-6 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's semi-final. Juan Monaco extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Juan Monaco closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-21Winston-SalemR16hardJuan Monaco6-0 6-3
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Monaco J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Monaco J.

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
Monaco J.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monaco J.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
97
Break points won·Clear edge
55
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
62
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Monaco J.
Benneteau J.
7-54-66-3
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Ferrer D.
6-46-1
Monaco J.
Nishikori K.
6-22-67-64
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.
Sijsling I.
4-66-36-4
Benneteau J.
Falla A.
6-26-2
Monaco J.
Pospisil V.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Davydenko N.
6-4
R16
Sijsling I.
Lopez F.
7-607-62
Benneteau J.
Ebden M.
7-56-2
Davydenko N.
Istomin D.
7-56-4
Nishikori K.
Ramos A.
6-756-26-1
Pospisil V.
Yani M.
6-37-5
Monaco J.
Wang J.
6-47-5
Falla A.
Dolgopolov A.
6-33-66-3
Ferrer D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-46-2
R32
Pospisil V.
Melzer J.
6-42-0
Falla A.
Ram R.
7-644-2
Istomin D.
Andujar P.
6-36-2
Davydenko N.
Singh S.
7-56-4
Ramos A.
Knowle J.
6-16-4
Yani M.
Baker B.
6-37-64
Wang J.
Ghedin R.
6-36-3
Bogomolov Jr A.
Inglot D.
7-56-3
Sijsling I.
Elyaas Deen Heshaam A.
6-26-1
Lopez F.
Lacko L.
6-37-63
Ebden M.
Davydenko P.
6-07-63
Benneteau J.
Berlocq C.
7-626-3