Kei Nishikori vs Albert Ramos — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
ESP
Albert Ramos
1558ELO
1520Hard ELO
38 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Nishikori K.
6-7 6-2 6-1
Ramos A.
Nishikori K.
65662
Ramos A.
77211

Kei Nishikori defeated Albert Ramos 6-7 6-2 6-1 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-14Rome MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-4 7-6(3)
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsR64hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-4
2013-04-22BarcelonaR16clayAlbert Ramos6-4 7-6(4)
2012-04-23BarcelonaR16clayKei Nishikori7-6(2) 6-3
2012-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ramos A.

Ramos A.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.Ramos A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Ramos A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
59
Break points saved·Even
97
95
Break points won·Dominant
74
49
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
22

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