Kei Nishikori vs Marcos Baghdatis — Tokyo Semi-final
Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
#703ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2012
hard
Kei Nishikori defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-2 6-2 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Marcos Baghdatis in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped just 4 games past Marcos Baghdatis.
Nishikori K.
662
Baghdatis M.
22–
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.13
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 68%
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-29 | Washington | R16 | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2012-01-01 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-09-27 | Kuala Lumpur | R32 | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2009-02-16 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
Recent form62%1st serve in+13%49%
69%1st serve points won+7%76%
51%2nd serve points won+1%52%
62%Service points won+2%64%
38%Return points won+4%34%
55%Break points saved+3%58%
2.4Aces / match+4.87.2
2.3Double faults / match+3.25.5
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Baghdatis M.
Tursunov D.
6-26-4
Murray A.
Wawrinka S.
6-23-66-2
Raonic M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-756-27-67
Nishikori K.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
R16
Murray A.
Lacko L.
6-16-2
Wawrinka S.
Chardy J.
7-616-767-5
Tipsarevic J.
Chiudinelli M.
6-46-2
Raonic M.
Troicki V.
3-0
Tursunov D.
Ito T.
7-56-3
Baghdatis M.
Monaco J.
7-51-66-3
Nishikori K.
Robredo T.
5-76-16-0
Berdych T.
Falla A.
6-37-5
R32
Baghdatis M.
Stakhovsky S.
7-637-5
Monaco J.
Dimitrov G.
6-26-1
Nishikori K.
Soeda G.
4-66-26-3
Robredo T.
Nieminen J.
6-26-4
Falla A.
Bellucci T.
7-56-2
Berdych T.
Paire B.
6-17-66
Chardy J.
Sugita Y.
6-17-5
Lacko L.
Ramos A.
6-06-2
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
7-676-4
Wawrinka S.
Moriya H.
7-54-66-4
Tipsarevic J.
Simon G.
4-66-36-1
Chiudinelli M.
Klizan M.
7-636-2
Troicki V.
Haase R.
6-26-3
Raonic M.
Stepanek R.
6-46-4
Ito T.
Almagro N.
7-647-65
Tursunov D.
Tomic B.
6-47-5