Kei Nishikori vs Jack SockWashington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2013
hard
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLL
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-2
Sock J.
Nishikori K.
762
Sock J.
52

Kei Nishikori defeated Jack Sock 7-5 6-2 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jack Sock came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Jack Sock in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersQFhardJack Sock6-3 2-6 6-2
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersR32hardJack Sock7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Sock J.

Sock J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
67
Break points saved·Even
97
96
Break points won·Dominant
74
28
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
82

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
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 41%