Ivan Dodig vs Kei Nishikori — Basel Round of 16

Basel · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Dodig
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2013
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Dodig I.
6-1 6-2
Nishikori K.
Dodig I.
662
Nishikori K.
12–

Ivan Dodig defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-2 in the Basel round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Ivan Dodig claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardKei Nishikori4-6 7-5 6-2 7-6(0)
2014-09-29TokyoR32hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-4 6-4
2012-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: JPN vs CRORRhardKei Nishikori7-5 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dodig I.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Dodig I.

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
Dodig I.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Dodig I.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
97
Break points won·Dominant
39
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
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
del Potro J.
Federer R.
7-632-66-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Pospisil V.
6-36-737-5
del Potro J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-44-66-2
Quarter-finals
Roger-Vasselin E.
Brands D.
6-34-66-3
del Potro J.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Pospisil V.
Dodig I.
7-6116-4
Federer R.
Dimitrov G.
6-37-62
R16
Federer R.
Istomin D.
4-66-36-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Kamke T.
7-56-3
del Potro J.
Baghdatis M.
6-16-2
Mathieu P.
Llodra M.
6-46-3
Brands D.
Kubot L.
6-26-4
Dimitrov G.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-2
Dodig I.
Nishikori K.
6-16-2
Pospisil V.
Karlovic I.
6-36-4
R32
Dodig I.
Berlocq C.
2-0
Kamke T.
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
Kubot L.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-666-2
Brands D.
Seppi A.
7-636-3
Baghdatis M.
Becker B.
7-686-1
del Potro J.
Laaksonen H.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Berdych T.
4-67-647-62
Pospisil V.
Haase R.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.
Chiudinelli M.
6-26-4
Federer R.
Mannarino A.
6-46-2
Dimitrov G.
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Dolgopolov A.
De Schepper K.
6-46-4
Mathieu P.
Kudla D.
6-47-5
Istomin D.
Zeballos H.
7-57-63
Llodra M.
Gasquet R.
6-46-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-3