Kei Nishikori vs Peter Polansky — Davis Cup WG R1: JPN vs CAN Round Robin

Davis Cup WG R1: JPN vs CAN · ATP · Round Robin
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Friday, 31 January 2014
hard
CAN
Peter Polansky
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
Nishikori K.
6-4 6-4 6-4
Polansky P.
Nishikori K.
6663
Polansky P.
4440

Kei Nishikori defeated Peter Polansky 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG R1: JPN vs CAN round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-05Canada MastersR64hardKei Nishikori4-6 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Polansky P.

Polansky P.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Polansky P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Polansky P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
82
Break points won·Dominant
74
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
19

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