Kei Nishikori vs Benjamin Becker | Kei Nishikori Wins 6-4 6-4

MemphisR16HardWed 12 FebFinal

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Kei Nishikori defeated Benjamin Becker 6-4 6-4 in the Memphis round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benjamin Becker came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Benjamin Becker in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

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

How the match was decided

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Nishikori K. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

5 shared · last 12 months

Nishikori K. and Becker B. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 1–5 (17%) against them, Becker B. 1–4 (20%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).

1–517%Nishikori K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–420%Becker B. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

4–14Sets2–9

81–102Games44–62

0–3Tiebreaks0–2

1–1Deciding sets0–0

vs Almagro N.L6-7 7-5 3-6Tokyo · hardL6-7 6-7Tokyo · hard
vs Andujar P.L3-6 5-7Madrid Masters · clayW6-1 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Chardy J.L4-6 1-6Rome Masters · clayL4-6 2-6 5-7Roland Garros · clay

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vs Nadal R.L4-6 1-6 3-6Roland Garros · clayL2-6 2-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Matosevic M.W6-3 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-2Australian Open · hardL2-6 3-6Canada Masters · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Nishikori K.February 2014MemphisThis matchHard6-4 6-4
Becker B.February 2010Delray BeachHard6-3 1-6 6-0

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Nishikori K.Becker B.1 922ELO1 7261 810Hard ELO1 6634–6Last 103–724Age32178 cmHeight178 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Kei Nishikori beat Benjamin Becker 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Kei Nishikori vs Benjamin Becker — Memphis Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2014-02-12/becker-vs-nishikori-memphis-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 12 February 2014).