Kei Nishikori vs Gastao Elias — Delray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2014
hard
Gastao Elias
POR
Gastao Elias
#728ATP
1447ELO
1419Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
Nishikori K.
6-1 5-7 6-2
Elias G.
Nishikori K.
6562
Elias G.
1721

Kei Nishikori defeated Gastao Elias 6-1 5-7 6-2 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in ranked #717, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Elias G.

Elias G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Elias G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Elias G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
37
Break points saved·Dominant
97
57
Break points won·Dominant
74
24
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
7

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Cilic M.[7]
Anderson K.[4]
7-666-776-4
Semi-finals
Anderson K.[4]
Johnson S.
6-26-4
Cilic M.[7]
Isner J.[2]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Johnson S.
Lopez F.[6]
6-36-2
Isner J.[2]
Williams R.
4-66-36-2
Anderson K.[4]
Matosevic M.
6-736-36-3
Cilic M.[7]
Gabashvili T.
6-26-3
R16
Gabashvili T.
Nishikori K.[3]
4-2
Anderson K.[4]
Karlovic I.
1-0
Johnson S.
Haas T.[1]
6-42-67-62
Cilic M.[7]
Harrison R.
6-36-4
Williams R.
Baghdatis M.
6-776-46-2
Isner J.[2]
Sela D.
3-66-17-65
Matosevic M.
Hewitt L.[8]
7-62
Lopez F.[6]
Mannarino A.
4-66-46-2
R32
Williams R.
Falla A.
6-34-0
Harrison R.
Lu Y.
4-61-0
Haas T.[1]
Odesnik W.
6-26-1
Mannarino A.
Sock J.
6-46-2
Lopez F.[6]
Querrey S.
4-66-26-3
Anderson K.[4]
Smyczek T.
4-66-16-3
Karlovic I.
Groth S.
7-646-3
Hewitt L.[8]
Klahn B.
6-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Becker B.
6-16-3
Isner J.[2]
Russell M.
4-67-636-4
Johnson S.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Elias G.
6-15-76-2
Baghdatis M.
Vesely J.
3-66-26-1
Matosevic M.
Goffin D.
6-26-4
Sela D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-06-2
Gabashvili T.
Ebden M.
2-66-36-2