Kei Nishikori vs Grigor Dimitrov — Miami Masters Round of 32

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN20
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
hard
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL15
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Nishikori K.
7-6 7-5
Dimitrov G.
Nishikori K.
7772
Dimitrov G.
6150

Kei Nishikori defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 7-5 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31BrisbaneQFhardKei Nishikori7-5 7-5
2018-05-14Rome MastersR32clayKei Nishikori6-7(4) 7-5 6-4
2017-01-02BrisbaneFhardGrigor Dimitrov6-2 2-6 6-3
2016-07-25Canada MastersQFhardKei Nishikori6-3 3-6 6-2
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Dimitrov G.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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
Nishikori K.Dimitrov G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Dimitrov G.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
88
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Slight edge
74
67
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Dimitrov G.
Freshness·
—
73

Dimitrov G.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 63%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Nadal R.[1]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Nishikori K.[20]
W/O
Nadal R.[1]
Berdych T.[7]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Berdych T.[7]
Dolgopolov A.[22]
6-47-63
Nishikori K.[20]
Federer R.[5]
3-67-56-4
Nadal R.[1]
Raonic M.[12]
4-66-26-4
Djokovic N.[2]
Murray A.[6]
7-56-3
R16
Nadal R.[1]
Fognini F.[14]
6-26-2
Raonic M.[12]
Becker B.
6-36-4
Dolgopolov A.[22]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-43-66-1
Berdych T.[7]
Isner J.[10]
6-37-5
Federer R.[5]
Gasquet R.[9]
6-16-2
Nishikori K.[20]
Ferrer D.[4]
7-672-67-69
Murray A.[6]
Tsonga J.[11]
6-46-1
Djokovic N.[2]
Robredo T.[16]
6-37-5
R32
Djokovic N.[2]
Mayer F.[30]
W/O
Nishikori K.[20]
Dimitrov G.[15]
7-617-5
Raonic M.[12]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-2
Becker B.
Bedene A.
6-37-5
Wawrinka S.[3]
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-56-4
Dolgopolov A.[22]
Lajovic D.
3-66-07-65
Isner J.[10]
Almagro N.[18]
7-56-3
Berdych T.[7]
Sousa J.
6-26-4
Federer R.[5]
De Bakker T.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.[9]
Anderson K.[17]
6-36-4
Ferrer D.[4]
Seppi A.[31]
6-36-2
Murray A.[6]
Lopez F.[32]
6-46-1
Tsonga J.[11]
Baghdatis M.
4-67-667-5
Robredo T.[16]
Benneteau J.
6-36-4
Fognini F.[14]
Bautista Agut R.
4-66-36-3
Nadal R.[1]
Istomin D.
6-16-0
R64
Bautista Agut R.
Janowicz J.[19]
6-46-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Monfils G.[23]
6-27-5
Nadal R.[1]
Hewitt L.
6-16-3
Istomin D.
Tursunov D.[29]
6-786-06-3
Fognini F.[14]
Lacko L.
6-46-4
Raonic M.[12]
Sock J.
6-47-61
Bedene A.
Pospisil V.[27]
6-757-56-3
Becker B.
Harrison R.
7-53-67-62
Wawrinka S.[3]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-03-66-3
Dolgopolov A.[22]
Nieminen J.
6-46-2
Lajovic D.
Lu Y.
6-16-736-3
Isner J.[10]
Young D.
6-756-36-4
Almagro N.[18]
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Sousa J.
Simon G.[26]
7-653-66-3
Berdych T.[7]
Robert S.
7-656-1
Federer R.[5]
Karlovic I.
6-47-64
De Bakker T.
Verdasco F.[28]
7-646-736-2
Anderson K.[17]
Zeballos H.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.[9]
Gonzalez A.
7-676-4
Dimitrov G.[15]
Montanes A.
6-16-756-3
Nishikori K.[20]
Matosevic M.
6-46-1
Seppi A.[31]
Stepanek R.
7-684-66-4
Ferrer D.[4]
Gabashvili T.
6-46-0
Lopez F.[32]
Vesely J.
6-27-63
Baghdatis M.
Kohlschreiber P.[24]
3-67-617-65
Tsonga J.[11]
Mannarino A.
6-26-4
Benneteau J.
Gulbis E.[21]
6-44-67-5
Mayer F.[30]
Dodig I.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.[2]
Chardy J.
6-46-3
Murray A.[6]
Ebden M.
3-66-06-1
Robredo T.[16]
Thiem D.
6-47-68
Roger-Vasselin E.
Cilic M.[25]
6-27-65
R128
Lu Y.
Kukushkin M.
6-13-1
Zeballos H.
Goffin D.
7-56-3
Hewitt L.
Haase R.
3-66-36-3
Bautista Agut R.
Johnson S.
4-66-36-1
Sock J.
Pella G.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Klahn B.
1-66-16-4
Bedene A.
Wang J.
1-66-26-4
Harrison R.
Delbonis F.
6-26-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Khachanov K.
6-786-16-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Sijsling I.
3-66-37-63
Young D.
Berlocq C.
6-26-2
Querrey S.
Stakhovsky S.
7-626-3
Robert S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-56-4
De Bakker T.
Hanescu V.
6-36-2
Gonzalez A.
Jaziri M.
7-696-1
Montanes A.
Przysiezny M.
5-77-656-3
Matosevic M.
Falla A.
1-66-47-66
Stepanek R.
Brands D.
6-36-0
Gabashvili T.
Granollers M.
6-46-3
Ebden M.
Kubot L.
4-66-46-4
Vesely J.
Volandri F.
6-47-61
Baghdatis M.
Giraldo S.
1-66-27-5
Mannarino A.
Davydenko N.
6-47-5
Thiem D.
Rosol L.
7-666-4
Benneteau J.
Edmund K.
6-726-36-2
Chardy J.
Monaco J.
7-53-67-65
Istomin D.
Mahut N.
7-687-62
Karlovic I.
Mathieu P.
7-637-65
Sousa J.
Carreno Busta P.
6-47-63
Lacko L.
De Schepper K.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Tomic B.
6-06-1
Dodig I.
Golubev A.
4-66-16-4