Kei Nishikori vs Roger Federer — Miami Masters Quarter-final

Miami Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN20
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
hard
SUI5
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Nishikori K.
3-6 7-5 6-4
Federer R.
Nishikori K.
3762
Federer R.
6541

Kei Nishikori defeated Roger Federer 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Miami Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 8–2. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 8–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonQFgrassRoger Federer4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardKei Nishikori7-6(4) 6-3
2018-10-29Paris MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-4 6-4
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-4 7-6(4)
2017-01-16Australian OpenR16hardRoger Federer6-7(4) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3
2015-11-15Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer7-5 4-6 6-4
2014-11-09Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer6-3 6-2
2014-06-09HalleSFgrassRoger Federer6-3 7-6(4)
2013-05-05Madrid MastersR16clayKei Nishikori6-4 1-6 6-2
2011-10-31BaselFhardRoger Federer6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Federer R.

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.Federer R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
92
Break points saved·Even
97
100
Break points won·Slight edge
74
83
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
100

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