Kei Nishikori vs Ernests Gulbis — Barcelona Semi-final

Barcelona · ATP · Semi-final
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 April 2014
clay
LAT9
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-4
Gulbis E.
Nishikori K.
662
Gulbis E.
240

Kei Nishikori defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-2 6-4 in the Barcelona semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-11RotterdamR16hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR16grassKei Nishikori4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(10) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Dominant
74
17
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 80%
Final
Nishikori K.[4]
Giraldo S.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Giraldo S.
Almagro N.[6]
7-56-3
Nishikori K.[4]
Gulbis E.[9]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Giraldo S.
Kohlschreiber P.[10]
6-44-3
Almagro N.[6]
Nadal R.[1]
2-67-656-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Cilic M.[12]
6-16-3
Gulbis E.[9]
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
R16
Nadal R.[1]
Dodig I.
6-36-3
Almagro N.[6]
Verdasco F.[11]
6-36-3
Cilic M.[12]
Robredo T.[5]
7-56-737-65
Nishikori K.[4]
Golubev A.
6-06-4
Gulbis E.[9]
Montanes A.
7-56-1
Gabashvili T.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-46-2
Kohlschreiber P.[10]
Melzer J.
7-56-3
Giraldo S.
Thiem D.
4-66-47-5
R32
Golubev A.
Paire B.[16]
6-45-1
Nadal R.[1]
Ramos A.
7-626-4
Thiem D.
Granollers M.[14]
3-66-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.[10]
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-646-2
Melzer J.
Janowicz J.[7]
6-47-61
Robredo T.[5]
Matosevic M.
6-36-4
Cilic M.[12]
Kuznetsov A.
6-17-62
Nishikori K.[4]
Bautista Agut R.
6-14-66-3
Montanes A.
Dolgopolov A.[8]
7-656-3
Gulbis E.[9]
Gimeno Traver D.
7-57-61
Cervantes Huegun I.
Tursunov D.[15]
5-76-06-3
Gabashvili T.
Ferrer D.[2]
6-46-2
Verdasco F.[11]
De Schepper K.
6-46-3
Giraldo S.
Fognini F.[3]
6-04-0
Almagro N.[6]
Klizan M.
7-57-64
Dodig I.
Lopez F.[13]
6-16-4
R64
Ramos A.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Dodig I.
Arguello F.
6-36-756-2
Klizan M.
Devvarman S.
6-26-4
Thiem D.
Stepanek R.
6-46-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Beck A.
6-26-2
Matosevic M.
Sousa J.
6-36-2
Golubev A.
Viola M.
6-46-3
Bautista Agut R.
Kubot L.
6-16-0
Montanes A.
Lopez M.
7-646-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Carballes Baena R.
6-37-5
Cervantes Huegun I.
Nedovyesov A.
3-66-26-4
Gabashvili T.
Przysiezny M.
6-36-4
Melzer J.
Kukushkin M.
7-653-66-3
De Schepper K.
Ilhan M.
6-37-5
Kuznetsov A.
Carreno Busta P.
2-66-16-2
Giraldo S.
Sijsling I.
6-46-2