Kei Nishikori vs Steve Johnson — Halle Quarter-final

Halle · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2014
grass
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Nishikori K.
6-1 7-6
Johnson S.
Nishikori K.
6772
Johnson S.
1640

Kei Nishikori defeated Steve Johnson 6-1 7-6 in the Halle quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassKei Nishikori6-4 6-3 6-2
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR32hardKei Nishikori7-6(6) 7-6(5)
2015-01-19Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori6-7(7) 6-1 6-2 6-3
2015-01-04BrisbaneR16hardKei Nishikori6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving87% hold

wins 68% 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.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
52
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
74
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 68%
Final
Federer R.[2]
Falla A.
7-627-63
Semi-finals
Falla A.
Kohlschreiber P.
5-77-656-4
Federer R.[2]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Federer R.[2]
Lu Y.
W/O
Kohlschreiber P.
Brown D.
6-45-77-616
Nishikori K.[4]
Johnson S.
6-17-64
Falla A.
Gojowczyk P.
7-647-62
R16
Johnson S.
Gabashvili T.
W/O
Gojowczyk P.
Raonic M.[3]
6-46-4
Lu Y.
Karlovic I.
7-627-63
Falla A.
Haase R.
7-616-4
Federer R.[2]
Sousa J.
6-786-46-2
Nishikori K.[4]
Monfils G.
6-13-66-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Herbert P.
6-26-4
Brown D.
Nadal R.[1]
6-46-1
R32
Gojowczyk P.
Przysiezny M.
7-56-4
Falla A.
Kubot L.
6-23-66-3
Gabashvili T.
Marchenko I.
6-796-47-64
Monfils G.
Becker B.
6-17-5
Karlovic I.
Youzhny M.[6]
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Herbert P.
Janowicz J.[8]
7-656-2
Lu Y.
Pavic M.
7-626-7117-65
Haase R.
Gasquet R.[5]
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Olivetti A.
6-46-2
Brown D.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4
Sousa J.
Struff J.
6-46-2