Kei Nishikori vs Gael Monfils — Halle Round of 16

Halle · ATP · Round of 16
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2014
grass
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1652Grass ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Monfils G.
Nishikori K.
6362
Monfils G.
1631

Kei Nishikori defeated Gael Monfils 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Halle round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in ranked #325, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-2 5-4 RET
2017-08-07Canada MastersR32hardGael Monfils6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(6)
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsQFhardKei Nishikori7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
2016-03-21Miami MastersQFhardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils 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.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
88
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Even
74
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
92
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98

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