Kei Nishikori vs Lukas Lacko — Washington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2014
hard
SVK
Lukas Lacko
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
Nishikori K.
6-2 2-6 6-3
Lacko L.
Nishikori K.
6262
Lacko L.
2631

Kei Nishikori defeated Lukas Lacko 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. 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

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-16Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-4 6-4
2012-03-21Miami MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Lacko L.

Lacko L.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Lacko L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Lacko L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
26
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
86
Break points won·Dominant
74
8
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
27

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
27°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 47%
Final
Raonic M.[2]
Pospisil V.[13]
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[2]
Young D.
6-47-5
Pospisil V.[13]
Gasquet R.[6]
6-756-37-5
Quarter-finals
Pospisil V.[13]
Giraldo S.[10]
6-746-36-4
Gasquet R.[6]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-16-4
Young D.
Anderson K.[7]
3-67-636-2
Raonic M.[2]
Johnson S.
7-626-2
R16
Pospisil V.[13]
Berdych T.[1]
6-26-4
Giraldo S.[10]
Estrella V.
6-26-0
Nishikori K.[4]
Lacko L.
6-22-66-3
Gasquet R.[6]
Smyczek T.
6-36-2
Anderson K.[7]
Jaziri M.
6-36-4
Young D.
Istomin D.[15]
6-33-66-3
Johnson S.
Karlovic I.[9]
3-67-647-67
Raonic M.[2]
Hewitt L.[14]
7-617-63
R32
Berdych T.[1]
Ginepri R.
6-16-4
Pospisil V.[13]
Ram R.
6-07-68
Giraldo S.[10]
Becker B.
6-27-63
Estrella V.
Lopez F.[8]
7-656-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Querrey S.
6-45-76-4
Lacko L.
Lu Y.[16]
6-16-4
Smyczek T.
Chardy J.[12]
7-653-66-4
Jaziri M.
Stepanek R.[11]
2-67-636-1
Young D.
Benneteau J.[17]
6-46-3
Johnson S.
Isner J.[5]
6-756-37-66
Hewitt L.[14]
Matosevic M.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.[6]
Sela D.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[9]
Paire B.
7-656-7117-62
Raonic M.[2]
Sock J.
7-637-63
Anderson K.[7]
Donskoy E.
6-36-4
Istomin D.[15]
Tomic B.
6-47-66
R64
Donskoy E.
Tiafoe F.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Falla A.
6-46-2
Ram R.
Donaldson J.
6-716-47-5
Becker B.
Kavcic B.
6-37-67
Estrella V.
Kamke T.
6-24-67-64
Querrey S.
Russell M.
6-46-3
Smyczek T.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-0
Sela D.
Groth S.
7-633-66-4
Jaziri M.
Stakhovsky S.
7-626-4
Tomic B.
Gonzalez A.
6-36-2
Young D.
Sugita Y.
6-44-66-4
Paire B.
Dancevic F.
6-46-0
Johnson S.
Duckworth J.
6-37-64
Matosevic M.
Marchenko I.
6-47-5
Sock J.
Berrer M.
7-626-4
Lacko L.
Peliwo F.
7-56-3