Marsel Ilhan vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Istanbul CH Round of 16

Istanbul CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
TUR8
Marsel Ilhan
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2014
hard
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
Ilhan M.
7-5 6-1
Nishioka Y.
Ilhan M.
762
Nishioka Y.
510

Marsel Ilhan defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-1 in the Istanbul CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yoshihito Nishioka came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Marsel Ilhan had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Marsel Ilhan claimed a first win over Yoshihito Nishioka in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marsel Ilhan came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenQ3hardYoshihito Nishioka6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ilhan M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ilhan M.

Even serve battle

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
Ilhan M.Nishioka Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ilhan M.Nishioka Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
84
Break points saved·Clear edge
74
95
Break points won·Dominant
5
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
64
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mannarino A.[3]
Ito T.[4]
6-02-0
Semi-finals
Mannarino A.[3]
Ward J.[6]
6-36-1
Ito T.[4]
Petzschner P.
3-66-16-3
Quarter-finals
Ward J.[6]
Kamke T.[1]
6-34-67-68
Mannarino A.[3]
Sorensen L.
7-56-3
Ito T.[4]
Wang J.[7]
3-66-17-63
Petzschner P.
Ilhan M.[8]
3-66-06-4
R16
Kamke T.[1]
Moriya H.
6-36-4
Ward J.[6]
Yuksel A.
6-16-0
Ilhan M.[8]
Nishioka Y.
7-56-1
Petzschner P.
Martin F.
7-56-4
Sorensen L.
Daniell M.
6-46-3
Mannarino A.[3]
Shyla Y.
6-16-4
Wang J.[7]
Zverev A.
6-44-66-3
Ito T.[4]
Watanuki Y.
6-36-4
R32
Kamke T.[1]
Millot V.
3-0
Ito T.[4]
Baluda V.
6-31-64-0
Moriya H.
Jankovic M.
6-26-4
Yuksel A.
Yalcinkale B.
6-35-76-3
Mannarino A.[3]
Metreveli A.
6-46-1
Shyla Y.
Kuzmanov D.
1-67-636-4
Daniell M.
Sugita Y.[5]
7-56-3
Nishioka Y.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-16-4
Wang J.[7]
Ilkel C.
6-37-64
Zverev A.
Lestienne C.
6-46-4
Watanuki Y.
Jankovits Y.
6-36-3
Ilhan M.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
7-646-3
Petzschner P.
Erguden B.
6-36-2
Martin F.
Jaziri M.[2]
6-46-2
Sorensen L.
Gomez J.
6-16-1
Ward J.[6]
Gerasimov E.
6-46-4