Kei Nishikori vs Julien Benneteau — Kuala Lumpur Final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Final
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2014
hard
FRA4
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Nishikori K.
7-6 6-4
Benneteau J.
Nishikori K.
7762
Benneteau J.
6440

Kei Nishikori defeated Julien Benneteau 7-6 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-27WimbledonR64grassKei Nishikori4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
2013-10-28Paris MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-2
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3
2007-07-29WashingtonR32hardJulien Benneteau6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
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%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 187). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Dominant
74
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
78

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
Final
Nishikori K.[1]
Benneteau J.[4]
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Nieminen J.
6-34-66-2
Benneteau J.[4]
Gulbis E.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Andujar P.[7]
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[1]
Matosevic M.
6-36-0
Gulbis E.[2]
Becker B.
6-37-5
Benneteau J.[4]
Cuevas P.[5]
6-36-736-4
R16
Nishikori K.[1]
Ram R.
6-26-3
Matosevic M.
Soeda G.
7-656-4
Nieminen J.
Mayer L.[3]
7-656-4
Cuevas P.[5]
Dodig I.
3-67-57-5
Becker B.
Herbert P.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.[4]
Krajinovic F.
6-46-3
Andujar P.[7]
Przysiezny M.
6-46-766-3
Gulbis E.[2]
Petzschner P.
6-36-736-1
R32
Matosevic M.
Kyrgios N.[8]
7-647-63
Ram R.
Jasika O.
4-67-56-3
Soeda G.
Takeuchi K.
6-26-1
Nieminen J.
Oswald P.
6-16-2
Przysiezny M.
Jaziri M.
4-66-46-2
Andujar P.[7]
Burquier G.
6-26-4
Cuevas P.[5]
Melzer J.
6-47-61
Krajinovic F.
Daniel T.
6-26-4
Becker B.
Sousa J.[6]
7-616-2
Petzschner P.
Ward J.
6-43-67-65
Dodig I.
Moriya H.
7-666-1
Herbert P.
Tomic B.
6-43-67-67