Kei Nishikori vs Rajeev Ram — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
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
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-3
Ram R.
Nishikori K.
662
Ram R.
230

Kei Nishikori defeated Rajeev Ram 6-2 6-3 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rajeev Ram came in defending last year's round of 32, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-25Canada MastersR16hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
2012-07-09NewportQFgrassRajeev Ram7-6(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Ram R.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Ram R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
16
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
85

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