Kei Nishikori vs Ivan Dodig — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2014
hard
CRO
Ivan Dodig
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWLL
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-4
Dodig I.
Nishikori K.
662
Dodig I.
340

Kei Nishikori defeated Ivan Dodig 6-3 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, 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 two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardKei Nishikori4-6 7-5 6-2 7-6(0)
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-4 6-4
2013-10-21BaselR16hardIvan Dodig6-1 6-2
2012-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: JPN vs CRORRhardKei Nishikori7-5 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Dodig I.

Dodig I.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.Dodig I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 145). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Dodig I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
60

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°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 44%
Final
Nishikori K.[4]
Raonic M.[3]
7-654-66-4
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[3]
Simon G.
6-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Becker B.
4-66-07-62
Quarter-finals
Becker B.
Sock J.
4-66-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Chardy J.
6-46-2
Raonic M.[3]
Istomin D.
7-686-3
Simon G.
Johnson S.
7-646-1
R16
Becker B.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Johnson S.
Granollers M.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Muller G.
4-67-616-3
Sock J.
Golubev A.
6-31-67-5
Istomin D.
Przysiezny M.
6-47-65
Nishikori K.[4]
Young D.
6-47-64
Chardy J.
Anderson K.[7]
6-46-4
Raonic M.[3]
Melzer J.
6-46-3
R32
Becker B.
Nieminen J.
7-54-1
Anderson K.[7]
Thiem D.
7-656-4
Melzer J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-54-1
Muller G.
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Ito T.
Wawrinka S.[1]
7-56-2
Sock J.
Dolgopolov A.[8]
6-46-1
Nishikori K.[4]
Dodig I.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Ram R.
7-55-76-4
Raonic M.[3]
Tomic B.
7-636-3
Johnson S.
Moriya H.
7-646-2
Simon G.
Bautista Agut R.[6]
4-67-672-1
Istomin D.
Daniel T.
7-626-757-5
Young D.
Soeda G.
6-46-2
Przysiezny M.
Tsonga J.[5]
4-67-57-69
Golubev A.
Herbert P.
6-46-4
Granollers M.
Ferrer D.[2]
4-66-46-4