Kei Nishikori vs Donald Young — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
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
USA
Donald Young
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Nishikori K.
6-4 7-6
Young D.
Nishikori K.
6772
Young D.
4640

Kei Nishikori defeated Donald Young 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-30WashingtonR32hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
2017-07-31WashingtonR32hardKei Nishikori6-3 4-6 7-6(5)
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-4
2016-10-03TokyoR32hardKei Nishikori4-6 6-2 6-2
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori7-5 6-1 6-0
2013-02-18MemphisR16hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Young D.

Young D.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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.Young D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Young D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
76
Break points won·Dominant
74
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
26
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Young D.
Freshness·
—
86

Young D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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