Kei Nishikori vs Steve Johnson — Brisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 16
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2015
hard
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Nishikori K.
6-4 7-5
Johnson S.
Nishikori K.
672
Johnson S.
450

Kei Nishikori defeated Steve Johnson 6-4 7-5 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassKei Nishikori6-4 6-3 6-2
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR32hardKei Nishikori7-6(6) 7-6(5)
2015-01-19Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori6-7(7) 6-1 6-2 6-3
2014-06-09HalleQFgrassKei Nishikori6-1 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
52
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
74
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
76

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
28°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Federer R.[1]
Raonic M.[3]
6-46-726-4
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[3]
Nishikori K.[2]
6-747-647-64
Federer R.[1]
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Federer R.[1]
Duckworth J.
6-06-1
Dimitrov G.[4]
Klizan M.
6-36-4
Raonic M.[3]
Groth S.
7-653-67-62
Nishikori K.[2]
Tomic B.
6-06-4
R16
Klizan M.
Dolgopolov A.[7]
1-67-667-67
Raonic M.[3]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[2]
Johnson S.
6-47-5
Tomic B.
Kokkinakis T.
7-626-1
Groth S.
Kubot L.
6-46-727-63
Dimitrov G.[4]
Chardy J.
3-66-47-68
Federer R.[1]
Millman J.
4-66-46-3
Duckworth J.
Nieminen J.
4-67-656-3
R32
Kukushkin M.
Copil M.
6-44-66-4
Duckworth J.
Simon G.[6]
6-26-2
Nieminen J.
Kudla D.
4-66-16-4
Groth S.
Hewitt L.
6-36-2
Tomic B.
Querrey S.
7-57-65
Kubot L.
Anderson K.[5]
7-636-4
Kokkinakis T.
Benneteau J.[8]
6-46-3
Klizan M.
Melzer J.
6-757-666-1
Millman J.
Williams R.
6-36-1
Chardy J.
Golubev A.
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Matosevic M.
2-67-607-5
Dolgopolov A.[7]
Berlocq C.
6-26-3