Kei Nishikori vs Nicolas Almagro — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
JPN5
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-4 7-6 6-2
Almagro N.
Nishikori K.
67763
Almagro N.
46120

Kei Nishikori defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-4 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–4 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30TokyoQFhardNicolas Almagro7-6(2) 5-7 6-3
2011-09-26Kuala LumpurQFhardKei Nishikori6-7(5) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.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.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Dominant
74
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
57

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
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[6]
7-656-746-36-0
Semi-finals
Murray A.[6]
Berdych T.[7]
6-766-06-37-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Wawrinka S.[4]
7-613-66-44-66-0
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[4]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-36-47-66
Murray A.[6]
Kyrgios N.
6-37-656-3
Berdych T.[7]
Nadal R.[3]
6-26-07-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[8]
7-656-46-2
R16
Wawrinka S.[4]
Garcia Lopez G.
7-626-44-67-68
Djokovic N.[1]
Muller G.
6-47-57-5
Raonic M.[8]
Lopez F.[12]
6-44-66-36-776-3
Berdych T.[7]
Tomic B.
6-27-636-2
Kyrgios N.
Seppi A.
5-74-66-37-658-6
Murray A.[6]
Dimitrov G.[10]
6-46-756-37-5
Nadal R.[3]
Anderson K.[14]
7-56-16-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Ferrer D.[9]
6-36-36-3
R32
Muller G.
Isner J.[19]
7-647-666-4
Lopez F.[12]
Janowicz J.
7-666-47-63
Raonic M.[8]
Becker B.
6-46-36-3
Ferrer D.[9]
Simon G.[18]
6-27-55-77-64
Berdych T.[7]
Troicki V.
6-46-36-4
Nadal R.[3]
Sela D.
6-16-07-5
Dimitrov G.[10]
Baghdatis M.
4-66-33-66-36-3
Anderson K.[14]
Gasquet R.[24]
6-47-637-66
Garcia Lopez G.
Pospisil V.
6-26-46-4
Seppi A.
Federer R.[2]
6-47-654-67-65
Tomic B.
Groth S.
6-47-686-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Nieminen J.
6-46-26-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Johnson S.
6-776-16-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Verdasco F.[31]
7-686-36-4
Kyrgios N.
Jaziri M.
6-37-666-1
Murray A.[6]
Sousa J.
6-16-17-5
R64
Raonic M.[8]
Young D.
6-47-636-3
Ferrer D.[9]
Stakhovsky S.
5-76-36-46-2
Lopez F.[12]
Mannarino A.
4-64-67-634-0
Nieminen J.
Bachinger M.
7-647-57-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Kuznetsov A.
6-06-16-4
Verdasco F.[31]
Soeda G.
6-36-27-63
Becker B.
Hewitt L.
2-61-66-36-46-2
Pospisil V.
Lorenzi P.
6-737-646-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Gonzalez A.
6-16-36-3
Simon G.[18]
Granollers M.
7-656-26-4
Johnson S.
Giraldo S.[30]
6-36-46-2
Nishikori K.[5]
Dodig I.
4-67-56-27-60
Groth S.
Kokkinakis T.
3-66-37-53-66-1
Anderson K.[14]
Berankis R.
6-26-27-63
Gasquet R.[24]
Duckworth J.
6-26-37-5
Sela D.
Rosol L.[28]
7-625-77-56-3
Nadal R.[3]
Smyczek T.
6-23-66-726-37-5
Murray A.[6]
Matosevic M.
6-16-36-2
Kyrgios N.
Karlovic I.[23]
7-646-45-76-4
Federer R.[2]
Bolelli S.
3-66-36-26-2
Baghdatis M.
Goffin D.[20]
6-16-44-66-0
Jaziri M.
Roger-Vasselin E.
1-66-36-41-66-3
Janowicz J.
Monfils G.[17]
6-41-66-736-36-3
Sousa J.
Klizan M.[32]
4-67-646-41-0
Berdych T.[7]
Melzer J.
7-606-26-2
Isner J.[19]
Haider Maurer A.
6-47-644-66-4
Muller G.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
7-651-67-56-1
Seppi A.
Chardy J.[29]
7-53-66-26-1
Dimitrov G.[10]
Lacko L.
6-36-7106-36-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Copil M.
7-647-646-3
Troicki V.
Mayer L.[26]
6-44-66-46-0
Tomic B.
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
6-756-47-667-65
R128
Mayer L.[26]
Millman J.
6-36-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Gojowczyk P.
6-717-56-41-0
Simon G.[18]
Haase R.
6-16-36-4
Monfils G.[17]
Pouille L.
6-733-66-46-16-4
Karlovic I.[23]
Bemelmans R.
6-46-26-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Bedene A.
6-36-26-4
Soeda G.
Ymer E.
1-66-44-66-36-3
Isner J.[19]
Wang J.
7-656-46-4
Haider Maurer A.
Lokoli L.
6-47-54-66-3
Janowicz J.
Moriya H.
7-652-66-37-5
Becker B.
Benneteau J.[25]
7-55-76-26-4
Hewitt L.
Zhang Z.
6-31-66-06-4
Raonic M.[8]
Marchenko I.
7-637-636-3
Nieminen J.
Golubev A.
6-16-27-66
Lorenzi P.
Dolgopolov A.[21]
6-46-36-2
Pospisil V.
Querrey S.
6-36-752-66-46-4
Johnson S.
Edmund K.
6-46-46-3
Dodig I.
Souza J.
6-47-56-4
Melzer J.
Estrella V.
6-16-46-2
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Mathieu P.
6-26-26-1
Tomic B.
Kamke T.
7-56-716-36-2
Anderson K.[14]
Schwartzman D.
7-657-55-76-4
Berankis R.
Sijsling I.
2-66-47-626-766-4
Gasquet R.[24]
Berlocq C.
6-16-36-1
Rosol L.[28]
De Schepper K.
4-66-26-746-36-4
Nadal R.[3]
Youzhny M.
6-36-26-2
Sousa J.
Thompson J.
6-47-656-4
Klizan M.[32]
Ito T.
7-666-26-4
Goffin D.[20]
Russell M.
6-36-35-76-0
Baghdatis M.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-753-66-46-4
Dimitrov G.[10]
Brown D.
6-26-36-2
Jaziri M.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-32-67-63
Chardy J.[29]
Coric B.
3-66-47-56-4
Bolelli S.
Monaco J.
6-33-66-36-1
Berdych T.[7]
Falla A.
6-37-616-3
Matosevic M.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-46-754-67-56-3
Murray A.[6]
Bhambri Y.
6-36-47-63
Troicki V.
Vesely J.
6-33-66-26-3
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Thiem D.
4-66-26-37-65
Copil M.
Andujar P.
6-26-27-5
Verdasco F.[31]
Ward J.
2-66-07-666-3
Bachinger M.
Cuevas P.[27]
7-616-36-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Robredo T.[15]
2-3
Seppi A.
Istomin D.
5-76-32-66-16-4
Giraldo S.[30]
Hernych J.
6-36-26-2
Groth S.
Krajinovic F.
6-37-646-4
Sela D.
Struff J.
6-44-63-66-37-5
Kuznetsov A.
Ramos A.
6-13-66-37-63
Gonzalez A.
Fognini F.[16]
4-66-26-36-4
Muller G.
Carreno Busta P.
6-47-657-63
Granollers M.
Robert S.
6-36-46-4
Young D.
Puetz T.
6-44-66-36-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Ilhan M.
6-16-46-2
Mannarino A.
Rola B.
7-676-36-2
Smyczek T.
Saville L.
7-627-56-4
Lopez F.[12]
Kudla D.
3-66-24-66-210-8
Stakhovsky S.
Lajovic D.
6-34-66-46-736-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Almagro N.
6-47-616-2
Kyrgios N.
Delbonis F.
7-623-66-36-756-3
Federer R.[2]
Lu Y.
6-46-27-5
Lacko L.
Gonzalez M.
4-66-27-56-746-1
Ferrer D.[9]
Bellucci T.
6-726-26-06-3
Duckworth J.
Kavcic B.
6-25-77-673-66-2
Kokkinakis T.
Gulbis E.[11]
5-76-01-67-628-6