Kei Nishikori vs Austin Krajicek — Memphis Quarter-final

Memphis · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2015
hard
USA
Austin Krajicek
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Nishikori K.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Krajicek A.
Nishikori K.
4662
Krajicek A.
6341

Kei Nishikori defeated Austin Krajicek 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Memphis quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-18Australian OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Krajicek A.

Krajicek A.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.Krajicek A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Krajicek A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
76
Break points won·Dominant
74
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
41

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Nishikori K.[1]
Anderson K.[2]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Querrey S.
5-77-657-65
Anderson K.[2]
Young D.
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Anderson K.[2]
Johnson S.[6]
6-46-4
Querrey S.
Isner J.[3]
7-637-62
Young D.
Tomic B.
7-684-67-5
Nishikori K.[1]
Krajicek A.
4-66-36-4
R16
Nishikori K.[1]
Harrison R.
3-66-36-4
Querrey S.
Donaldson J.
6-46-1
Tomic B.
Dolgopolov A.[4]
6-17-5
Johnson S.[6]
Brown D.
4-67-57-63
Anderson K.[2]
Groth S.
6-36-2
Isner J.[3]
Dodig I.
6-47-65
Krajicek A.
Karlovic I.[5]
7-644-66-4
Young D.
Kudla D.
7-56-3
R32
Brown D.
Matosevic M.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Jaziri M.
7-637-61
Karlovic I.[5]
Lacko L.
7-676-3
Donaldson J.
Kozlov S.
7-56-0
Querrey S.
Becker B.[7]
4-66-26-1
Kudla D.
Kokkinakis T.
6-36-4
Tomic B.
Sijsling I.
4-66-36-2
Groth S.
Lu Y.
6-46-3
Young D.
Mannarino A.[8]
6-37-69
Dodig I.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-2
Krajicek A.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-737-68
Johnson S.[6]
Krajinovic F.
6-36-3