Kei Nishikori vs Kevin Anderson — Acapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · ATP · Semi-final
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015
hard
RSA4
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Nishikori K.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Anderson K.
Nishikori K.
6362
Anderson K.
2631

Kei Nishikori defeated Kevin Anderson 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kevin Anderson came in defending last year's final, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

4–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardKevin Anderson6-0 6-1
2018-10-29Paris MastersR16hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-4
2018-10-22ViennaFhardKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(3)
2018-02-12New YorkSFhardKevin Anderson6-1 3-6 7-6(4)
2017-05-22GenevaQFclayKei Nishikori2-6 6-4 7-6(6)
2017-03-20Miami MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-3
2015-10-11Shanghai MastersR16hardKevin Anderson7-6(10) 7-6(3)
2015-02-09MemphisFhardKei Nishikori6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Anderson K.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Anderson K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
15.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Anderson K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
63
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Dominant
74
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
84
Tiebreaks·Even
97
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
34°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 35%
Final
Ferrer D.[2]
Nishikori K.[1]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Anderson K.[4]
6-23-66-3
Ferrer D.[2]
Harrison R.
4-66-06-0
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Dolgopolov A.[5]
6-46-4
Anderson K.[4]
Troicki V.
3-66-36-3
Ferrer D.[2]
Tomic B.
6-43-66-1
Harrison R.
Karlovic I.[6]
4-67-607-64
R16
Nishikori K.[1]
Lu Y.
6-16-3
Anderson K.[4]
Johnson S.
3-67-56-3
Troicki V.
Giraldo S.[7]
6-36-4
Harrison R.
Dimitrov G.[3]
7-54-66-0
Karlovic I.[6]
Lajovic D.
3-66-36-1
Ferrer D.[2]
Matosevic M.
7-636-4
Dolgopolov A.[5]
Haider Maurer A.
6-26-3
Tomic B.
Becker B.[8]
4-66-36-2
R32
Lu Y.
Estrella V.
6-27-5
Anderson K.[4]
Brown D.
6-16-2
Troicki V.
Garza D.
6-46-3
Karlovic I.[6]
Gabashvili T.
6-43-66-2
Lajovic D.
Kokkinakis T.
6-47-64
Dimitrov G.[3]
Krajinovic F.
6-35-76-0
Becker B.[8]
Kamke T.
7-646-2
Tomic B.
Mannarino A.
3-66-46-4
Matosevic M.
Granollers M.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.[2]
Sijsling I.
6-37-64
Giraldo S.[7]
Krajicek A.
7-686-1
Nishikori K.[1]
Gonzalez A.
6-37-5
Harrison R.
Young D.
4-66-24-2
Johnson S.
Dodig I.
6-46-4
Haider Maurer A.
Haase R.
6-32-66-2
Dolgopolov A.[5]
Groth S.
6-34-66-0