Kei Nishikori vs Yen Hsun Lu — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 16
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Nishikori K.
6-1 6-3
Lu Y.
Nishikori K.
662
Lu Y.
130

Kei Nishikori defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-1 6-3 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR128clayKei Nishikori6-1 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Dominant
74
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
32

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