Feliciano Lopez vs Kei Nishikori — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ESP12
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2015
hard
JPN5
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Lopez F.
6-4 7-6
Nishikori K.
Lopez F.
6772
Nishikori K.
4620

Feliciano Lopez defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Feliciano Lopez narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14Rome MastersR64clayKei Nishikori7-6(5) 6-4
2014-05-04Madrid MastersQFclayKei Nishikori6-4 6-4
2013-09-30TokyoR16hardKei Nishikori7-6(4) 6-0
2013-08-11Cincinnati MastersR64hardFeliciano Lopez6-4 7-6(4)
2013-02-18MemphisFhardKei Nishikori6-2 6-3
2011-04-18BarcelonaR16clayFeliciano Lopez6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Lopez F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

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
Lopez F.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lopez F.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
88
Break points saved·Even
98
97
Break points won·Dominant
2
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
79
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 21%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Federer R.[2]
6-36-756-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[4]
6-26-3
Federer R.[2]
Raonic M.[6]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Tomic B.[32]
W/O
Murray A.[4]
Lopez F.[12]
6-36-4
Raonic M.[6]
Nadal R.[3]
4-67-6107-5
Federer R.[2]
Berdych T.[9]
6-46-0
R16
Raonic M.[6]
Robredo T.[17]
6-36-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Isner J.[18]
6-47-65
Tomic B.[32]
Kokkinakis T.
6-44-66-4
Murray A.[4]
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Lopez F.[12]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-47-62
Federer R.[2]
Sock J.
6-36-2
Berdych T.[9]
Rosol L.[27]
6-24-66-4
Nadal R.[3]
Simon G.[13]
6-26-4
R32
Mannarino A.
Gulbis E.[14]
6-46-4
Tomic B.[32]
Ferrer D.[8]
7-56-4
Murray A.[4]
Kohlschreiber P.[26]
6-13-66-1
Lopez F.[12]
Cuevas P.[20]
6-24-66-3
Nishikori K.[5]
Verdasco F.[28]
6-766-16-4
Raonic M.[6]
Dolgopolov A.
7-626-4
Simon G.[13]
Berrer M.
6-27-5
Rosol L.[27]
Haase R.
6-46-747-63
Berdych T.[9]
Johnson S.
6-46-2
Sock J.
Bautista Agut R.[15]
3-66-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Seppi A.[30]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[3]
Young D.
6-46-2
Robredo T.[17]
Dimitrov G.[11]
6-41-67-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Ramos A.
7-56-3
Isner J.[18]
Anderson K.[16]
7-666-2
Kokkinakis T.
Monaco J.
6-25-77-65
R64
Verdasco F.[28]
Duckworth J.
6-27-63
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Istomin D.
6-46-3
Isner J.[18]
Melzer J.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[26]
Smyczek T.
6-36-1
Simon G.[13]
Jaziri M.
6-34-66-2
Ramos A.
Benneteau J.[25]
6-26-3
Anderson K.[16]
Delbonis F.
7-56-4
Kokkinakis T.
Garcia Lopez G.[23]
7-55-76-3
Tomic B.[32]
Coric B.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.[14]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-1
Lopez F.[12]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-736-46-4
Cuevas P.[20]
Nieminen J.
4-67-56-0
Nishikori K.[5]
Harrison R.
6-46-4
Raonic M.[6]
Bolelli S.
6-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Giraldo S.[29]
6-17-64
Robredo T.[17]
Golubev A.
6-46-756-4
Dimitrov G.[11]
Kyrgios N.
7-623-67-64
Young D.
Chardy J.[31]
6-46-2
Rosol L.[27]
Klizan M.
4-66-06-3
Johnson S.
Karlovic I.[21]
6-37-65
Sock J.
Muller G.[33]
3-66-37-67
Berdych T.[9]
Stakhovsky S.
6-16-4
Nadal R.[3]
Sijsling I.
6-46-2
Berrer M.
Gasquet R.[22]
7-664-63-1
Mannarino A.
Fognini F.[19]
7-686-3
Ferrer D.[8]
Dodig I.
4-66-17-66
Haase R.
Wawrinka S.[7]
6-33-66-3
Federer R.[2]
Schwartzman D.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Cilic M.[10]
6-46-4
Murray A.[4]
Pospisil V.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Baghdatis M.
6-16-3
Seppi A.[30]
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
R128
Pospisil V.
Kukushkin M.
6-44-2
Ramos A.
Troicki V.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Novikov D.
6-46-4
Delbonis F.
Lajovic D.
6-46-3
Monaco J.
Gabashvili T.
6-23-66-3
Kokkinakis T.
Struff J.
7-636-3
Coric B.
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-4
Smyczek T.
Becker B.
6-37-64
Nieminen J.
De Bakker T.
7-636-4
Harrison R.
Fish M.
6-44-67-63
Bolelli S.
Bellucci T.
6-26-736-4
Dolgopolov A.
Dancevic F.
6-27-5
Golubev A.
Brown D.
6-746-37-63
Kyrgios N.
Kudla D.
6-47-5
Sijsling I.
Krajinovic F.
6-43-66-2
Klizan M.
Andujar P.
7-646-3
Johnson S.
Granollers M.
6-26-3
Stakhovsky S.
Querrey S.
2-66-46-2
Istomin D.
Krajicek A.
7-656-4
Schwartzman D.
Janowicz J.
6-43-67-63
Duckworth J.
Thiem D.
7-656-1
Baghdatis M.
Vesely J.
6-31-1
Gimeno Traver D.
Groth S.
7-657-66
Haase R.
Bolt A.
6-46-2
Young D.
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Matosevic M.
5-76-46-3
Hanescu V.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Mannarino A.
Zverev M.
6-46-4
Berrer M.
Estrella V.
6-35-76-4
Sock J.
Lu Y.
6-746-27-5
Jaziri M.
Ito T.
7-56-1
Dodig I.
Sousa J.
6-37-5