John Isner vs Kei Nishikori — Miami Masters Quarter-final

Miami Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
USA22
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
hard
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Isner J.
6-4 6-3
Nishikori K.
Isner J.
662
Nishikori K.
430

John Isner defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-3 in the Miami Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. John Isner claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR16hardKei Nishikori1-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
2015-08-03WashingtonFhardKei Nishikori4-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Isner J.

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
Isner J.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
89
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Dominant
0
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[3]
7-634-66-0
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Isner J.[22]
7-636-2
Murray A.[3]
Berdych T.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Ferrer D.[6]
7-57-5
Isner J.[22]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-46-3
Murray A.[3]
Thiem D.
3-66-46-1
Berdych T.[8]
Monaco J.
6-36-4
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Dolgopolov A.
6-737-56-0
Ferrer D.[6]
Simon G.[12]
7-656-0
Nishikori K.[4]
Goffin D.[18]
6-16-2
Murray A.[3]
Anderson K.[15]
6-43-66-3
Monaco J.
Verdasco F.[29]
6-36-3
Isner J.[22]
Raonic M.[5]
6-737-667-65
Berdych T.[8]
Monfils G.[17]
6-33-2
Thiem D.
Mannarino A.[28]
7-654-67-5
R32
Mannarino A.[28]
Wawrinka S.[7]
7-647-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Darcis S.
6-07-5
Dolgopolov A.
Bellucci T.
7-56-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Troicki V.[32]
6-26-2
Goffin D.[18]
Janowicz J.
6-46-3
Thiem D.
Sock J.
6-46-3
Anderson K.[15]
Mayer L.[24]
6-46-4
Murray A.[3]
Giraldo S.[27]
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.[23]
7-56-4
Verdasco F.[29]
Nadal R.[2]
6-42-66-3
Ferrer D.[6]
Rosol L.[26]
6-47-5
Simon G.[12]
Falla A.
6-36-4
Raonic M.[5]
Chardy J.[31]
6-15-77-63
Berdych T.[8]
Tomic B.[25]
6-747-636-1
Isner J.[22]
Dimitrov G.[9]
7-626-2
Monfils G.[17]
Tsonga J.[11]
6-47-64
R64
Thiem D.
Lopez F.[10]
7-644-66-3
Darcis S.
Muller G.[30]
6-46-726-3
Bellucci T.
Cuevas P.[19]
2-66-27-5
Dolgopolov A.
Robredo T.[16]
6-716-37-5
Falla A.
Karlovic I.[20]
6-46-2
Ferrer D.[6]
Delbonis F.
6-16-1
Nishikori K.[4]
Youzhny M.
6-26-1
Janowicz J.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-41-66-4
Dimitrov G.[9]
Pospisil V.
6-26-2
Isner J.[22]
Rublev A.
6-36-4
Chardy J.[31]
Melzer J.
6-46-1
Raonic M.[5]
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
Mannarino A.[28]
Ramos A.
6-43-66-2
Sock J.
Fognini F.[21]
7-646-1
Giraldo S.[27]
Haase R.
6-23-66-0
Berdych T.[8]
Chung H.
6-36-4
Tomic B.[25]
Krajicek A.
7-667-5
Monfils G.[17]
Krajinovic F.
3-66-27-64
Verdasco F.[29]
Duckworth J.
4-66-26-1
Troicki V.[32]
Bolelli S.
7-53-66-4
Rosol L.[26]
Zverev A.
7-606-3
Nadal R.[2]
Almagro N.
6-46-2
Goffin D.[18]
Coric B.
6-06-4
Simon G.[12]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-756-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Klizan M.
6-05-76-1
Garcia Lopez G.[23]
Struff J.
6-46-4
Murray A.[3]
Young D.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Gulbis E.[14]
6-26-4
Anderson K.[15]
Querrey S.
6-757-636-4
Mayer L.[24]
Nieminen J.
6-47-65
Tsonga J.[11]
Smyczek T.
6-43-66-3
Wawrinka S.[7]
Berlocq C.
6-797-56-2
R128
Youzhny M.
Golubev A.
4-66-26-3
Young D.
Lu Y.
5-1
Krajinovic F.
Lajovic D.
2-67-654-2
Melzer J.
Harrison R.
7-636-3
Darcis S.
Jaziri M.
2-67-57-5
Bellucci T.
Hewitt L.
7-56-726-4
Dolgopolov A.
Berankis R.
6-46-1
Falla A.
Berrer M.
6-756-46-4
Coric B.
Haider Maurer A.
1-66-37-63
Janowicz J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-2
Berlocq C.
Kokkinakis T.
6-43-66-2
Ramos A.
Sousa J.
6-26-2
Sock J.
Soeda G.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Estrella V.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Matosevic M.
6-36-3
Haase R.
Edmund K.
6-26-2
Chung H.
Granollers M.
6-04-66-4
Smyczek T.
Menendez Maceiras A.
4-66-36-4
Monaco J.
Bemelmans R.
7-56-746-4
Duckworth J.
Dzumhur D.
6-33-66-3
Almagro N.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-736-4
Gabashvili T.
Andujar P.
0-67-646-3
Delbonis F.
Vesely J.
7-643-67-5
Kukushkin M.
Johnson S.
6-43-66-2
Thiem D.
Schwartzman D.
7-607-5
Rublev A.
Carreno Busta P.
1-66-16-4
Krajicek A.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Pospisil V.
del Potro J.
6-47-67
Zverev A.
Groth S.
7-56-756-4
Bolelli S.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-2
Struff J.
Becker B.
3-67-6106-4
Klizan M.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4