Kei Nishikori vs Pablo Andujar — Barcelona Final

Barcelona · ATP · Final
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2015
clay
ESP
Pablo Andujar
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-4 6-4
Andujar P.
Nishikori K.
662
Andujar P.
440

Kei Nishikori defeated Pablo Andujar 6-4 6-4 in the Barcelona final on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending the title. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10Canada MastersR32hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-1 RET
2013-05-05Madrid MastersQFclayPablo Andujar6-3 7-5
2011-08-21Winston-SalemR32hardKei Nishikori7-6(3) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Andujar P.

Andujar P.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Andujar P.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Andujar P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
38
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
86
Break points won·Dominant
74
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
23

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°CDrizzle
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 56%
Final
Nishikori K.[1]
Andujar P.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Klizan M.[14]
6-16-2
Andujar P.
Ferrer D.[3]
7-666-3
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[12]
6-37-65
Andujar P.
Fognini F.[13]
6-16-3
Nishikori K.[1]
Bautista Agut R.[7]
6-23-66-1
Klizan M.[14]
Robredo T.[9]
7-656-4
R16
Bautista Agut R.[7]
Cuevas P.[10]
7-656-2
Klizan M.[14]
Estrella V.
6-46-3
Robredo T.[9]
Granollers M.
6-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.[12]
Paire B.
6-47-66
Andujar P.
Lopez F.[5]
6-36-4
Fognini F.[13]
Nadal R.[2]
6-47-66
Nishikori K.[1]
Giraldo S.[15]
6-26-1
Ferrer D.[3]
Ymer E.
6-36-4
R32
Ymer E.
Kyrgios N.[16]
2-67-57-67
Giraldo S.[15]
Sousa J.
6-33-66-1
Cuevas P.[10]
Carballes Baena R.
6-47-5
Klizan M.[14]
Monaco J.
5-76-06-3
Granollers M.
Tsonga J.[6]
6-46-2
Paire B.
Gulbis E.[8]
1-66-26-3
Ferrer D.[3]
Montanes A.
6-26-3
Andujar P.
Mayer L.[11]
2-66-16-2
Fognini F.[13]
Rublev A.
3-66-46-1
Nadal R.[2]
Almagro N.
6-36-1
Nishikori K.[1]
Gabashvili T.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[12]
Kuznetsov A.
7-616-3
Estrella V.
Cilic M.[4]
6-46-4
Robredo T.[9]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
Lopez F.[5]
Ilhan M.
6-25-77-65
Bautista Agut R.[7]
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
R64
Gabashvili T.
Carreno Busta P.
7-56-4
Almagro N.
Lorenzi P.
3-0
Carballes Baena R.
Struff J.
5-77-56-2
Bellucci T.
Sugita Y.
6-16-0
Estrella V.
Thiem D.
6-37-63
Granollers M.
Matosevic M.
6-26-3
Paire B.
Munar J.
6-26-2
Ymer E.
De Bakker T.
6-747-56-4
Andujar P.
Ramos A.
6-46-1
Rublev A.
Verdasco F.
7-646-3
Kukushkin M.
Souza J.
6-16-0
Sousa J.
De Schepper K.
6-43-66-3
Kuznetsov A.
Fucsovics M.
6-46-2
Montanes A.
Berankis R.
1-66-47-5
Monaco J.
Gonzalez A.
7-56-1
Ilhan M.
Ward J.
7-623-66-1