Kei Nishikori vs Teymuraz Gabashvili — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2015
clay
RUS
Teymuraz Gabashvili
41 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLWL
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-4
Gabashvili T.
Nishikori K.
662
Gabashvili T.
340

Kei Nishikori defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 32 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 closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayKei Nishikori6-3 6-4 6-2
2014-02-17Delray BeachR16hardTeymuraz Gabashvili4-2 RET
2011-09-26Kuala LumpurR32hardKei Nishikori3-6 6-4 6-1
2007-07-29WashingtonR64hardKei Nishikori7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gabashvili T.

Gabashvili T.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Nishikori K.

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.Gabashvili T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Gabashvili T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
11
Break points saved·Dominant
97
56
Break points won·Dominant
74
11
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
23
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
24

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