Kei Nishikori vs Santiago Giraldo — Barcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
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
COL15
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLW
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-1
Giraldo S.
Nishikori K.
662
Giraldo S.
210

Kei Nishikori defeated Santiago Giraldo 6-2 6-1 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending the title. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-18Davis Cup WG PO: COL vs JPNRRclayKei Nishikori6-4 6-2 7-6(3)
2014-04-21BarcelonaFclayKei Nishikori6-2 6-2
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-3
2013-09-13Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs COLRRhardKei Nishikori6-1 6-2 6-4
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR64hardSantiago Giraldo7-5 6-2
2011-10-09Shanghai MastersR16hardKei Nishikori7-6(6) 4-6 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayKei Nishikori2-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Giraldo S.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Giraldo S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Giraldo S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
82
Break points won·Dominant
74
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
32
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
26

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