Kei Nishikori vs Dominic Thiem — Halle Round of 32

Halle · ATP · Round of 32
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 June 2015
grass
AUT
Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Nishikori K.
7-6 7-5
Thiem D.
Nishikori K.
7772
Thiem D.
6450

Kei Nishikori defeated Dominic Thiem 7-6 7-5 in the Halle round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's semi-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardDominic Thiem6-1 6-4
2018-10-22ViennaQFhardKei Nishikori6-3 6-1
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayDominic Thiem6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4
2016-05-09Rome MastersQFclayKei Nishikori6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

Thiem D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Thiem D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Thiem D.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
85
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Clear edge
74
58
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
14°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 52%
Final
Federer R.[1]
Seppi A.
7-616-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.[1]
Karlovic I.[8]
7-637-64
Seppi A.
Nishikori K.[2]
4-1
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.[2]
Janowicz J.
6-45-76-3
Seppi A.
Monfils G.[4]
6-11-0
Karlovic I.[8]
Berdych T.[3]
7-56-786-3
Federer R.[1]
Mayer F.
6-07-61
R16
Federer R.[1]
Gulbis E.
6-37-5
Berdych T.[3]
Coric B.
6-36-2
Mayer F.
Johnson S.
6-37-64
Janowicz J.
Falla A.
6-25-76-2
Monfils G.[4]
Kukushkin M.
7-616-4
Karlovic I.[8]
Zverev A.[1]
6-756-36-3
Seppi A.
Robredo T.[5]
6-26-766-3
Nishikori K.[2]
Brown D.
7-56-1
R32
Brown D.
Haider Maurer A.
7-56-2
Zverev A.[1]
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Federer R.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.
7-683-67-65
Berdych T.[3]
Estrella V.
7-56-3
Karlovic I.[8]
Giraldo S.
6-746-46-4
Robredo T.[5]
Berankis R.
6-46-747-61
Kukushkin M.
Vesely J.
6-16-777-5
Monfils G.[4]
Rosol L.
6-36-4
Falla A.
Lacko L.
6-43-66-1
Gulbis E.
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-63
Mayer F.
Struff J.
6-20-67-64
Nishikori K.[2]
Thiem D.
7-647-5
Johnson S.
Tomic B.[7]
6-37-64
Janowicz J.
Cuevas P.[6]
6-36-4
Seppi A.
Haas T.
7-56-2
Coric B.
Young D.
6-43-66-3