Kei Nishikori vs James Duckworth — Washington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2015
hard
James Duckworth
AUS
James Duckworth
#74ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
6-7 6-1 6-4
Duckworth J.
Nishikori K.
68662
Duckworth J.
710141

Kei Nishikori defeated James Duckworth 6-7 6-1 6-4 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #74, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Duckworth J.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

Serve & return on hard

Nishikori K.Duckworth J.
—
Serve
25
—
Return
13

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Duckworth J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.3
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.Duckworth J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
54
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
74
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Duckworth J.
Freshness·
—
91

Duckworth J.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 38%
Final
Nishikori K.[2]
Isner J.[8]
4-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Isner J.[8]
Johnson S.
6-33-67-69
Nishikori K.[2]
Cilic M.[3]
3-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.[8]
Berankis R.
6-35-76-3
Johnson S.
Sock J.[15]
7-656-1
Cilic M.[3]
Zverev A.
7-57-63
Nishikori K.[2]
Groth S.
6-46-4
R16
Berankis R.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-4
Zverev A.
Dolgopolov A.
2-66-26-4
Nishikori K.[2]
Mayer L.[16]
6-46-4
Groth S.
Lopez F.[7]
6-36-4
Cilic M.[3]
Querrey S.[13]
7-627-63
Sock J.[15]
Gasquet R.[4]
6-747-656-4
Isner J.[8]
Pospisil V.[12]
6-47-66
Johnson S.
Dimitrov G.[6]
6-31-66-3
R32
Gabashvili T.
Murray A.[1]
6-44-67-64
Pospisil V.[12]
Young D.
7-56-3
Gasquet R.[4]
Muller G.
5-76-46-4
Sock J.[15]
Bemelmans R.
7-676-3
Johnson S.
Tomic B.[11]
6-776-46-2
Dimitrov G.[6]
Pella G.
7-616-4
Zverev A.
Anderson K.[5]
2-66-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Karlovic I.[10]
6-47-62
Querrey S.[13]
Soeda G.
6-35-76-4
Lopez F.[7]
Hewitt L.
4-67-56-3
Groth S.
Troicki V.[9]
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[2]
Duckworth J.
6-786-16-4
Cilic M.[3]
Chung H.
7-626-3
Berankis R.
Cuevas P.[14]
6-36-3
Mayer L.[16]
Rola B.
7-626-736-4
Isner J.[8]
Estrella V.
6-37-65
R64
Gabashvili T.
Becker B.
4-66-16-3
Berankis R.
Lu Y.
7-616-3
Estrella V.
Jarry N.
4-66-36-4
Muller G.
Jaziri M.
6-37-5
Bemelmans R.
Matosevic M.
6-36-3
Johnson S.
Lacko L.
7-56-3
Pella G.
Dodig I.
6-36-777-5
Zverev A.
Nishioka Y.
7-616-3
Dolgopolov A.
Smyczek T.
6-46-2
Soeda G.
King D.
6-26-1
Chung H.
Sela D.
6-26-1
Hewitt L.
Smith J.
6-36-4
Groth S.
Bellucci T.
7-684-66-3
Duckworth J.
Harrison R.
6-17-64
Rola B.
Kudla D.
2-66-47-65
Young D.
Haas T.
6-36-4