Kei Nishikori vs Leonardo Mayer — Washington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2015
hard
ARG16
Leonardo Mayer
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWL
Nishikori K.
6-4 6-4
Mayer L.
Nishikori K.
662
Mayer L.
440

Kei Nishikori defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-4 6-4 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-2 6-3
2013-06-24WimbledonR64grassKei Nishikori7-6(5) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Mayer L.

Mayer L.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Mayer L.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Mayer L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
29
Break points saved·Even
97
93
Break points won·Dominant
74
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
11
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
70

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
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