Kei Nishikori vs Rafael Nadal — Canada Masters Quarter-final
Canada Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN4#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2015
hard
Nishikori K.6-2 6-4
Nadal R.
Nishikori K.
662
Nadal R.
240
Kei Nishikori defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 in the Canada Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 12–1. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 12–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped just 6 games past Rafael Nadal.
Head to head
1–12| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-19 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 2-6 6-2 |
| 2019-05-27 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-1 6-3 |
| 2018-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-08-08 | Rio Olympics | BR | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-2 6-7(1) 6-3 |
| 2016-04-18 | Barcelona | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2014-05-04 | Madrid Masters | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 2-6 6-4 3-0 RET |
| 2014-01-13 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(3) |
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-1 6-3 |
| 2012-03-21 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2011-03-23 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-06-21 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008-06-09 | Queen's Club | R16 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Nadal R.
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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
56%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
89
97
Break points saved·Even
97
100
Break points won·Dominant
74
99
Deciding sets·Even
100
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 63%
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Gulbis E.
5-77-676-1
Nishikori K.[4]
Nadal R.[7]
6-26-4
Murray A.[2]
Tsonga J.[10]
6-46-4
Chardy J.
Isner J.[16]
6-797-6137-64
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Sock J.
6-26-1
Gulbis E.
Young D.
6-46-4
Nadal R.[7]
Youzhny M.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.[10]
Tomic B.
7-676-3
Murray A.[2]
Muller G.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Karlovic I.
4-67-616-4
Isner J.[16]
Kyrgios N.
7-56-3
Nishikori K.[4]
Goffin D.[13]
6-46-4
R32
Kyrgios N.
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-786-34-0
Karlovic I.
Raonic M.[8]
7-617-61
Djokovic N.[1]
Bellucci T.
6-37-64
Gulbis E.
Rosol L.
6-25-76-3
Young D.
Berdych T.[5]
7-656-3
Isner J.[16]
Pospisil V.
7-614-66-3
Chardy J.
Mayer L.
4-67-646-2
Nadal R.[7]
Stakhovsky S.
7-646-3
Youzhny M.
Simon G.[9]
6-16-4
Goffin D.[13]
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Andujar P.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.[10]
Bautista Agut R.
5-77-667-5
Murray A.[2]
Robredo T.
6-47-5
Tomic B.
Cilic M.[6]
6-36-4
Sock J.
Dimitrov G.[14]
5-77-657-5
Muller G.
Monfils G.[15]
6-33-67-64
R64
Bellucci T.
Cuevas P.
7-644-67-64
Sock J.
Mannarino A.
6-22-67-65
Kyrgios N.
Verdasco F.
6-34-66-4
Pospisil V.
Lu Y.
6-46-3
Isner J.[16]
Becker B.
6-46-766-3
Mayer L.
Chung H.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Troicki V.
6-37-5
Simon G.[9]
Seppi A.
6-26-4
Goffin D.[13]
Johnson S.
6-26-2
Querrey S.
Klizan M.
6-36-3
Andujar P.
Dancevic F.
6-26-4
Bautista Agut R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Monfils G.[15]
Fognini F.
6-36-1
Muller G.
Bester P.
6-26-3
Tsonga J.[10]
Coric B.
6-46-4
Young D.
Kudla D.
6-36-4
Rosol L.
Anderson K.[12]
7-627-64
Gulbis E.
Thiem D.
3-67-686-1
Tomic B.
Sousa J.
6-36-3
Stakhovsky S.
Peliwo F.
6-15-76-2
Karlovic I.
Janowicz J.
6-47-66
Robredo T.
Lopez F.
6-33-66-3
Dimitrov G.[14]
Dolgopolov A.
6-47-5
Chardy J.
Mahut N.
6-17-5