Kei Nishikori vs Alejandro Falla | Kei Nishikori Wins 7-6 7-6 7-5

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COL vs JPNRound RobinClayFri 18 SeptFinal

Kei NishikoriJPN

Alejandro FallaCOL

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Kei Nishikori defeated Alejandro Falla 7-6 7-6 7-5 in the COL vs JPN round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Match story: Kei Nishikori edged Alejandro Falla in three tight sets (7–6 7–6 7–5).

How the match was decided

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Nishikori K. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Nishikori K. and Falla A. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Falla A. 1–3 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).

2–250%Nishikori K. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents1–325%Falla A. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

7–6Sets4–7

67–61Games42–55

0–1Tiebreaks0–0

1–1Deciding sets0–1

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Paire B.L4-6 6-3 6-4 6-7 4-6US Open · hardW6-1 6-4Miami Masters · hard
vs Mathieu P.W6-3 7-5 6-1Roland Garros · clayL2-6 6-3 1-6US Open · hard
vs Janowicz J.W6-4 5-7 6-3Halle · grassL2-6 7-5 2-6Halle · grass

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vs Federer R.Hard to compareL3-6 2-6Tour Finals · hardL3-6 3-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Nishikori K. leads 5–0

Clay: Nishikori K. leads 1–0 · Hard: Nishikori K. leads 3–0 · Grass: Nishikori K. leads 1–0

Nishikori K.September 2015COL vs JPNThis matchClay7-6 7-6 7-5
Nishikori K.September 2013Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs COLHard6-3 6-4 6-4
Nishikori K.January 2011ChennaiHard4-6 6-3 6-2
Nishikori K.June 2008Queen's ClubGrass2-6 6-4 6-2
Nishikori K.July 2007IndianapolisHard6-4 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Nishikori K.Falla A.1 922ELO1 6841 885Clay ELO1 6364–6Last 102–825Age31178 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Kei Nishikori beat Alejandro Falla 7-6 7-6 7-5. Umpiry, "Kei Nishikori vs Alejandro Falla — COL vs JPN Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-09-18/falla-vs-nishikori-col-vs-jpn-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 18 September 2015).