Kei Nishikori vs Alejandro Falla — Davis Cup WG PO: COL vs JPN Round Robin

Davis Cup WG PO: COL vs JPN · ATP · Round Robin
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Friday, 18 September 2015
clay
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
7-6 7-6 7-5
Falla A.
Nishikori K.
777773
Falla A.
636150

Kei Nishikori defeated Alejandro Falla 7-6 7-6 7-5 in the Davis Cup WG PO: 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

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-13Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs COLRRhardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4 6-4
2011-01-03ChennaiR16hardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 6-2
2008-06-09Queen's ClubR64grassKei Nishikori2-6 6-4 6-2
2007-07-23IndianapolisR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Nishikori K.

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.Falla A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
32
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
73
Break points won·Dominant
74
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
55

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