Kei Nishikori vs Santiago Giraldo — COL vs JPN Round Robin
Kei Nishikori defeated Santiago Giraldo 6-4 6-2 7-6 in the COL vs JPN round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–2 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNishikori K. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsNishikori K. and Giraldo S. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 7–2 (78%) against them, Giraldo S. 1–4 (20%). Nishikori K. came out clearly better against 4 of 5 comparable opponents, Giraldo S. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
7–278%Nishikori K. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents1–420%Giraldo S. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
16–6Sets4–10
117–84Games54–77
1–1Tiebreaks1–0
1–0Deciding sets0–1
vs Goffin D.#390W6-2 4-6 6-4Madrid Masters · clayL3-6 6-4 5-7 2-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Pospisil V.W6-4 7-6 6-3CAN vs JPN · hardL2-6 7-6 1-6Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Youzhny M.W6-2 6-1Miami Masters · hardW6-2 6-4Paris Masters · hard
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vs Murray A.L3-6 4-6Madrid Masters · clayL3-6 4-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Johnson S.W6-7 6-1 6-2 6-3Australian Open · hardL3-6 4-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
8 meetings · Nishikori K. leads 7–171
Clay: Nishikori K. leads 4–0 · Hard: Nishikori K. leads 3–1
- Nishikori K.September 2015COL vs JPNThis matchClay6-4 6-2 7-6
- Nishikori K.April 2015BarcelonaClay6-2 6-1
- Nishikori K.April 2014BarcelonaClay6-2 6-2
- Nishikori K.March 2014Indian Wells MastersHard6-1 6-3
- Nishikori K.September 2013Davis Cup WG PO: JPN vs COLHard6-1 6-2 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchNishikori K.Giraldo S.1 957ELO1 8341 893Clay ELO1 7745–5Last 104–625Age27178 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRight