Feliciano Lopez vs Nick Kyrgios — Kuala Lumpur Semi-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Semi-final
ESP2
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
AUS7
Nick Kyrgios
#905ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Lopez F.
7-6 7-6
Kyrgios N.
Lopez F.
77772
Kyrgios N.
62650

Feliciano Lopez defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nick Kyrgios came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Feliciano Lopez narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-06-18Queen's ClubQFgrassNick Kyrgios7-6(5) 7-6(3)
2018-06-11StuttgartQFgrassNick Kyrgios6-4 3-6 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonR32grassNick Kyrgios6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
2015-05-10Rome MastersR64clayFeliciano Lopez6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Lopez F.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

Kyrgios N.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

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
Lopez F.Kyrgios N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Even
32%
32%
Break points saved·Even
65%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
16.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lopez F.Kyrgios N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
88
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Dominant
2
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
79
98

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
Final
Ferrer D.[1]
Lopez F.[2]
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Kyrgios N.[7]
7-627-65
Ferrer D.[1]
Becker B.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Pospisil V.[8]
6-726-36-2
Kyrgios N.[7]
Karlovic I.[3]
7-647-62
Ferrer D.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-47-63
R16
Kukushkin M.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Sousa J.
2-66-36-4
Becker B.
Chardy J.[6]
5-76-17-5
Kyrgios N.[7]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[3]
Basilashvili N.
7-54-66-3
Pospisil V.[8]
Baghdatis M.
7-623-66-3
Lopez F.[2]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
R32
Basilashvili N.
Nedovyesov A.
6-31-0
Sousa J.
Przysiezny M.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Groth S.
6-17-66
Ito T.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Baghdatis M.
Almagro N.
6-36-756-1
Stepanek R.
Sugita Y.
7-666-0
Kukushkin M.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-2
Albot R.
Troicki V.[5]
6-27-65
Kyrgios N.[7]
Giraldo S.
6-12-1
Pospisil V.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-4
Zverev M.
Ram R.
7-623-66-3
Chardy J.[6]
Zverev A.
3-66-36-2