Kei Nishikori vs Borna Coric — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2015
hard
CRO
Borna Coric
#855ATP
29 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWW
Nishikori K.
2-6 6-1 6-2
Coric B.
Nishikori K.
2662
Coric B.
6121

Kei Nishikori defeated Borna Coric 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in ranked #717, defending the title. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Borna Coric in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-01RotterdamQFhardBorna Coric7-6(2) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Coric B.

Coric B.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Coric B.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
5.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Coric B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
71
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Dominant
74
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
90

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
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Wawrinka S.[1]
Paire B.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Wawrinka S.[1]
Muller G.
6-47-65
Paire B.
Nishikori K.[2]
1-66-46-2
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[1]
Krajicek A.
6-36-4
Muller G.
Simon G.[3]
6-36-4
Paire B.
Kyrgios N.
3-66-46-1
Nishikori K.[2]
Cilic M.[6]
3-67-56-3
R16
Wawrinka S.[1]
Ito T.
6-32-66-4
Krajicek A.
Sousa J.
2-66-46-3
Simon G.[3]
Vesely J.
6-46-2
Paire B.
Baghdatis M.
6-32-67-5
Cilic M.[6]
Johnson S.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.[2]
Querrey S.
7-636-3
Muller G.
Chardy J.
7-637-65
Kyrgios N.
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-2
R32
Chardy J.
Groth S.
6-32-0
Nishikori K.[2]
Coric B.
2-66-16-2
Kyrgios N.
Ramos A.
6-736-36-3
Wawrinka S.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Ito T.
Nishioka Y.
3-66-07-5
Krajicek A.
Ebden M.
5-77-647-65
Sousa J.
Lopez F.[7]
6-44-66-1
Simon G.[3]
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Vesely J.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-4
Muller G.
Anderson K.[5]
6-26-3
Paire B.
Dimitrov G.[8]
6-43-66-1
Baghdatis M.
Verdasco F.
7-56-1
Bautista Agut R.
Gasquet R.[4]
6-46-1
Cilic M.[6]
Young D.
7-55-76-4
Querrey S.
Dolgopolov A.
7-656-4
Johnson S.
Tomic B.
6-32-1