Benoit Paire vs Kei Nishikori — Tokyo Semi-final
Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
FRA#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2015
hard
JPN2#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Paire B.1-6 6-4 6-2
Nishikori K.
Paire B.
1662
Nishikori K.
6421
Benoit Paire defeated Kei Nishikori 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in ranked #717, leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending the title. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Benoit Paire dropped the opening set before beating Kei Nishikori 1–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-27 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5 |
| 2019-02-25 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2018-10-01 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2018-05-28 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2016-04-18 | Barcelona | SF | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2015-08-31 | US Open | R128 | hard | Benoit Paire | 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 |
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 |
| 2012-10-29 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6(2) 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
52%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
54%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
48
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
97
Break points won·Dominant
31
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
97
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%
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