Kei Nishikori vs Sam Querrey — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2015
hard
USA
Sam Querrey
38 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWL
Nishikori K.
7-6 6-3
Querrey S.
Nishikori K.
7762
Querrey S.
6330

Kei Nishikori defeated Sam Querrey 7-6 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending the title. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

6–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-02WashingtonR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-3
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersR16hardKei Nishikori7-6(7) 6-4
2016-02-22AcapulcoR16hardSam Querrey6-4 6-3
2016-02-08MemphisSFhardKei Nishikori3-6 6-3 6-3
2015-02-09MemphisSFhardKei Nishikori5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2014-07-28WashingtonR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 5-7 6-4
2012-10-07Shanghai MastersR32hardSam Querrey2-6 6-1 6-4
2012-08-06Canada MastersR32hardSam Querrey6-2 6-3
2011-06-06Queen's ClubR64grassSam Querrey6-3 6-4
2008-02-11Delray BeachSFhardKei Nishikori4-6 6-2 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Querrey S.

Querrey S.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Querrey S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
81%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
14.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Querrey S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
49
Break points saved·Even
97
96
Break points won·Dominant
74
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
55

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