Kevin Anderson vs Kei Nishikori — Shanghai Masters Round of 16
Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 11 October 2015
hard
JPN6#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Anderson K.7-6 7-6
Nishikori K.
Anderson K.
712772
Nishikori K.
610630
Kevin Anderson defeated Kei Nishikori 7-6 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Kevin Anderson narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Kevin Anderson won all two sets in tiebreaks against Kei Nishikori.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-12 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2018-10-29 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-10-22 | Vienna | F | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 2018-02-12 | New York | SF | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-1 3-6 7-6(4) |
| 2017-05-22 | Geneva | QF | clay | Kei Nishikori | 2-6 6-4 7-6(6) |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2015-02-23 | Acapulco | SF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2015-02-09 | Memphis | F | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
63
89
Break points saved·Even
98
97
Break points won·Dominant
10
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
100
Tiebreaks·Even
93
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
20°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 33%
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Tomic B.
7-666-1
Murray A.[3]
Berdych T.[5]
6-16-3
Tsonga J.[16]
Anderson K.[12]
7-665-76-4
Nadal R.[8]
Wawrinka S.[4]
6-26-1
R16
Anderson K.[12]
Nishikori K.[6]
7-6107-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Lopez F.[15]
6-26-3
Tomic B.
Gasquet R.[11]
6-36-716-4
Murray A.[3]
Isner J.[13]
6-746-46-4
Berdych T.[5]
Simon G.[10]
6-36-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Cilic M.[14]
7-56-776-4
Tsonga J.[16]
Ramos A.
6-757-56-4
Nadal R.[8]
Raonic M.[9]
6-37-63
R32
Djokovic N.[1]
Klizan M.
6-26-1
Lopez F.[15]
Thiem D.
6-747-666-3
Gasquet R.[11]
Pospisil V.
6-43-66-4
Tomic B.
Ferrer D.[7]
6-46-2
Murray A.[3]
Johnson S.
6-26-4
Simon G.[10]
Mayer L.
6-706-46-2
Berdych T.[5]
Sock J.
7-634-66-4
Nadal R.[8]
Karlovic I.
7-56-747-64
Raonic M.[9]
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-737-65
Cilic M.[14]
Coric B.
6-16-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Troicki V.
7-636-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Kyrgios N.
1-66-46-4
Anderson K.[12]
Fognini F.
6-37-61
Tsonga J.[16]
Estrella V.
6-36-2
Ramos A.
Federer R.[2]
7-642-66-3
Isner J.[13]
Goffin D.
6-37-65
R64
Thiem D.
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Lopez F.[15]
Kuznetsov A.
6-47-63
Gasquet R.[11]
Muller G.
7-646-2
Pospisil V.
Bolelli S.
6-36-4
Tomic B.
Verdasco F.
6-37-63
Johnson S.
Seppi A.
4-66-17-62
Goffin D.
Soeda G.
6-46-2
Isner J.[13]
Mannarino A.
6-16-2
Simon G.[10]
Basilashvili N.
6-34-66-0
Mayer L.
Bai Y.
6-06-1
Sock J.
Kubot L.
6-46-2
Karlovic I.
Chardy J.
6-47-66
Bautista Agut R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
Cilic M.[14]
Wu D.
4-66-37-64
Coric B.
Dolgopolov A.
6-31-67-65
Troicki V.
Cuevas P.
2-66-46-4
Fognini F.
Sousa J.
7-626-3
Anderson K.[12]
Haas T.
6-37-5
Tsonga J.[16]
Robredo T.
6-756-26-2
Estrella V.
Young D.
6-24-66-4
Ramos A.
Querrey S.
4-66-47-5
Kyrgios N.
Haider Maurer A.
6-36-2
Raonic M.[9]
Bellucci T.
7-657-62
Klizan M.
Zhang Z.
7-686-2