Kei Nishikori vs Tomas BerdychTour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
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1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 November 2015 ·
hard
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Berdych T.
Nishikori K.
7362
Berdych T.
5631

Kei Nishikori defeated Tomas Berdych 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR64clayKei Nishikori4-6 6-2 6-1
2012-10-01TokyoQFhardKei Nishikori7-5 6-4
2012-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR16clayTomas Berdych2-6 6-2 6-4
2011-10-31BaselR32hardKei Nishikori3-6 6-3 6-2
2009-01-04BrisbaneR16hardKei Nishikori7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
82
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Even
80
81
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
82

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

Draw