Roger Federer vs Kei Nishikori — Tour Finals Round Robin
Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 November 2015 ·
hard
JPN8#719ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Federer R.7-5 4-6 6-4
Nishikori K.
Federer R.
7462
Nishikori K.
5641
Roger Federer defeated Kei Nishikori 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's final. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 8–3.
Key context
- Match story: Roger Federer edged Kei Nishikori in three tight sets (7–5 4–6 6–4).
Head to head
7–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Roger Federer | 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-11-12 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2018-10-29 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-10-08 | Shanghai Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-7 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2014-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2014-06-09 | Halle | SF | grass | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2014-03-19 | Miami Masters | QF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2013-05-05 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
| 2011-10-31 | Basel | F | hard | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
95
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Slight edge
91
80
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
100
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