Kei Nishikori vs Taylor Fritz — Memphis Final
Memphis · ATP · Final
JPN1#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016
hard
USA#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Nishikori K.6-4 6-4
Fritz T.
Nishikori K.
662
Fritz T.
440
Kei Nishikori defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the Memphis final on hard. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-24 | Atlanta | QF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2019-05-13 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2019-04-22 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 7-5 6-2 |
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
Serve & return on hard
Nishikori K.Fritz T.
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Serve
76
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Return
32
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
11.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
88
87
Break points saved·Even
97
100
Break points won·Clear edge
74
60
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Even
97
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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72
Fritz T.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Nishikori K.[1]
Fritz T.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Fritz T.
Becker B.
6-45-77-65
Nishikori K.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-26-4
Berankis R.
Young D.[3]
7-636-1
Querrey S.[4]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-4
R16
Becker B.
Millman J.[7]
6-27-66
Young D.[3]
Granollers M.
6-17-62
Berankis R.
Dzumhur D.[8]
6-36-4
Nishioka Y.
Marchenko I.
6-16-3
Kukushkin M.
Kudla D.[5]
6-17-5
Nishikori K.[1]
Harrison R.
6-27-5
Fritz T.
Johnson S.[2]
7-657-67
Querrey S.[4]
Laaksonen H.
6-36-4
R32
Berankis R.
Sela D.
6-756-27-5
Laaksonen H.
Ebden M.
6-13-0
Granollers M.
Jaziri M.
6-16-3
Nishioka Y.
Donaldson J.
6-36-4
Kudla D.[5]
Ram R.
6-46-2
Kukushkin M.
Vanni L.
6-47-64
Fritz T.
Mmoh M.
6-36-4
Marchenko I.
Groth S.[6]
7-647-62
Millman J.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-36-737-5
Harrison R.
Tiafoe F.
6-707-686-4
Dzumhur D.[8]
Smyczek T.
6-34-66-3
Becker B.
Paul T.
6-43-66-3