Kei Nishikori vs Steve Johnson — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN5
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
USA30
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Nishikori K.
7-6 7-6
Johnson S.
Nishikori K.
78772
Johnson S.
66650

Kei Nishikori defeated Steve Johnson 7-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassKei Nishikori6-4 6-3 6-2
2015-01-19Australian OpenR32hardKei Nishikori6-7(7) 6-1 6-2 6-3
2015-01-04BrisbaneR16hardKei Nishikori6-4 7-5
2014-06-09HalleQFgrassKei Nishikori6-1 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
52
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
74
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
76

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[12]
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[12]
Goffin D.[15]
6-33-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Nadal R.[4]
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.[12]
Monfils G.[13]
7-56-3
Goffin D.[15]
Cilic M.[10]
7-646-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsonga J.[7]
7-627-62
Nadal R.[4]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Cilic M.[10]
Gasquet R.[8]
7-55-76-2
Raonic M.[12]
Berdych T.[6]
6-47-67
Nishikori K.[5]
Isner J.[9]
1-67-627-65
Nadal R.[4]
Zverev A.
6-786-07-5
Monfils G.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.[7]
Thiem D.[11]
6-36-2
Goffin D.[15]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-35-77-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Lopez F.[18]
6-36-3
R32
Raonic M.[12]
Tomic B.[17]
6-23-0
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kuznetsov A.
6-47-65
Goffin D.[15]
Pella G.
4-66-36-2
Cilic M.[10]
Mayer L.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.[8]
Dolgopolov A.[26]
2-66-26-1
Isner J.[9]
Mannarino A.
6-47-64
Zverev A.
Simon G.[16]
6-26-2
Nadal R.[4]
Verdasco F.
6-07-69
Thiem D.[11]
Sock J.[21]
7-56-756-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.[27]
7-57-5
Monfils G.[13]
Ramos A.
6-16-3
Berdych T.[6]
Coric B.
6-17-63
Delbonis F.
Murray A.[2]
6-44-67-63
Tsonga J.[7]
Querrey S.[31]
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Johnson S.[30]
7-667-65
Lopez F.[18]
Bautista Agut R.[14]
7-656-7106-4
R64
Murray A.[2]
Granollers M.
6-47-63
Delbonis F.
Sousa J.[32]
7-666-4
Raonic M.[12]
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-16-3
Tomic B.[17]
Ram R.
6-47-5
Coric B.
Bellucci T.[29]
6-26-2
Berdych T.[6]
del Potro J.
7-646-2
Kuznetsov A.
Chardy J.[28]
6-46-2
Pella G.
Cuevas P.[22]
6-14-66-4
Cilic M.[10]
Harrison R.
6-46-3
Dolgopolov A.[26]
Haase R.
6-46-2
Gasquet R.[8]
Mahut N.
6-46-1
Nishikori K.[5]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-3
Johnson S.[30]
Millman J.
6-46-2
Mannarino A.
Paire B.[19]
6-16-3
Isner J.[9]
Seppi A.
7-616-4
Nadal R.[4]
Muller G.
6-22-66-4
Tsonga J.[7]
Millot V.
7-56-1
Querrey S.[31]
De Bakker T.
7-656-4
Sock J.[21]
Berrer M.
6-26-4
Lopez F.[18]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.[27]
Kudla D.
6-06-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Fratangelo B.
2-66-16-2
Verdasco F.
Klizan M.[25]
5-3
Thiem D.[11]
Kovalik J.
7-647-63
Bautista Agut R.[14]
Youzhny M.
W/O
Mayer L.
Troicki V.[20]
7-56-3
Ramos A.
Kyrgios N.[24]
7-647-5
Goffin D.[15]
Tiafoe F.
3-66-37-62
Zverev A.
Dimitrov G.[23]
6-43-67-5
Wawrinka S.[3]
Marchenko I.
6-36-2
Monfils G.[13]
Carreno Busta P.
7-57-61
Simon G.[16]
Pospisil V.
1-66-06-1
R128
Delbonis F.
Giraldo S.
6-37-65
Cervantes Huegun I.
Almagro N.
5-76-36-4
del Potro J.
Smyczek T.
6-46-0
Marchenko I.
Tursunov D.
7-57-66
Kuznetsov A.
Trungelliti M.
6-46-4
Pella G.
Edmund K.
6-736-47-5
Harrison R.
Lajovic D.
6-37-63
Mayer L.
Groth S.
6-46-3
Haase R.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-4
Kukushkin M.
Munoz de la Nava D.
7-616-2
Millman J.
Sarkissian A.
6-26-0
Seppi A.
Young D.
4-66-46-3
Pospisil V.
Donaldson J.
7-656-726-3
Zverev A.
Dodig I.
3-67-56-3
Verdasco F.
Polansky P.
7-646-3
Muller G.
Estrella V.
7-56-3
De Bakker T.
Vesely J.
6-44-66-2
Berrer M.
Monaco J.
7-655-76-4
Kovalik J.
Herbert P.
6-46-797-65
Youzhny M.
Bedene A.
7-52-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Gulbis E.
6-27-62
Fratangelo B.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-4
Ram R.
Rubin N.
7-637-62
Ramos A.
Chung H.
2-66-06-3
Millot V.
Mcdonald M.
6-16-3
Tiafoe F.
Fritz T.
6-32-66-3
Coric B.
Pouille L.
6-27-5
Kudla D.
Istomin D.
6-32-66-1
Carreno Busta P.
Donskoy E.
6-36-4
Granollers M.
Dzumhur D.
6-16-0
Mahut N.
Olivo R.
6-26-4
Mannarino A.
Rosol L.
4-66-36-4