Kei Nishikori vs Pierre Hugues HerbertMiami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#477ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016 ·
hard
#288ATP
1607ELO
1577Hard ELO
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Nishikori K.
6-2 7-6
Hugues Herbert P.
Nishikori K.
672
Hugues Herbert P.
260

Kei Nishikori defeated Pierre Hugues Herbert 6-2 7-6 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pierre Hugues Herbert came in ranked #288, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-08MarseilleR32hardPierre Hugues Herbert6-1 6-4
2019-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayPierre Hugues Herbert7-5 6-4
2019-02-11RotterdamR32hardKei Nishikori3-6 6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
33
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Dominant
80
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
4

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
72
75

Nishikori K.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 66 games (7d) · Hugues Herbert P.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 66 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw