Kei Nishikori vs Pierre Hugues Herbert — Miami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
JPN6
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
Pierre Hugues Herbert
FRA
Pierre Hugues Herbert
#247ATP
1607ELO
1577Hard ELO
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLL
Nishikori K.
6-2 7-6
Herbert P.
Nishikori K.
6772
Herbert P.
2640

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 #247, 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

1–2
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

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Herbert P.

Herbert P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Nishikori K.

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.Herbert P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Herbert P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
54
Break points saved·Even
97
96
Break points won·Dominant
74
18
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
41

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Herbert P.
Freshness·
—
75

Herbert P.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 40%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[6]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Goffin D.[15]
7-656-4
Nishikori K.[6]
Kyrgios N.[24]
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.[6]
Monfils G.[16]
4-66-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Berdych T.[7]
6-36-3
Goffin D.[15]
Simon G.[18]
3-66-26-1
Kyrgios N.[24]
Raonic M.[12]
6-47-64
R16
Monfils G.[16]
Dimitrov G.[26]
6-756-36-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Bautista Agut R.[17]
6-26-4
Raonic M.[12]
Dzumhur D.
6-06-3
Simon G.[18]
Pouille L.
6-06-1
Goffin D.[15]
Zeballos H.
7-56-3
Berdych T.[7]
Gasquet R.[10]
6-43-67-5
Kyrgios N.[24]
Kuznetsov A.
7-636-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Thiem D.[14]
6-36-4
R32
Monfils G.[16]
Cuevas P.[23]
6-36-4
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Tsonga J.[9]
2-66-37-63
Kyrgios N.[24]
Smyczek T.
6-46-4
Raonic M.[12]
Sock J.[22]
7-636-4
Goffin D.[15]
Troicki V.[19]
6-16-1
Zeballos H.
Verdasco F.
1-66-47-64
Gasquet R.[10]
Paire B.[20]
6-36-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Sousa J.[33]
6-46-1
Pouille L.
Ferrer D.[8]
6-717-647-5
Nishikori K.[6]
Dolgopolov A.[27]
6-26-2
Thiem D.[14]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-2
Dimitrov G.[26]
Murray A.[2]
6-716-46-3
Simon G.[18]
Cilic M.[11]
6-36-746-3
Dzumhur D.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-16-2
Kuznetsov A.
Mannarino A.
2-67-56-0
Berdych T.[7]
Johnson S.[31]
6-36-766-3
R64
Berdych T.[7]
Ram R.
W/O
Dzumhur D.
Nadal R.[5]
2-66-43-0
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Bedene A.
7-52-2
Kukushkin M.
Bellucci T.[30]
5-76-30-0
Dimitrov G.[26]
Delbonis F.
7-684-66-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Giraldo S.
6-36-1
Dolgopolov A.[27]
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.[6]
Herbert P.
6-27-64
Mannarino A.
Querrey S.[29]
6-756-26-4
Smyczek T.
Isner J.[13]
6-22-67-65
Raonic M.[12]
Kudla D.
7-646-4
Pouille L.
Garcia Lopez G.[32]
6-26-4
Simon G.[18]
Monaco J.
7-56-1
Goffin D.[15]
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Chardy J.[28]
6-46-4
Zeballos H.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Paire B.[20]
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Gasquet R.[10]
Ramos A.
6-46-4
Thiem D.[14]
Groth S.
7-56-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Edmund K.
6-36-3
Cilic M.[11]
Lajovic D.
6-46-1
Sock J.[22]
Stakhovsky S.
6-23-2
Troicki V.[19]
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-767-697-63
Johnson S.[31]
Zverev A.
7-697-63
Cuevas P.[23]
Millman J.
7-56-4
Monfils G.[16]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Kyrgios N.[24]
Baghdatis M.
6-26-1
Ferrer D.[8]
Fritz T.
7-666-1
Kuznetsov A.
Wawrinka S.[4]
6-46-3
Sousa J.[33]
Pospisil V.
6-717-656-2
Murray A.[2]
Istomin D.
6-37-5
Nishioka Y.
Lopez F.[21]
6-46-4
R128
Zverev A.
Mmoh M.
7-637-64
Ito T.
Mahut N.
7-636-2
Giraldo S.
Mathieu P.
6-22-66-3
Bedene A.
Carballes Baena R.
4-66-26-3
Seppi A.
Young D.
6-36-1
Herbert P.
Rosol L.
7-56-4
Baghdatis M.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Smyczek T.
Paul T.
6-45-77-5
Dzumhur D.
Mayer L.
4-66-36-4
Fritz T.
Bolelli S.
6-46-2
Pouille L.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
del Potro J.
Pella G.
6-07-64
Ram R.
Donskoy E.
7-57-67
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Ramos A.
Gonzalez A.
5-76-27-63
Groth S.
Estrella V.
6-36-2
Pospisil V.
Schwartzman D.
2-66-37-64
Millman J.
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-2
Monaco J.
Dodig I.
3-66-35-0
Delbonis F.
Ymer E.
6-14-66-3
Kuznetsov A.
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-3
Mannarino A.
Marchenko I.
2-66-26-3
Kukushkin M.
Baker B.
6-46-2
Granollers M.
Fratangelo B.
6-37-5
Cervantes Huegun I.
Rublev A.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Muller G.
7-626-3
Nishioka Y.
Donaldson J.
6-36-4
Edmund K.
Vesely J.
6-45-77-66
Istomin D.
Coric B.
4-67-57-5
Stakhovsky S.
Jarry N.
7-677-5
Kudla D.
Chung H.
6-33-66-1
Lajovic D.
Novikov D.
6-17-65