Kei Nishikori vs Nick Kyrgios — Miami Masters Semi-final

Miami Masters · ATP · Semi-final
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
AUS24
Nick Kyrgios
#905ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Nishikori K.
6-3 7-5
Kyrgios N.
Nishikori K.
672
Kyrgios N.
350

Kei Nishikori defeated Nick Kyrgios 6-3 7-5 in the Miami Masters semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in ranked #717, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR32grassKei Nishikori6-1 7-6(3) 6-4
2016-05-02Madrid MastersQFclayKei Nishikori6-7(6) 7-6(1) 6-3
2015-10-11Shanghai MastersR32hardKei Nishikori1-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

Kyrgios N.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Kyrgios N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
16.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Kyrgios N.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
88
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Slight edge
74
68
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98

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