Kei Nishikori vs Gael Monfils — Miami Masters Quarter-final

Miami Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN6
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA16
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
4-6 6-3 7-6
Monfils G.
Nishikori K.
46772
Monfils G.
63631

Kei Nishikori defeated Gael Monfils 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Miami Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in ranked #325, defending last year's round of 16, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-2 5-4 RET
2017-08-07Canada MastersR32hardGael Monfils6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(6)
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsQFhardKei Nishikori7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
2014-06-09HalleR16grassKei Nishikori6-1 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Even serve battle

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.Monfils G.
—
Serve
26
—
Return
37

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
88
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Even
74
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
92
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