Kei Nishikori vs Grigor Dimitrov — Canada Masters Quarter-final
Canada Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN3#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
hard
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Nishikori K.6-3 3-6 6-2
Dimitrov G.
Nishikori K.
6362
Dimitrov G.
3621
Kei Nishikori defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Canada Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
4–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-31 | Brisbane | QF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 |
| 2017-01-02 | Brisbane | F | hard | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-2 2-6 6-3 |
| 2014-03-19 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-6(1) 7-5 |
| 2013-10-07 | Shanghai Masters | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
89
88
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Slight edge
74
67
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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73
Dimitrov G.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 89%
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[2]
Anderson K.
6-16-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Dimitrov G.
6-33-66-2
Monfils G.[10]
Raonic M.[4]
6-46-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Berdych T.[5]
7-666-4
R16
Wawrinka S.[2]
Sock J.[16]
7-636-2
Anderson K.
Tomic B.[12]
4-66-36-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Ram R.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.
Karlovic I.
6-37-5
Monfils G.[10]
Goffin D.[7]
7-652-66-4
Raonic M.[4]
Donaldson J.
6-26-3
Berdych T.[5]
Harrison R.
6-46-726-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Stepanek R.
6-26-4
R32
Anderson K.
Thiem D.[6]
4-1
Sock J.[16]
Young D.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Novikov D.
6-47-5
Ram R.
Pouille L.[13]
6-47-65
Karlovic I.
Cilic M.[8]
6-47-63
Monfils G.[10]
Pospisil V.
7-666-0
Raonic M.[4]
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Berdych T.[5]
Coric B.
4-66-16-4
Harrison R.
Isner J.[9]
7-636-746-4
Stepanek R.
Polansky P.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Muller G.
7-57-63
Wawrinka S.[2]
Youzhny M.
7-637-68
Goffin D.[7]
Querrey S.
6-42-1
Donaldson J.
Fognini F.
6-33-66-3
Tomic B.[12]
Diez S.
6-37-64
Dimitrov G.
Shapovalov D.
6-46-3
R64
Shapovalov D.
Kyrgios N.[11]
7-623-66-3
Pospisil V.
Chardy J.
7-630-0
Youzhny M.
Robert S.
6-37-66
Young D.
Dolgopolov A.
7-666-4
Sock J.[16]
Kudla D.
6-26-2
Tomic B.[12]
Gonzalez A.
6-47-61
Anderson K.
Troicki V.
7-646-3
Novikov D.
Delbonis F.
6-46-3
Ram R.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Dimitrov G.
Sugita Y.
5-77-656-4
Karlovic I.
Fritz T.
6-797-656-2
Querrey S.
Dancevic F.
7-656-4
Monfils G.[10]
Sousa J.
6-36-3
Fognini F.
Johnson S.[15]
6-46-4
Coric B.
Dodig I.
5-76-46-2
Harrison R.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-1
Isner J.[9]
Sela D.
4-66-36-2
Polansky P.
Smyczek T.
4-66-36-0
Muller G.
Tursunov D.
7-656-1
Lu Y.
Zverev A.
7-56-3
Donaldson J.
Millman J.
6-44-3
Diez S.
Edmund K.
3-66-36-2
Stepanek R.
Paire B.[14]
6-16-3
Pouille L.[13]
Gomez E.
6-786-47-5