Kei Nishikori vs Rajeev Ram — Canada Masters Round of 16

Canada Masters · ATP · Round of 16
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
hard
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-4
Ram R.
Nishikori K.
662
Ram R.
340

Kei Nishikori defeated Rajeev Ram 6-3 6-4 in the Canada Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's semi-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-22Kuala LumpurR16hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-3
2012-07-09NewportQFgrassRajeev Ram7-6(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Ram R.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.Ram R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
16
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 89%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[3]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[3]
Wawrinka S.[2]
7-666-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-2
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