Kei Nishikori vs Gael Monfils — Rio Olympics Quarter-final

Rio Olympics · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2016
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA6
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
7-6 4-6 7-6
Monfils G.
Nishikori K.
774782
Monfils G.
646661

Kei Nishikori defeated Gael Monfils 7-6 4-6 7-6 in the Rio Olympics quarter-final 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)
2016-03-21Miami MastersQFhardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 7-6(3)
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
89
89
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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Murray A.[2]
del Potro J.
7-54-66-27-5
Bronze
Nishikori K.[4]
Nadal R.[3]
6-26-716-3
Semi-finals
del Potro J.
Nadal R.[3]
5-76-47-65
Murray A.[2]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Bautista Agut R.[10]
7-57-64
Nadal R.[3]
Bellucci T.
2-66-46-2
Nishikori K.[4]
Monfils G.[6]
7-644-67-66
Murray A.[2]
Johnson S.[12]
6-04-67-62
R16
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Muller G.
6-47-64
Nishikori K.[4]
Martin A.
6-26-2
Nadal R.[3]
Simon G.[15]
7-656-3
Bellucci T.
Goffin D.[8]
7-6106-4
Monfils G.[6]
Cilic M.[9]
6-766-36-4
Murray A.[2]
Fognini F.
6-12-66-3
del Potro J.
Daniel T.
6-746-16-2
Johnson S.[12]
Donskoy E.
6-16-1
R32
Johnson S.[12]
Elias G.
6-36-4
Martin A.
Kohlschreiber P.[13]
W/O
del Potro J.
Sousa J.
6-31-66-3
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Lorenzi P.
7-626-2
Muller G.
Tsonga J.[5]
6-46-3
Nadal R.[3]
Seppi A.
6-36-3
Simon G.[15]
Sugita Y.
7-636-2
Bellucci T.
Cuevas P.[11]
6-24-66-3
Goffin D.[8]
Sela D.
6-36-3
Monfils G.[6]
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-4
Cilic M.[9]
Albot R.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Millman J.
7-646-4
Donskoy E.
Ferrer D.[7]
3-67-617-5
Daniel T.
Edmund K.
6-47-5
Fognini F.
Paire B.[16]
4-66-47-65
Murray A.[2]
Monaco J.
6-36-1
R64
del Potro J.
Djokovic N.[1]
7-647-62
Sela D.
Dzumhur D.
6-46-4
Cuevas P.[11]
Basilashvili N.
6-36-786-3
Sousa J.
Haase R.
6-17-5
Daniel T.
Sock J.[14]
6-46-4
Lorenzi P.
Lu Y.
3-66-36-4
Muller G.
Janowicz J.
5-76-17-610
Tsonga J.[5]
Jaziri M.
4-67-56-3
Nadal R.[3]
Delbonis F.
6-26-1
Seppi A.
Marchenko I.
6-33-67-66
Sugita Y.
Baker B.
5-77-56-4
Goffin D.[8]
Groth S.
6-46-2
Monfils G.[6]
Pospisil V.
6-16-3
Dutra Silva R.
Fabbiano T.
7-646-1
Albot R.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.[13]
Pella G.
4-66-16-2
Martin A.
Kudla D.
6-06-3
Millman J.
Berankis R.
6-06-0
Ferrer D.[7]
Istomin D.
6-26-1
Donskoy E.
Struff J.
6-36-4
Paire B.[16]
Rosol L.
3-66-36-4
Fognini F.
Estrella V.
2-67-646-0
Monaco J.
Basic M.
6-26-2
Murray A.[2]
Troicki V.
6-36-2
Simon G.[15]
Coric B.
6-47-61
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Kuznetsov A.
6-746-2
Bellucci T.
Brown D.
4-65-4
Elias G.
Kokkinakis T.
7-647-63
Cilic M.[9]
Dimitrov G.
6-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Ramos A.
6-26-4
Edmund K.
Thompson J.
6-46-2
Johnson S.[12]
King D.
6-36-2