Andy Murray vs Kei Nishikori — Rio de Janeiro Semi-final
Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 13 August 2016 ·
clay
#721ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Murray A.6-1 6-4
Nishikori K.
Murray A.
662
Nishikori K.
140
Andy Murray defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 9–2. Andy Murray extended the head-to-head to 10–2.
Key context
- Match story: Andy Murray dropped just 5 games past Kei Nishikori.
Head to head
9–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Andy Murray | 2-6 6-1 7-6 6-1 |
| 2016-11-14 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Andy Murray | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | QF | hard | Kei Nishikori | 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2016-08-08 | Rio Olympics | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2016-03-04 | Davis Cup WG R1: GBR vs JPN | RR | hard | Andy Murray | 7-5 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 2015-08-10 | Canada Masters | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2015-05-03 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2014-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2012-12-30 | Brisbane | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-4 2-0 |
| 2012-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-3 6-1 |
| 2011-10-09 | Shanghai Masters | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
88
87
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Slight edge
80
75
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
94
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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76
Nishikori K.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast