Kei Nishikori vs Dusan Lajovic — Basel Round of 32

Basel · ATP · Round of 32
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2016
hard
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#152ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWL
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-1
Lajovic D.
Nishikori K.
762
Lajovic D.
510

Kei Nishikori defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-5 6-1 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dusan Lajovic came in ranked #152, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18Miami MastersR64hardDusan Lajovic2-6 6-2 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-1 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

Lajovic D.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Lajovic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Lajovic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
59
Break points saved·Even
97
95
Break points won·Dominant
74
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Lajovic D.
Freshness·
—
75

Lajovic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Cilic M.[4]
Nishikori K.[3]
6-17-65
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[3]
Muller G.
4-67-636-3
Cilic M.[4]
Zverev M.
4-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Muller G.
Delbonis F.
6-746-47-63
Nishikori K.[3]
del Potro J.
7-56-4
Cilic M.[4]
Granollers M.
6-36-3
Zverev M.
Wawrinka S.[1]
6-25-76-1
R16
Muller G.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Cilic M.[4]
Carreno Busta P.
6-07-64
Zverev M.
Pella G.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.[1]
Young D.
7-646-736-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Lorenzi P.
7-636-2
del Potro J.
Goffin D.[5]
7-56-3
Granollers M.
Sock J.[8]
6-36-1
Delbonis F.
Berankis R.
6-747-636-3
R32
Pella G.
Gasquet R.[7]
6-22-1
Zverev M.
Fritz T.
7-646-0
Berankis R.
Raonic M.[2]
3-66-36-3
Delbonis F.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-4
Mayer F.
Paire B.
6-16-726-4
Lorenzi P.
Mahut N.
6-47-64
del Potro J.
Haase R.
6-36-4
Granollers M.
Laaksonen H.
6-33-66-2
Young D.
Marchenko I.
6-46-2
Nishikori K.[3]
Lajovic D.
7-56-1
Goffin D.[5]
Baghdatis M.
6-47-64
Carreno Busta P.
Verdasco F.
7-56-3
Cilic M.[4]
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.[1]
Chiudinelli M.
6-716-16-4
Sock J.[8]
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Muller G.
Dimitrov G.[6]
6-796-46-4