Kei Nishikori vs Juan Martin del Potro — Basel Quarter-final

Basel · ATP · Quarter-final
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
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-4
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
762
del Potro J.
540

Kei Nishikori defeated Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 6-4 in the Basel quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19Miami MastersR32hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-2
2017-07-31WashingtonR16hardKei Nishikori6-4 7-5
2017-05-15Rome MastersR16clayJuan Martin del Potro7-6(4) 6-3
2012-07-25London OlympicsQFgrassJuan Martin del Potro6-4 7-6(4)
2012-06-25WimbledonR32grassJuan Martin del Potro6-3 7-6(3) 6-1
2009-02-09San JoseR16hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-2
2008-08-25US OpenR16hardJuan Martin del Potro6-3 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

del Potro J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — del Potro J.

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.del Potro J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.del Potro J.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
90
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Even
74
73
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98

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