Grigor Dimitrov vs Kei Nishikori — Brisbane Final

Brisbane · ATP · Final
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL7
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Dimitrov G.
6-2 2-6 6-3
Nishikori K.
Dimitrov G.
6262
Nishikori K.
2631

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the Brisbane final on hard. The result followed the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146, defending last year's quarter-final. Grigor Dimitrov claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Grigor Dimitrov closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31BrisbaneQFhardKei Nishikori7-5 7-5
2018-05-14Rome MastersR32clayKei Nishikori6-7(4) 7-5 6-4
2016-07-25Canada MastersQFhardKei Nishikori6-3 3-6 6-2
2014-03-19Miami MastersR32hardKei Nishikori7-6(1) 7-5
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Dimitrov G.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Dimitrov G.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
89
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Slight edge
66
74
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
96
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Dimitrov G.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
64
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Dimitrov G.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
32°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 56%
Final
Dimitrov G.[7]
Nishikori K.[3]
6-22-66-3
Semi-finals
Dimitrov G.[7]
Raonic M.[1]
7-676-2
Nishikori K.[3]
Wawrinka S.[2]
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[2]
Edmund K.
6-726-46-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Thompson J.
6-16-1
Dimitrov G.[7]
Thiem D.[4]
6-34-66-3
Raonic M.[1]
Nadal R.[5]
4-66-36-4
R16
Wawrinka S.[2]
Troicki V.
7-656-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Donaldson J.
4-66-46-3
Thompson J.
Ferrer D.[8]
4-67-57-5
Dimitrov G.[7]
Mahut N.
6-26-4
Thiem D.[4]
Groth S.
7-656-3
Nadal R.[5]
Zverev M.
6-16-1
Raonic M.[1]
Schwartzman D.
6-36-2
Edmund K.
Pouille L.[6]
6-33-1
R32
Troicki V.
Nishioka Y.
6-47-5
Donaldson J.
Muller G.
6-46-4
Thompson J.
Ymer E.
6-36-2
Dimitrov G.[7]
Johnson S.
6-26-3
Mahut N.
Robert S.
4-66-36-4
Groth S.
Herbert P.
6-35-77-5
Nadal R.[5]
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-3
Zverev M.
De Minaur A.
6-36-3
Schwartzman D.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Tomic B.
6-37-5
Edmund K.
Escobedo E.
7-647-66
Pouille L.[6]
Simon G.
7-667-64