Kei Nishikori vs Jordan Thompson — Brisbane Quarter-final

Brisbane · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
Jordan Thompson
AUS
Jordan Thompson
#156ATP
1772ELO
1733Hard ELO
$153kYTD
$9.6MCAREER
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Nishikori K.
6-1 6-1
Thompson J.
Nishikori K.
662
Thompson J.
110

Kei Nishikori defeated Jordan Thompson 6-1 6-1 in the Brisbane quarter-final on hard. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-25TokyoR16hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-3
2023-07-24AtlantaR32hardKei Nishikori7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2021-06-28WimbledonR64grassJordan Thompson7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Thompson J.

Thompson J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Thompson J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Thompson J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
70
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
74
24
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
91
Tiebreaks·Even
97
95

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
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