Kei Nishikori vs Diego Schwartzman — Buenos Aires Round of 16

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 16
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2017
clay
ARG
Diego Schwartzman
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLLL
Nishikori K.
5-7 6-2 6-2
Schwartzman D.
Nishikori K.
5662
Schwartzman D.
7221

Kei Nishikori defeated Diego Schwartzman 5-7 6-2 6-2 in the Buenos Aires round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Diego Schwartzman came in defending last year's round of 16, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-02Atp CupRRhardDiego Schwartzman6-1 6-7(4) 6-0
2019-05-13Rome MastersQFclayDiego Schwartzman6-4 6-2
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayKei Nishikori1-6 6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Schwartzman D.

Schwartzman D.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Schwartzman D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Schwartzman D.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
87
Break points saved·Even
97
94
Break points won·Clear edge
74
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
86

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CRain
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 88%
Final
Dolgopolov A.
Nishikori K.[1]
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Dolgopolov A.
Carreno Busta P.[4]
7-56-2
Nishikori K.[1]
Berlocq C.
4-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Dolgopolov A.
Melzer G.
7-56-4
Carreno Busta P.[4]
Ramos A.[5]
6-34-66-4
Berlocq C.
Monteiro T.
3-66-26-3
Nishikori K.[1]
Sousa J.[6]
6-16-4
R16
Dolgopolov A.
Cuevas P.[2]
6-37-64
Melzer G.
Andreozzi G.
7-646-3
Carreno Busta P.[4]
Giannessi A.
6-14-66-4
Monteiro T.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Berlocq C.
Ferrer D.[3]
6-46-2
Sousa J.[6]
Delbonis F.
7-56-3
Nishikori K.[1]
Schwartzman D.
5-76-26-2
Ramos A.[5]
Mayer L.
6-747-631-0
R32
Dolgopolov A.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-3
Andreozzi G.
Olivo R.
2-66-46-4
Melzer G.
Lorenzi P.[8]
6-36-3
Giannessi A.
Dutra Silva R.
5-77-666-4
Mayer L.
Elias G.
4-66-46-4
Ramos A.[5]
Pella G.
6-786-47-66
Robredo T.
Fognini F.[7]
6-46-3
Monteiro T.
Estrella V.
6-26-1
Berlocq C.
Kovalik J.
6-46-4
Sousa J.[6]
Zeballos H.
6-27-64
Delbonis F.
Robert S.
6-36-1
Schwartzman D.
Bagnis F.
6-16-4