Kei Nishikori vs Gilles Muller — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN4
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
LUX25
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-2
Muller G.
Nishikori K.
662
Muller G.
220

Kei Nishikori defeated Gilles Muller 6-2 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-24BaselSFhardKei Nishikori4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
2011-08-21Winston-SalemR64hardKei Nishikori1-6 6-4 7-6(5)
2009-02-09San JoseR32hardKei Nishikori7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
15.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
57
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
74
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
87

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Federer R.[9]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Federer R.[9]
Sock J.[17]
6-17-64
Wawrinka S.[3]
Carreno Busta P.[21]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[3]
Thiem D.[8]
6-44-67-62
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Cuevas P.[27]
6-13-67-64
Federer R.[9]
Kyrgios N.[15]
W/O
Sock J.[17]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-32-66-2
R16
Kyrgios N.[15]
Djokovic N.[2]
6-47-63
Federer R.[9]
Nadal R.[5]
6-26-3
Nishikori K.[4]
Young D.
6-26-4
Sock J.[17]
Jaziri M.
4-67-617-5
Thiem D.[8]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Nishioka Y.
3-66-37-64
Cuevas P.[27]
Goffin D.[11]
6-33-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Lajovic D.
6-47-65
R32
Djokovic N.[2]
del Potro J.[31]
7-54-66-1
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zverev A.[18]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[5]
Verdasco F.[26]
6-37-5
Nishikori K.[4]
Muller G.[25]
6-26-2
Young D.
Pouille L.[14]
6-41-66-3
Sock J.[17]
Dimitrov G.[12]
3-66-37-67
Jaziri M.
Fritz T.
6-43-66-3
Thiem D.[8]
Zverev M.[29]
6-16-4
Monfils G.[10]
Isner J.[20]
6-26-4
Nishioka Y.
Berdych T.[13]
1-67-656-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
7-56-3
Cuevas P.[27]
Fognini F.
6-16-4
Lajovic D.
Pospisil V.
6-746-37-5
Federer R.[9]
Johnson S.[24]
7-637-64
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Bautista Agut R.[16]
W/O
Goffin D.[11]
Ramos A.[22]
7-636-4
R64
Djokovic N.[2]
Edmund K.
6-47-65
del Potro J.[31]
Delbonis F.
7-656-3
Zverev A.[18]
Bagnis F.
7-6106-3
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Federer R.[9]
Robert S.
6-26-1
Johnson S.[24]
Anderson K.
6-43-67-64
Verdasco F.[26]
Herbert P.
7-656-1
Nadal R.[5]
Pella G.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.[4]
Evans D.
6-36-4
Muller G.[25]
Vesely J.
7-616-1
Jaziri M.
Granollers M.[32]
7-56-3
Fritz T.
Cilic M.[6]
4-67-56-4
Thiem D.[8]
Chardy J.
6-26-4
Zverev M.[29]
Sousa J.
6-46-3
Monfils G.[10]
King D.
3-66-06-1
Berdych T.[13]
Fratangelo B.
7-646-4
Nishioka Y.
Karlovic I.[19]
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Fognini F.
Tsonga J.[7]
7-643-66-4
Ramos A.[22]
Dzumhur D.
6-45-77-5
Goffin D.[11]
Khachanov K.
6-43-66-3
Bautista Agut R.[16]
Mannarino A.
7-56-2
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Gojowczyk P.
7-56-2
Lajovic D.
Lopez F.[30]
6-24-67-62
Pospisil V.
Murray A.[1]
6-47-65
Young D.
Querrey S.[23]
6-33-66-3
Isner J.[20]
Kukushkin M.
7-607-66
Dimitrov G.[12]
Youzhny M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
Dolgopolov A.
6-731-1
Cuevas P.[27]
Klizan M.
7-637-65
Sock J.[17]
Laaksonen H.
6-30-66-4
Pouille L.[14]
Struff J.
6-36-2
R128
Edmund K.
Elias G.
6-16-3
Delbonis F.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4
Bagnis F.
Benneteau J.
5-76-46-2
Zeballos H.
Copil M.
6-757-626-4
Robert S.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Anderson K.
Gaio F.
6-16-4
Herbert P.
Bellucci T.
7-656-716-3
Pella G.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-67-56-2
Evans D.
Brown D.
6-16-1
Vesely J.
Olivo R.
6-42-66-1
Young D.
Kozlov S.
7-57-65
Struff J.
Giraldo S.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Medvedev D.
6-46-4
Laaksonen H.
Coric B.
3-66-46-2
Jaziri M.
Mahut N.
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Paire B.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Albot R.
7-626-2
Sousa J.
Schwartzman D.
4-66-36-4
King D.
Basilashvili N.
7-57-5
Fratangelo B.
Tomic B.
6-26-2
Nishioka Y.
Ymer E.
6-46-1
Dolgopolov A.
Troicki V.
6-16-4
Lorenzi P.
Haase R.
6-46-3
Fognini F.
Kravchuk K.
0-67-56-4
Klizan M.
Monteiro T.
7-666-3
Dzumhur D.
Harrison R.
6-43-67-5
Khachanov K.
Robredo T.
6-17-5
Mannarino A.
Monaco J.
6-36-756-1
Gojowczyk P.
Opelka R.
6-43-66-1
Lajovic D.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-3
Pospisil V.
Lu Y.
6-766-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Thompson J.
1-66-13-0