Fabio Fognini vs Kei Nishikori — Miami Masters Quarter-final

Miami Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
ITA
Fabio Fognini
39 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Fognini F.
6-4 6-2
Nishikori K.
Fognini F.
662
Nishikori K.
420

Fabio Fognini defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-2 in the Miami Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Fabio Fognini claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-10Rome MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayKei Nishikori6-2 3-6 7-5
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardKei Nishikori6-1 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Fognini F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Fognini F.

Serve advantage — Nishikori K.

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
Fognini F.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
54%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Fognini F.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
88
Break points saved·Even
93
97
Break points won·Slight edge
81
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 44%
Final
Federer R.[4]
Nadal R.[5]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.[4]
Kyrgios N.[12]
7-696-797-65
Nadal R.[5]
Fognini F.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Fognini F.
Nishikori K.[2]
6-46-2
Nadal R.[5]
Sock J.[13]
6-26-3
Federer R.[4]
Berdych T.[10]
6-23-67-66
Kyrgios N.[12]
Zverev A.[16]
6-46-796-3
R16
Berdych T.[10]
Mannarino A.
6-37-5
Nishikori K.[2]
Delbonis F.
6-34-66-3
Fognini F.
Young D.
6-06-4
Sock J.[13]
Donaldson J.
6-26-1
Nadal R.[5]
Mahut N.
6-47-64
Zverev A.[16]
Wawrinka S.[1]
4-66-26-1
Federer R.[4]
Bautista Agut R.[14]
7-657-64
Kyrgios N.[12]
Goffin D.[8]
7-656-3
R32
Nishikori K.[2]
Verdasco F.[25]
7-626-756-1
Delbonis F.
Struff J.
7-656-1
Young D.
Paire B.
7-626-4
Fognini F.
Chardy J.
3-66-46-4
Sock J.[13]
Vesely J.
6-37-60
Mahut N.
Pella G.
6-46-3
Nadal R.[5]
Kohlschreiber P.[26]
0-66-26-3
Mannarino A.
Coric B.
6-42-67-63
Berdych T.[10]
Muller G.[24]
6-36-4
Bautista Agut R.[14]
Querrey S.[22]
3-66-26-3
Federer R.[4]
del Potro J.[29]
6-36-4
Kyrgios N.[12]
Karlovic I.[17]
6-46-747-62
Wawrinka S.[1]
Jaziri M.
6-36-4
Donaldson J.
Raonic M.[3]
W/O
Zverev A.[16]
Isner J.[18]
6-757-677-65
Goffin D.[8]
Schwartzman D.
4-66-37-5
R64
Kohlschreiber P.[26]
Fritz T.
7-53-67-64
Schwartzman D.
Ferrer D.[27]
6-26-3
Nishikori K.[2]
Anderson K.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.[25]
Escobedo E.
7-697-5
Struff J.
Simon G.[20]
6-16-1
Delbonis F.
Carreno Busta P.[15]
1-67-56-2
Young D.
Pouille L.[11]
6-26-4
Paire B.
Cuevas P.[21]
7-56-0
Fognini F.
Sousa J.[30]
7-682-66-3
Chardy J.
Cilic M.[7]
6-42-66-3
Raonic M.[3]
Troicki V.
6-37-5
Donaldson J.
Zverev M.[28]
6-46-4
Vesely J.
Ramos A.[19]
7-654-66-3
Pella G.
Dimitrov G.[9]
6-37-64
Mahut N.
Johnson S.[23]
6-45-76-4
Nadal R.[5]
Sela D.
6-36-4
Coric B.
Thiem D.[6]
6-17-5
Mannarino A.
Lorenzi P.[32]
6-43-66-2
Berdych T.[10]
Rublev A.
6-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[14]
Kukushkin M.
6-37-63
Querrey S.[22]
Robredo T.
6-26-3
del Potro J.[29]
Haase R.
6-26-4
Federer R.[4]
Tiafoe F.
7-626-3
Goffin D.[8]
King D.
7-56-1
Karlovic I.[17]
Kuznetsov A.
7-646-1
Kyrgios N.[12]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-3
Zverev A.[16]
Lu Y.
6-06-3
Isner J.[18]
Bellucci T.
7-57-65
Jaziri M.
Lopez F.[31]
6-34-66-3
Wawrinka S.[1]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Sock J.[13]
Nishioka Y.
2-4
Muller G.[24]
Seppi A.
7-637-61
R128
Anderson K.
Lajovic D.
6-27-5
Escobedo E.
Evans D.
7-50-66-3
Delbonis F.
Monaco J.
7-57-64
Young D.
Brown D.
6-31-66-2
Fognini F.
Harrison R.
6-47-5
Chardy J.
Bagnis F.
6-26-2
Troicki V.
Monteiro T.
5-76-36-1
Donaldson J.
Edmund K.
2-67-646-2
Vesely J.
Haas T.
6-756-37-5
Nishioka Y.
Thompson J.
1-66-46-3
Pella G.
Smyczek T.
3-66-47-63
Mahut N.
Mmoh M.
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Pavlasek A.
6-26-3
Sela D.
Harrison C.
6-16-1
Coric B.
Granollers M.
7-664-66-3
Mannarino A.
Becker B.
7-666-3
Seppi A.
Albot R.
6-46-4
Rublev A.
Mayer F.
6-16-1
Kukushkin M.
Youzhny M.
6-46-1
Robredo T.
Basilashvili N.
3-66-46-2
Haase R.
Ymer M.
7-57-63
Tiafoe F.
Kravchuk K.
7-55-76-1
King D.
Lacko L.
7-626-4
Schwartzman D.
Khachanov K.
6-43-67-64
Kuznetsov A.
Istomin D.
6-47-60
Dzumhur D.
Chung H.
3-66-17-61
Lu Y.
Ruud C.
6-26-1
Bellucci T.
Robert S.
7-656-2
Zeballos H.
Elias G.
6-726-27-5
Struff J.
Bedene A.
7-54-0
Jaziri M.
Dolgopolov A.
7-640-0
Paire B.
Klizan M.
7-646-3