Kei Nishikori vs Fernando Verdasco — Miami Masters Round of 32

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
ESP25
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Nishikori K.
7-6 6-7 6-1
Verdasco F.
Nishikori K.
776562
Verdasco F.
627711

Kei Nishikori defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6 6-7 6-1 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-19HalleR32grassKei Nishikori6-7(7) 6-3 6-4
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayKei Nishikori0-6 6-4 6-4 6-0
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayKei Nishikori6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-4
2015-03-12Indian Wells MastersR32hardKei Nishikori6-7(6) 6-1 6-4
2012-04-23BarcelonaQFclayFernando Verdasco4-2 RET
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardFernando Verdasco6-2 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
57
Break points saved·Even
97
96
Break points won·Dominant
74
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
54

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