Kei Nishikori vs Diego SchwartzmanMadrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
1-6 6-0 6-4
Schwartzman D.
Nishikori K.
1662
Schwartzman D.
6041

Kei Nishikori defeated Diego Schwartzman 1-6 6-0 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's semi-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
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
2017-02-13Buenos AiresR16clayKei Nishikori5-7 6-2 6-2

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
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
Clutch Rating·Even
89
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%