Kei Nishikori vs Tommy Paul — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN
Kei Nishikori
[2]
#710ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017
hard
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#28ATP
1935ELO
1875Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Nishikori K.
371062
Paul T.
66841

Kei Nishikori defeated Tommy Paul 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #28, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Tommy Paul in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.09
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 49%

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardTommy Paul6-7(3) 6-0 6-3 6-1
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Statistics

Recent form
Nishikori K.Paul T.
62%1st serve in+2%64%
69%1st serve points won+7%76%
51%2nd serve points won+3%54%
62%Service points won+6%68%
38%Return points won38%
55%Break points saved+5%60%
2.4Aces / match+4.97.3
2.3Double faults / match+0.91.4

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Zverev A.[5]
Anderson K.[15]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Zverev A.[5]
Nishikori K.[2]
6-36-4
Anderson K.[15]
Sock J.[8]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.[2]
Paul T.
3-67-686-4
Zverev A.[5]
Medvedev D.
6-26-4
Sock J.[8]
Raonic M.[3]
7-56-4
Anderson K.[15]
Bhambri Y.
6-44-66-3
R16
Nishikori K.[2]
del Potro J.[13]
6-47-5
Paul T.
Muller G.[11]
6-736-46-3
Medvedev D.
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-46-2
Zverev A.[5]
Sandgren T.
7-57-5
Sock J.[8]
Donaldson J.
7-666-2
Raonic M.[3]
Baghdatis M.
7-676-3
Bhambri Y.
Pella G.
6-756-36-1
Anderson K.[15]
Thiem D.[1]
6-36-767-67
R32
Nishikori K.[2]
Young D.
6-34-67-65
del Potro J.[13]
Lacko L.
7-56-2
Muller G.[11]
Tursunov D.
6-16-2
Paul T.
Pouille L.[7]
7-666-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Edmund K.
7-54-66-3
Medvedev D.
Johnson S.[14]
3-66-47-61
Sandgren T.
Kyrgios N.[10]
6-33-0
Zverev A.[5]
Thompson J.
4-66-37-65
Sock J.[8]
Copil M.
7-627-66
Donaldson J.
Polmans M.
6-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Harrison R.[16]
6-46-1
Raonic M.[3]
Mahut N.
7-627-68
Bhambri Y.
Monfils G.[6]
6-34-67-5
Pella G.
Zverev M.[12]
6-757-626-3
Anderson K.[15]
Jaziri M.
6-46-1
Thiem D.[1]
Laaksonen H.
6-36-3
R64
Young D.
Smyczek T.
4-66-36-4
Lacko L.
Halebian A.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Krueger M.
6-46-746-4
Paul T.
Ruud C.
3-67-53-0
Edmund K.
Chung H.
6-36-1
Medvedev D.
Opelka R.
6-786-37-66
Sandgren T.
Soeda G.
7-626-3
Thompson J.
Bemelmans R.
6-36-2
Copil M.
Bangoura S.
6-47-61
Donaldson J.
Sela D.
6-766-46-3
Baghdatis M.
Leshem E.
7-616-0
Mahut N.
Fabbiano T.
6-17-63
Bhambri Y.
Kozlov S.
7-52-0
Pella G.
Ramanathan R.
6-46-1
Jaziri M.
Bega A.
7-57-5
Laaksonen H.
Pospisil V.
6-776-46-3