Kei Nishikori vs Juan Martin del Potro — Washington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017
hard
ARG13
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Nishikori K.
6-4 7-5
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
672
del Potro J.
450

Kei Nishikori defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 7-5 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19Miami MastersR32hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-2
2017-05-15Rome MastersR16clayJuan Martin del Potro7-6(4) 6-3
2016-10-24BaselQFhardKei Nishikori7-5 6-4
2012-07-25London OlympicsQFgrassJuan Martin del Potro6-4 7-6(4)
2012-06-25WimbledonR32grassJuan Martin del Potro6-3 7-6(3) 6-1
2009-02-09San JoseR16hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-2
2008-08-25US OpenR16hardJuan Martin del Potro6-3 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

del Potro J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — del Potro J.

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.del Potro J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
9.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.del Potro J.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
90
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Even
74
73
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 49%
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
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
Nishikori K.[2]
del Potro J.[13]
6-47-5
Paul T.
Muller G.[11]
6-736-46-3
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
Zverev A.[5]
Thompson J.
4-66-37-65
Donaldson J.
Polmans M.
6-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Harrison R.[16]
6-46-1
Bhambri Y.
Monfils G.[6]
6-34-67-5
Pella G.
Zverev M.[12]
6-757-626-3
Sandgren T.
Kyrgios N.[10]
6-33-0
Sock J.[8]
Copil M.
7-627-66
Raonic M.[3]
Mahut N.
7-627-68
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
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
Pella G.
Ramanathan R.
6-46-1
Jaziri M.
Bega A.
7-57-5
Laaksonen H.
Pospisil V.
6-776-46-3
Paul T.
Ruud C.
3-67-53-0
Bhambri Y.
Kozlov S.
7-52-0