Gael Monfils vs Kei Nishikori — Canada Masters Round of 32

Canada Masters · ATP · Round of 32
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#307ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2017 ·
hard
JPN5
Kei Nishikori
#477ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
Monfils G.
6-7 7-5 7-6
Nishikori K.
Monfils G.
6772
Nishikori K.
7561

Gael Monfils defeated Kei Nishikori 6-7 7-5 7-6 in the Canada Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gael Monfils came in ranked #307, defending last year's semi-final. Gael Monfils claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-2 5-4
2016-08-12Rio de JaneiroQFclayKei Nishikori7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsQFhardKei Nishikori7-6 4-6 7-6
2016-03-21Miami MastersQFhardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 7-6
2014-06-09HalleR16grassKei Nishikori6-1 3-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Monfils G.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Even
86
90
Break points saved·Even
96
94
Break points won·Even
79
80
Deciding sets·Slight edge
89
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Monfils G.Nishikori K.
Freshness·Dominant
100
67

Monfils G.: 16 days rest · Nishikori K.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 66 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw