Nick Kyrgios vs David Ferrer — Cincinnati Masters Semi-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Semi-final
AUS
Nick Kyrgios
#905ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
ESP
David Ferrer
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Kyrgios N.
7-6 7-6
Ferrer D.
Kyrgios N.
77772
Ferrer D.
63640

Nick Kyrgios defeated David Ferrer 7-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Ferrer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Nick Kyrgios claimed a first win over David Ferrer in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardDavid Ferrer7-5 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kyrgios N.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ferrer D.

Ferrer D.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Kyrgios N.Ferrer D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
16.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kyrgios N.Ferrer D.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
84
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Slight edge
68
73
Deciding sets·Even
97
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 60%
Final
Dimitrov G.[7]
Kyrgios N.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Dimitrov G.[7]
Isner J.[14]
7-647-610
Kyrgios N.
Ferrer D.
7-637-64
Quarter-finals
Dimitrov G.[7]
Sugita Y.
6-26-1
Isner J.[14]
Donaldson J.
7-647-5
Ferrer D.
Thiem D.[3]
6-36-3
Kyrgios N.
Nadal R.[1]
6-27-5
R16
Sugita Y.
Khachanov K.
6-706-36-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
del Potro J.
6-37-5
Donaldson J.
Basilashvili N.
6-47-64
Ferrer D.
Carreno Busta P.[11]
6-46-4
Kyrgios N.
Karlovic I.
4-67-666-3
Nadal R.[1]
Ramos A.
7-616-2
Thiem D.[3]
Mannarino A.
7-647-63
Isner J.[14]
Tiafoe F.
7-647-5
R32
Khachanov K.
Fabbiano T.
6-26-2
Sugita Y.
Sousa J.
3-67-656-1
del Potro J.
Krueger M.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-756-1
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Zverev M.
6-37-62
Mannarino A.
Querrey S.[15]
6-27-64
Thiem D.[3]
Fognini F.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Tsonga J.[8]
6-47-69
Kyrgios N.
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-66
Ramos A.
Muller G.[16]
5-76-46-4
Nadal R.[1]
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.[7]
Lopez F.
7-656-4
Tiafoe F.
Zverev A.[4]
4-66-36-4
Isner J.[14]
Paul T.
6-36-3
Donaldson J.
Ramanathan R.
6-42-66-4
Basilashvili N.
Harrison C.
6-36-3
R64
Khachanov K.
Schwartzman D.
6-11-66-3
Sousa J.
Edmund K.
6-32-66-3
Sugita Y.
Sock J.[13]
7-56-4
del Potro J.
Berdych T.[10]
3-67-616-0
Krueger M.
Paire B.
6-26-1
Paul T.
Young D.
6-47-64
Isner J.[14]
Troicki V.
7-636-4
Donaldson J.
Bautista Agut R.[12]
7-656-3
Ramanathan R.
Eubanks C.
6-756-16-4
Ferrer D.
Johnson S.
6-15-76-3
Zverev M.
Verdasco F.
6-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-3
Querrey S.[15]
Kozlov S.
6-36-0
Mannarino A.
Haase R.
2-67-686-2
Fognini F.
Medvedev D.
7-656-4
Karlovic I.
Vesely J.
6-33-67-5
Dolgopolov A.
Anderson K.
6-47-66
Kyrgios N.
Goffin D.[9]
6-26-3
Muller G.[16]
Harrison R.
6-45-77-63
Ramos A.
Youzhny M.
6-23-66-3
Gasquet R.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Chung H.
7-656-1
Tiafoe F.
Marterer M.
6-37-62
Basilashvili N.
Coric B.
6-37-65