Kei Nishikori vs Radu Albot — New York Quarter-final

New York · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN5
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2018
hard
Radu Albot
MDA
Radu Albot
#490ATP
1453ELO
1429Hard ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWL
Nishikori K.
4-6 6-3 6-1
Albot R.
Nishikori K.
4662
Albot R.
6311

Kei Nishikori defeated Radu Albot 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the New York quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Albot R.

Albot R.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Even serve battle

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.Albot R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Albot R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Albot R.
Freshness·
—
91

Albot R.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Anderson K.[1]
Querrey S.[2]
4-66-37-61
Semi-finals
Anderson K.[1]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-13-67-64
Querrey S.[2]
Mannarino A.[4]
6-757-56-3
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.[2]
Karlovic I.
7-657-64
Anderson K.[1]
Tiafoe F.
6-35-76-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Albot R.
4-66-36-1
Mannarino A.[4]
Menendez Maceiras A.
7-52-66-3
R16
Querrey S.[2]
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[5]
Donskoy E.
6-26-4
Mannarino A.[4]
Gojowczyk P.
6-757-54-1
Tiafoe F.
Sela D.
6-43-66-0
Menendez Maceiras A.
Chardy J.
7-57-65
Albot R.
Isner J.[3]
7-653-66-3
Anderson K.[1]
Escobedo E.
3-66-47-65
Karlovic I.
Harrison R.[6]
6-46-4
R32
Donskoy E.
Estrella V.
7-56-1
Karlovic I.
Donaldson J.
6-47-64
Albot R.
Fratangelo B.
6-46-3
Escobedo E.
Mcdonald M.
4-66-37-65
Gojowczyk P.
Kavcic B.
6-46-2
Menendez Maceiras A.
Johnson S.[7]
1-66-37-67
Chardy J.
Travaglia S.
4-67-616-4
Tiafoe F.
Korda S.
4-66-46-2
Sela D.
Basilashvili N.[8]
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Ebden M.
3-66-36-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Rubin N.
7-56-3
Harrison R.[6]
Young D.
6-37-64