Dominic Thiem vs Kei Nishikori — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 16
AUT7
Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018
clay
JPN19
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Thiem D.
6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4
Nishikori K.
Thiem D.
66563
Nishikori K.
20741

Dominic Thiem defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Dominic Thiem narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardDominic Thiem6-1 6-4
2018-10-22ViennaQFhardKei Nishikori6-3 6-1
2016-05-09Rome MastersQFclayKei Nishikori6-3 7-5
2015-06-15HalleR32grassKei Nishikori7-6(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Thiem D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

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
Thiem D.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Thiem D.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Even
85
88
Break points saved·Even
98
97
Break points won·Clear edge
58
74
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Thiem D.[7]
6-46-36-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
del Potro J.[5]
6-46-16-2
Thiem D.[7]
Cecchinato M.
7-57-6106-1
Quarter-finals
Cecchinato M.
Djokovic N.[3]
6-37-641-67-611
Nadal R.[1]
Schwartzman D.[11]
4-66-36-26-2
del Potro J.[5]
Cilic M.[3]
7-655-76-37-5
Thiem D.[7]
Zverev A.[2]
6-46-26-1
R16
Cecchinato M.
Goffin D.
7-54-66-06-3
Nadal R.[1]
Marterer M.
6-36-27-64
Schwartzman D.[11]
Anderson K.[6]
1-62-67-57-606-2
Cilic M.[3]
Fognini F.[18]
6-46-13-66-746-3
Thiem D.[7]
Nishikori K.[19]
6-26-05-76-4
Zverev A.[2]
Khachanov K.[13]
4-67-642-66-36-3
del Potro J.[5]
Isner J.[9]
6-46-46-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Verdasco F.[30]
6-36-46-2
R32
Nadal R.[1]
Gasquet R.[27]
6-36-26-2
Marterer M.
Zopp J.
6-26-16-4
Schwartzman D.[11]
Coric B.
7-56-36-3
Anderson K.[6]
Zverev M.
6-16-736-37-64
Cilic M.[3]
Johnson S.
6-36-26-4
Fognini F.[18]
Edmund K.[16]
6-34-63-66-46-4
Isner J.[9]
Herbert P.
7-616-47-64
del Potro J.[5]
Ramos A.[31]
7-56-46-1
Thiem D.[7]
Berrettini M.
6-36-756-36-2
Zverev A.[2]
Dzumhur D.[26]
6-23-64-67-637-5
Nishikori K.[19]
Simon G.
6-36-16-3
Goffin D.
Monfils G.
6-766-34-67-56-3
Cecchinato M.
Carreno Busta P.[10]
2-67-656-36-1
Verdasco F.[30]
Dimitrov G.[4]
7-646-26-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-46-767-646-2
Khachanov K.[13]
Pouille L.[15]
6-37-56-3
R64
Nadal R.[1]
Pella G.
6-26-16-1
Gasquet R.[27]
Jaziri M.
6-23-66-36-0
Marterer M.
Shapovalov D.[24]
5-77-647-56-4
Zopp J.
Bemelmans R.
4-64-66-36-46-4
Schwartzman D.[11]
Pavlasek A.
6-16-36-1
Coric B.
Fabbiano T.
4-66-26-16-1
Anderson K.[6]
Cuevas P.
6-33-67-656-4
Johnson S.
Struff J.
4-67-656-26-2
Edmund K.[16]
Fucsovics M.
6-01-66-26-3
del Potro J.[5]
Benneteau J.
6-46-36-2
Cecchinato M.
Trungelliti M.
6-17-616-1
Carreno Busta P.[10]
Delbonis F.
7-607-623-66-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Giraldo S.
6-47-56-3
Nishikori K.[19]
Paire B.
6-32-64-66-26-3
Simon G.
Querrey S.[12]
1-67-636-46-1
Pouille L.[15]
Norrie C.
6-26-45-77-63
Dzumhur D.[26]
Albot R.
6-36-35-71-67-5
Zverev M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-707-626-1
Ramos A.[31]
Ruud C.[15]
6-46-26-4
Monfils G.
Klizan M.
6-26-46-4
Dimitrov G.[4]
Donaldson J.
6-726-44-66-410-8
Thiem D.[7]
Tsitsipas S.
6-22-66-46-4
Berrettini M.
Gulbis E.
6-23-66-46-3
Verdasco F.[30]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-26-2
Fognini F.[18]
Ymer E.
6-46-16-2
Cilic M.[3]
Hurkacz H.
6-26-26-737-5
Goffin D.
Moutet C.[30]
7-56-06-1
Isner J.[9]
Zeballos H.
6-787-647-626-2
Herbert P.
Chardy J.
2-66-36-23-69-7
Djokovic N.[3]
Munar J.
7-616-46-4
Khachanov K.[13]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-27-676-706-3
Zverev A.[2]
Lajovic D.[20]
2-67-54-66-16-2
R128
Ramos A.[31]
Kukushkin M.
7-606-46-1
Fabbiano T.
Ebden M.
6-45-76-23-66-2
Querrey S.[12]
Tiafoe F.[19]
6-16-27-66
Nadal R.[1]
Bolelli S.
6-46-37-69
Jaziri M.
Youzhny M.
2-66-26-23-66-2
Zopp J.
Sock J.[14]
6-746-24-67-656-3
Schwartzman D.[11]
Hemery C.
6-16-36-1
Pavlasek A.
Basic M.
6-747-56-26-2
Anderson K.[6]
Lorenzi P.
6-16-26-4
Cilic M.[3]
Duckworth J.
6-37-57-64
Hurkacz H.
Sandgren T.
6-26-23-66-3
Struff J.
Donskoy E.
6-16-36-0
Johnson S.
Mannarino A.[25]
7-616-26-2
Fognini F.[18]
Andujar P.
6-46-26-1
Fucsovics M.
Pospisil V.
6-36-37-65
Zeballos H.
Sugita Y.
6-46-736-46-2
Trungelliti M.
Tomic B.
6-45-76-46-4
Cecchinato M.
Copil M.
2-66-747-56-210-8
Carreno Busta P.[10]
Kovalik J.
4-66-17-57-65
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Istomin D.
6-26-731-66-46-4
Munar J.
Ferrer D.
3-63-67-637-647-5
Verdasco F.[30]
Nishioka Y.
6-746-46-36-737-5
Thiem D.[7]
Ivashka I.
6-26-46-1
Berrettini M.
Otte O.
3-67-56-26-1
Gulbis E.
Muller G.[29]
2-66-46-46-3
Nishikori K.[19]
Janvier M.
7-606-46-3
Paire B.
Carballes Baena R.
6-36-737-696-1
Albot R.
Barrere G.
4-60-67-56-16-2
Zverev A.[2]
Berankis R.
6-16-16-2
Goffin D.
Haase R.
4-64-66-46-16-0
Monfils G.
Benchetrit E.
3-66-16-26-1
Herbert P.
Polansky P.
6-34-66-26-2
Klizan M.
Djere L.
7-664-67-666-1
Giraldo S.
Baghdatis M.
3-63-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Wawrinka S.[23]
6-23-64-67-656-3
Dzumhur D.[26]
Kudla D.
6-46-26-2
Norrie C.
Gojowczyk P.
6-12-0
Donaldson J.
Jarry N.
6-34-63-66-36-4
Tsitsipas S.
Taberner C.
7-56-756-46-3
Zverev M.
Mayer F.
6-26-17-63
Dimitrov G.[4]
Safwat M.
6-16-47-61
Khachanov K.[13]
Haider Maurer A.
7-606-36-3
Ymer E.
Sela D.
7-636-36-1
Chardy J.
Berdych T.[17]
7-657-681-65-76-2
Stakhovsky S.
Lopez F.[28]
6-26-46-2
Benneteau J.
Mayer L.
2-67-646-26-3
Coric B.
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
6-33-66-36-4
Shapovalov D.[24]
Millman J.
7-56-46-2
Delbonis F.
Bellucci T.
6-16-33-66-1
Pella G.
Sousa J.
6-26-36-4
Cuevas P.
Bedene A.
6-46-36-2
Gasquet R.[27]
Seppi A.
6-06-26-2
Marterer M.
Harrison R.
6-16-37-5
Bemelmans R.
Bhambri Y.
6-46-46-1
Isner J.[9]
Rubin N.
6-37-677-67
del Potro J.[5]
Mahut N.
1-66-16-26-4
Lajovic D.[20]
Vesely J.
6-36-16-3
Edmund K.[16]
De Minaur A.[8]
6-26-46-3
Ruud C.[15]
Thompson J.
6-16-42-64-66-3
Moutet C.[30]
Karlovic I.
7-676-27-65
Djokovic N.[3]
Dutra Silva R.
6-36-46-4
Andreozzi G.
Fritz T.[7]
6-746-33-66-26-3
Simon G.
Basilashvili N.[9]
6-46-06-746-4
Pouille L.[15]
Medvedev D.[6]
6-26-36-4