Kei Nishikori vs Matthias Bachinger — Halle Round of 32

Halle · ATP · Round of 32
JPN7
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2018
grass
GER
Matthias Bachinger
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-3 7-6
Bachinger M.
Nishikori K.
6772
Bachinger M.
3630

Kei Nishikori defeated Matthias Bachinger 6-3 7-6 in the Halle round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Matthias Bachinger came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Matthias Bachinger in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-17MetzSFhardMatthias Bachinger2-6 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Bachinger M.

Bachinger M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Bachinger M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Bachinger M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
26
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
8
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
11
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
75

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
18°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%
Final
Coric B.
Federer R.[1]
7-663-66-2
Semi-finals
Coric B.
Bautista Agut R.[5]
2-3
Federer R.[1]
Kudla D.
7-617-5
Quarter-finals
Coric B.
Seppi A.
7-56-3
Kudla D.
Sugita Y.
6-27-5
Federer R.[1]
Ebden M.
7-627-5
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Khachanov K.
6-36-736-3
R16
Coric B.
Basilashvili N.
6-46-2
Khachanov K.
Nishikori K.[7]
6-26-2
Kudla D.
Tsitsipas S.
6-36-4
Sugita Y.
Thiem D.[3]
6-27-5
Ebden M.
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
4-66-16-2
Federer R.[1]
Paire B.
6-33-67-67
Seppi A.
Mayer F.
6-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Haase R.
6-47-5
R32
Thiem D.[3]
Youzhny M.
7-656-2
Federer R.[1]
Bedene A.
6-36-4
Coric B.
Zverev A.[1]
6-16-4
Seppi A.
Berrettini M.
6-37-5
Haase R.
Sousa J.
4-67-56-4
Khachanov K.
Zverev M.
7-656-3
Mayer F.
Gasquet R.[8]
6-26-2
Basilashvili N.
Molleker R.
6-47-65
Nishikori K.[7]
Bachinger M.
6-37-63
Tsitsipas S.
Pouille L.[5]
6-27-63
Sugita Y.
Marterer M.
6-45-76-3
Ebden M.
Jaziri M.
6-07-62
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Fucsovics M.
4-66-32-1
Kudla D.
Lacko L.
6-46-4
Paire B.
Johnson S.
7-57-65
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Struff J.
6-46-1