Karen Khachanov vs Kei Nishikori — Halle Round of 16

Halle · ATP · Round of 16
Karen Khachanov
RUS
Karen Khachanov
#26ATP
1828ELO
1725Grass ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2018
grass
JPN7
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Khachanov K.
6-2 6-2
Nishikori K.
Khachanov K.
662
Nishikori K.
220

Karen Khachanov defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-2 in the Halle round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Karen Khachanov came in ranked #26, defending last year's semi-final. Karen Khachanov narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-18GenevaR16clayKaren Khachanov7-5 2-5 RET
2024-12-30Hong KongR16hardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 7-5
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR64clayKei Nishikori4-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4
2021-05-03Madrid MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-7(6) 6-2 6-2
2018-10-22ViennaR16hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-2
2017-06-19HalleR16grassKaren Khachanov3-2 RET
2016-08-29US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Khachanov K.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Khachanov 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
Khachanov K.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Khachanov K.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Even
86
88
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Slight edge
81
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Khachanov K.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
83
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Khachanov K.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. 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