Kei Nishikori vs Andrey Rublev — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
Andrey Rublev
RUS
Andrey Rublev
#16ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-3
Rublev A.
Nishikori K.
762
Rublev A.
530

Kei Nishikori defeated Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #16. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Rublev A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Nishikori K.Rublev A.
—
Serve
55
—
Return
49

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Rublev A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Rublev A.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
88
Break points saved·Even
97
100
Break points won·Even
74
72
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Rublev A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rublev A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Djokovic N.[10]
Federer R.[2]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[10]
Cilic M.[7]
6-43-66-3
Federer R.[2]
Goffin D.[11]
7-631-1
Quarter-finals
Federer R.[2]
Wawrinka S.
6-727-666-2
Cilic M.[7]
Carreno Busta P.[13]
7-676-4
Djokovic N.[10]
Raonic M.
7-54-66-3
Goffin D.[11]
del Potro J.[4]
7-657-64
R16
Federer R.[2]
Mayer L.
6-17-66
Wawrinka S.
Fucsovics M.
6-46-3
del Potro J.[4]
Kyrgios N.[15]
7-646-766-2
Cilic M.[7]
Khachanov K.
7-653-66-4
Carreno Busta P.[13]
Haase R.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.[10]
Dimitrov G.[5]
2-66-36-4
Raonic M.
Shapovalov D.
7-666-4
Goffin D.[11]
Anderson K.[6]
6-26-4
R32
Federer R.[2]
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-4
Mayer L.
Pouille L.[16]
7-676-4
Wawrinka S.
Nishikori K.
6-46-4
Fucsovics M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-756-47-5
del Potro J.[4]
Chung H.
6-26-3
Kyrgios N.[15]
Coric B.
7-610-66-3
Goffin D.[11]
Paire B.
5-76-46-2
Cilic M.[7]
Copil M.
6-746-46-4
Khachanov K.
Querrey S.
7-56-4
Haase R.
Zverev A.[3]
5-76-47-5
Dimitrov G.[5]
Zverev M.
7-657-5
Djokovic N.[10]
Mannarino A.
4-66-26-1
Shapovalov D.
Edmund K.[14]
6-47-5
Raonic M.
Jaziri M.
6-37-5
Anderson K.[6]
Chardy J.
7-666-2
Carreno Busta P.[13]
Klahn B.
6-46-4
R64
Raonic M.
Lajovic D.
6-36-3
Copil M.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-2
Pouille L.[16]
Murray A.
6-11-66-4
Wawrinka S.
Schwartzman D.[12]
6-24-66-3
Nishikori K.
Rublev A.
7-56-3
Fucsovics M.
Hurkacz H.
4-66-37-66
Chung H.
Sock J.
2-66-16-2
Coric B.
Medvedev D.
6-26-3
Kyrgios N.[15]
Kudla D.
6-727-57-69
Goffin D.[11]
Tsitsipas S.
7-56-3
Paire B.
Ferrer D.
6-26-2
Chardy J.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Khachanov K.
Ramos A.
2-66-36-2
Carreno Busta P.[13]
Gasquet R.
6-32-66-3
Klahn B.
Marterer M.
7-616-4
Haase R.
Krajinovic F.
4-66-26-3
Zverev M.
Dzumhur D.
6-36-4
Mannarino A.
Cecchinato M.
6-776-27-67
Edmund K.[14]
Mcdonald M.
6-36-2
Shapovalov D.
Tiafoe F.
7-663-67-5
Mayer L.
Mmoh M.
6-41-66-4
Gojowczyk P.
Sousa J.
2-66-47-5
Querrey S.
Isner J.[9]
6-46-757-65
Djokovic N.[10]
Johnson S.
6-47-64