Kei Nishikori vs Andrey Rublev — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#477ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018 ·
hard
Andrey Rublev
RUS
Andrey Rublev
#24ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWL
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 #24. 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

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%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.7

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·Slight edge
90
83
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Clear edge
80
65
Deciding sets·Even
100
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
87

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·Dominant
67
96

Nishikori K.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 66 games (7d) · Rublev A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw