Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori — US Open Semi-final

US Open · ATP · Semi-final
Novak Djokovic
SRB6
Novak Djokovic
#8ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
JPN21
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Djokovic N.
6-3 6-4 6-2
Nishikori K.
Djokovic N.
6663
Nishikori K.
3420

Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 17–2. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 18–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Novak Djokovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 6–2.

Head to head

17–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-30US OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsQFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-0
2019-01-14Australian OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 4-1 RET
2018-07-02WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2
2018-05-14Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic2-6 6-1 6-3
2018-05-07Madrid MastersR64clayNovak Djokovic7-5 6-4
2016-11-14Tour FinalsSFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1
2016-07-25Canada MastersFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-5
2016-05-09Rome MastersSFclayNovak Djokovic2-6 6-4 7-6(5)
2016-05-02Madrid MastersSFclayNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(4)
2016-03-21Miami MastersFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 6-4
2015-11-15Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1
2015-05-10Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-3 3-6 6-1
2014-11-09Tour FinalsSFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 3-6 6-0
2014-10-27Paris MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenSFhardKei Nishikori6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2011-10-31BaselSFhardKei Nishikori2-6 7-6(4) 6-0
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayNovak Djokovic6-1 6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

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

Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
68
Serve
—
62
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
99
89
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Dominant
99
74
Deciding sets·Even
100
100
Tiebreaks·Even
100
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
49
—

Djokovic N.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 127 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Djokovic N.[6]
del Potro J.[3]
6-37-646-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[6]
Nishikori K.[21]
6-36-46-2
del Potro J.[3]
Nadal R.[1]
7-636-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Thiem D.[9]
0-66-47-56-747-65
del Potro J.[3]
Isner J.[11]
6-756-37-646-2
Nishikori K.[21]
Cilic M.[7]
2-66-47-654-66-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Millman J.
6-36-46-4
R16
Thiem D.[9]
Anderson K.[5]
7-56-27-62
del Potro J.[3]
Coric B.[20]
6-46-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Goffin D.[10]
7-666-26-4
Nishikori K.[21]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-27-5
Djokovic N.[6]
Sousa J.
6-36-46-3
Millman J.
Federer R.[2]
3-67-57-677-63
Isner J.[11]
Raonic M.[25]
3-66-36-43-66-2
Nadal R.[1]
Basilashvili N.
6-36-36-766-4
R32
Nadal R.[1]
Khachanov K.[27]
5-77-57-677-63
Basilashvili N.
Pella G.
6-36-41-67-64
Anderson K.[5]
Shapovalov D.[28]
4-66-36-44-66-4
Isner J.[11]
Lajovic D.
7-686-766-37-5
Cilic M.[7]
De Minaur A.
4-63-66-36-47-5
Goffin D.[10]
Struff J.
6-46-17-64
Nishikori K.[21]
Schwartzman D.[13]
6-46-45-76-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Zverev A.[4]
6-716-46-16-3
Djokovic N.[6]
Gasquet R.[26]
6-26-36-3
Millman J.
Kukushkin M.
6-44-66-16-3
Federer R.[2]
Kyrgios N.[30]
6-46-17-5
Sousa J.
Pouille L.[17]
7-654-67-647-65
Coric B.[20]
Medvedev D.
6-37-56-2
Thiem D.[9]
Fritz T.
3-66-37-656-4
Raonic M.[25]
Wawrinka S.
7-666-46-3
del Potro J.[3]
Verdasco F.[31]
7-57-666-3
R64
Cilic M.[7]
Hurkacz H.
6-26-06-0
Nadal R.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-36-46-2
Khachanov K.[27]
Sonego L.
7-56-36-3
Basilashvili N.
Sock J.[18]
4-66-36-27-63
Pella G.
Lorenzi P.
7-56-06-2
Thiem D.[9]
Johnson S.
6-756-35-76-46-1
del Potro J.[3]
Kudla D.
6-36-17-64
Coric B.[20]
Carballes Baena R.
7-646-26-3
Medvedev D.
Tsitsipas S.[15]
6-46-34-66-3
Isner J.[11]
Jarry N.
6-776-43-67-626-4
Lajovic D.
Norrie C.
6-22-66-46-4
Raonic M.[25]
Simon G.
6-36-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Humbert U.
7-654-66-37-5
De Minaur A.
Tiafoe F.
6-46-05-76-2
Struff J.
Benneteau J.
6-24-66-13-66-3
Goffin D.[10]
Haase R.
6-26-716-36-2
Schwartzman D.[13]
Munar J.
6-26-05-76-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Ebden M.
6-716-36-26-0
Zverev A.[4]
Mahut N.
6-46-46-2
Gasquet R.[26]
Djere L.
6-37-656-3
Pouille L.[17]
Baghdatis M.
6-746-46-46-3
Millman J.
Fognini F.[14]
6-14-66-46-1
Kukushkin M.
Chung H.[23]
7-656-26-3
Kyrgios N.[30]
Herbert P.
4-67-666-36-0
Federer R.[2]
Paire B.
7-56-46-4
Anderson K.[5]
Chardy J.
6-26-46-4
Fritz T.
Kubler J.
6-33-66-3
Nishikori K.[21]
Monfils G.
6-25-4
Sousa J.
Carreno Busta P.[12]
4-66-35-76-22-0
Verdasco F.[31]
Murray A.
7-52-66-46-4
Shapovalov D.[28]
Seppi A.
6-44-65-77-626-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Sandgren T.
6-16-36-726-2
R128
Ebden M.
Krajinovic F.[32]
7-616-754-66-14-1
Hurkacz H.
Travaglia S.
6-22-67-663-0
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
6-46-42-63-1
Seppi A.
Querrey S.
6-766-46-22-1
Thiem D.[9]
Basic M.
6-36-16-4
Djere L.
Mayer L.
6-46-44-62-1
Simon G.
Harris L.
6-26-26-3
Nadal R.[1]
Ferrer D.
6-33-4
Khachanov K.[27]
Ramos A.
6-36-26-3
Basilashvili N.
Bedene A.
6-24-66-22-66-4
Lorenzi P.
Edmund K.[16]
4-66-47-56-1
Johnson S.
Istomin D.
6-37-666-3
Kubler J.
Bautista Agut R.[19]
6-36-36-4
Murray A.
Duckworth J.
6-756-37-56-3
Verdasco F.[31]
Lopez F.
6-27-56-4
Coric B.[20]
Mayer F.
6-26-25-76-4
Carballes Baena R.
Krueger M.
3-66-26-47-63
Medvedev D.
Donskoy E.
7-56-46-2
Jarry N.
Gojowczyk P.
7-644-66-17-5
Norrie C.
Thompson J.
7-54-66-46-3
Lajovic D.
Dzumhur D.[24]
3-66-16-36-4
Humbert U.
Altamirano C.
6-37-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Dimitrov G.[8]
6-36-27-5
De Minaur A.
Daniel T.
6-06-16-2
Tiafoe F.
Mannarino A.[29]
6-16-44-66-4
Benneteau J.
Cecchinato M.[22]
2-67-656-36-4
Schwartzman D.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-27-666-2
Munar J.
Bemelmans R.
5-76-37-632-66-1
Monfils G.
Bagnis F.
7-643-66-06-0
Nishikori K.[21]
Marterer M.
6-26-26-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Hanfmann Y.
7-635-76-46-4
Sandgren T.
Troicki V.
6-36-46-2
Pouille L.[17]
Maden Y.
7-666-27-5
Sousa J.
Granollers M.
6-26-26-3
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Jaziri M.
7-56-26-2
Fognini F.[14]
Mmoh M.
4-66-26-47-64
Millman J.
Brooksby J.
6-46-26-0
Kukushkin M.
Rubin N.
6-36-14-67-63
Kyrgios N.[30]
Albot R.
7-52-66-46-2
Herbert P.
Bhambri Y.
6-37-637-5
Paire B.
Novak D.
7-663-67-57-65
Federer R.[2]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-26-4
Zverev A.[4]
Polansky P.
6-26-16-2
Pella G.
Ruud C.
6-46-46-1
Chardy J.
Rublev A.
6-24-66-46-1
Shapovalov D.[28]
Auger Aliassime F.
7-55-74-1
Cilic M.[7]
Copil M.
7-56-11-1
Chung H.[23]
Berankis R.
4-67-666-02-0
Mahut N.
Moutet C.
6-27-55-76-4
Kudla D.
Berrettini M.
6-47-56-2
Haase R.
Mcdonald M.
4-64-66-36-16-3
Sock J.[18]
Andreozzi G.
6-07-646-2
Isner J.[11]
Klahn B.
7-636-36-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Fucsovics M.
6-33-66-46-0
Goffin D.[10]
Gaio F.
6-26-47-65
Pospisil V.
Lacko L.
7-56-36-2
Anderson K.[5]
Harrison R.
7-645-74-66-36-4
Raonic M.[25]
Berlocq C.
7-646-41-66-3
Gasquet R.[26]
Sugita Y.
6-36-16-3
Sonego L.
Muller G.
7-626-795-77-666-2
Fritz T.
Zverev M.
4-62-66-47-626-2
del Potro J.[3]
Young D.
6-06-36-4
Tsitsipas S.[15]
Robredo T.
6-37-616-4
Struff J.
Smyczek T.
7-626-46-3