Yoshihito Nishioka vs Alexander BublikShenzhen Qualifying Round 1

Shenzhen · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
Nishioka Y.
6-3 6-4
Bublik A.
Nishioka Y.
662
Bublik A.
340

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-4 in the Shenzhen qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Bublik came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Yoshihito Nishioka claimed a first win over Alexander Bublik in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-15DubaiR64hardAlexander Bublik6-4 7-6(4)
2021-02-22SingaporeQFhardAlexander Bublik6-3 6-2
2019-10-07Shanghai MastersQ2hardAlexander Bublik6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nishioka Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

Bublik A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

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

Serve & return on hard

Nishioka Y.Bublik A.
Serve
65
Return
25

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
11.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
84
88
Break points saved·Even
95
99
Break points won·Slight edge
59
67
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
74

Bublik A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast