Kei Nishikori vs Richard Gasquet | Kei Nishikori Wins 7-6 6-1

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Kei Nishikori defeated Richard Gasquet 7-6 6-1 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Richard Gasquet came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Richard Gasquet in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

How the match was decided

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Nishikori K. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

12 shared · last 12 months

Nishikori K. and Gasquet R. faced 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 9–6 (60%) against them, Gasquet R. 8–6 (57%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 1 better-results split).

9–660%Nishikori K. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents8–657%Gasquet R. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

24–22Sets19–20

214–207Games196–186

1–1Tiebreaks1–4

5–1Deciding sets4–1

vs Zverev A.#2W3-6 6-3 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clayL6-4 2-6 5-7Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Djokovic N.#11L3-6 4-6 2-6US Open · hardL2-6 3-6 3-6US Open · hard
vs Tomic B.#185W2-6 6-3 7-6 7-5Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-7 6-2s Hertogenbosch · grass

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vs Monfils G.#254W6-2 5-4US Open · hardL6-7 5-7 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Paire B.W6-3 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3Roland Garros · clayL4-6 4-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Haase R.L5-7 1-6Canada Masters · hardW6-4 7-6 3-6 7-5FRA vs NED · hard
vs Seppi A.W6-0 2-6 6-3Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-0 6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Berdych T.W4-6 6-2 6-1Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-4 6-2Madrid Masters · clay
vs Schwartzman D.W6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1US Open · hardW6-2 6-1Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Nadal R.L3-6 2-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayL3-6 2-6 2-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Dimitrov G.#127Hard to compareW6-7 7-5 6-4Rome Masters · clayL4-6 4-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Simon G.Hard to compareW6-3 6-1 6-3Roland Garros · clayW7-5 6-7 6-3Shanghai Masters · hard

Head-to-head

8 meetings · Gasquet R. leads 7–1

Hard: Gasquet R. leads 5–1 · Clay: Gasquet R. leads 1–0 · Grass: Gasquet R. leads 1–0

Nishikori K.October 2018TokyoThis matchHard7-6 6-1
Gasquet R.May 2016Roland GarrosClay6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2
Gasquet R.November 2015Paris MastersHard7-6 4-1
Gasquet R.July 2014WashingtonHard6-1 6-4
Gasquet R.October 2013Paris MastersHard6-3 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Nishikori K.Gasquet R.1 922ELO1 8151 810Hard ELO1 6754–6Last 104–628Age32178 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Kei Nishikori beat Richard Gasquet 7-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Kei Nishikori vs Richard Gasquet — Tokyo Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-10-01/gasquet-vs-nishikori-tokyo-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2018).