Daniil Medvedev vs Kei Nishikori — Tokyo Final

Tokyo · ATP · Final
RUS
Daniil Medvedev
#8ATP
2008ELO
1978Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
[3]
#703ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Daniil Medvedev defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 in the Tokyo final on hard. The result followed the form book — Daniil Medvedev came in ranked #8, defending last year's round of 32. Daniil Medvedev extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Medvedev D.
662
Nishikori K.
240

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.13
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 35 km/hHumidity 51%

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-02Atp CupRRhardDaniil Medvedev6-2 6-4
2019-04-22BarcelonaSFclayDaniil Medvedev6-4 3-6 7-5
2018-12-31BrisbaneFhardKei Nishikori6-4 3-6 6-2
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR32clayKei Nishikori7-5 6-2
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Statistics

Recent form
Medvedev D.Nishikori K.
67%1st serve in+5%62%
75%1st serve points won+6%69%
50%2nd serve points won+1%51%
67%Service points won+5%62%
40%Return points won+2%38%
65%Break points saved+10%55%
5.9Aces / match+3.52.4
2.8Double faults / match+0.52.3

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (19 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Medvedev D.
Nishikori K.[3]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Medvedev D.
Shapovalov D.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Gasquet R.[8]
7-626-1
Quarter-finals
Shapovalov D.
Struff J.
4-67-676-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-36-3
Medvedev D.
Raonic M.[6]
7-646-3
Gasquet R.[8]
Anderson K.[2]
7-667-64
R16
Raonic M.[6]
Watanuki Y.
6-37-62
Gasquet R.[8]
Kyrgios N.
7-647-61
Shapovalov D.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-16-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Paire B.
6-37-5
Tsitsipas S.[5]
De Minaur A.
6-35-76-1
Medvedev D.
Klizan M.
6-46-3
Struff J.
Chardy J.
7-636-726-4
Anderson K.[2]
Tiafoe F.
6-33-66-2
R32
Anderson K.[2]
Ebden M.
4-67-616-2
Raonic M.[6]
Mannarino A.
6-36-4
Medvedev D.
Schwartzman D.[4]
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Fritz T.
6-36-4
Klizan M.
Johnson S.
6-47-64
Struff J.
Cilic M.[1]
3-66-47-61
Nishikori K.[3]
Sugita Y.
6-46-1
Shapovalov D.
Chung H.[7]
6-33-66-2
Tiafoe F.
Marterer M.
7-56-4
Paire B.
Jarry N.
6-47-61
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Daniel T.
6-16-3
De Minaur A.
Simon G.
6-717-656-2
Gasquet R.[8]
Kudla D.
7-686-3
Kyrgios N.
Nishioka Y.
7-57-63
Watanuki Y.
Haase R.
6-776-46-1
Chardy J.
Dzumhur D.
4-66-36-3