Daniil Medvedev vs Kei Nishikori — Tokyo Final
Tokyo · ATP · Final
#7ATP
1977ELO
1962Hard ELO
$2.5MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
hard
JPN3#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Medvedev D.6-2 6-4
Nishikori K.
Medvedev D.
662
Nishikori K.
240
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 #7, defending last year's round of 32. Daniil Medvedev extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Daniil Medvedev dropped just 6 games past Kei Nishikori.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-02 | Atp Cup | RR | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2019-04-22 | Barcelona | SF | clay | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2018-12-31 | Brisbane | F | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 3-6 6-2 |
| 2018-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
96
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Clear edge
98
80
Deciding sets·Even
98
100
Tiebreaks·Even
96
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
79
89
Medvedev D.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d) · Nishikori K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast