Daniil Medvedev vs Kei Nishikori | Daniil Medvedev Wins 6-2 6-4

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Daniil Medvedev defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 in the Tokyo final on hard. Daniil Medvedev claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Daniil Medvedev dropped just 6 games past Kei Nishikori.

How the match was decided

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Medvedev D. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Medvedev D. and Nishikori K. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Medvedev D. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Nishikori K. 2–1 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).

1–325%Medvedev D. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–167%Nishikori K. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

4–7Sets5–4

47–56Games44–42

0–1Tiebreaks1–0

1–2Deciding sets1–0

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Zverev A.#2L4-6 6-1 6-7Miami Masters · hardW3-6 6-3 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Harrison C.W2-6 7-5 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-2 4-6 7-6 6-2Wimbledon · grass
vs Haase R.L6-3 4-6 1-6Rome Masters · clayL5-7 1-6Canada Masters · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Hard: Medvedev D. leads 1–0 · Clay: Nishikori K. leads 1–0

Medvedev D.October 2018TokyoThis matchHard6-2 6-4
Nishikori K.April 2018Monte Carlo MastersClay7-5 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Medvedev D.Nishikori K.2 111ELO1 9222 020Hard ELO1 8108–2Last 104–622Age28198 cmHeight178 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $52.3M2026 $2.9MEarningsCareer $26.2M2026 $81K

Cite this

Daniil Medvedev beat Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Daniil Medvedev vs Kei Nishikori — Tokyo Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-10-01/medvedev-vs-nishikori-tokyo-f?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2018).