Kei Nishikori vs Stefanos Tsitsipas — Tokyo Quarter-final
Kei Nishikori defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefanos Tsitsipas came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped just 6 games past Stefanos Tsitsipas.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNishikori K. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsNishikori K. and Tsitsipas S. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 4–8 (33%) against them, Tsitsipas S. 4–7 (36%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
4–833%Nishikori K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents4–736%Tsitsipas S. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
12–23Sets12–18
138–185Games136–155
1–1Tiebreaks2–2
3–1Deciding sets2–2
vs Zverev A.#2W3-6 6-3 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clayW3-6 7-6 6-4Canada Masters · hard
vs Medvedev D.#5W7-5 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clayL6-2 4-6 2-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Djokovic N.#11L3-6 4-6 2-6US Open · hardW6-3 6-7 6-3Canada Masters · hard
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vs Thiem D.L2-6 0-6 7-5 4-6Roland Garros · clayL2-6 6-2 4-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay
vs del Potro J.L2-6 2-6Miami Masters · hardL5-7 3-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Nadal R.L3-6 2-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayL2-6 6-7Canada Masters · hard- vs Khachanov K.#27Hard to compareL2-6 2-6Halle · grassW7-5 6-3Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Cilic M.#80Hard to compareW6-4 6-7 6-3Monte Carlo Masters · clayL3-6 2-6Tokyo · hard
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchNishikori K.Tsitsipas S.1 922ELO2 0451 810Hard ELO1 8994–6Last 107–328Age20178 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $26.2M2026 $81KEarningsCareer $38.2M2026 $1.4M
Cite this
Kei Nishikori beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3. Umpiry, "Kei Nishikori vs Stefanos Tsitsipas — Tokyo Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-10-01/nishikori-vs-tsitsipas-tokyo-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2018).