Kei Nishikori vs Frances Tiafoe — Vienna Round of 32
Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
JPN5#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Nishikori K.7-6 5-7 6-2
Tiafoe F.
Nishikori K.
77562
Tiafoe F.
63721
Kei Nishikori defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6 5-7 6-2 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Serve & return on hard
Nishikori K.Tiafoe F.
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Serve
38
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Return
37
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
83
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Clear edge
74
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
92
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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79
Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 58%
Quarter-finals
Anderson K.[2]
Coric B.[6]
7-621-2
Kukushkin M.
Fucsovics M.
4-67-627-64
Nishikori K.[5]
Thiem D.[1]
6-36-1
Verdasco F.
Monfils G.
6-42-1
R16
Coric B.[6]
Pouille L.
4-66-06-4
Monfils G.
Isner J.[4]
6-46-4
Fucsovics M.
Fognini F.[7]
4-66-36-2
Kukushkin M.
Rublev A.
7-646-4
Thiem D.[1]
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Anderson K.[2]
Melzer J.
W/O
Nishikori K.[5]
Khachanov K.
6-26-2
Verdasco F.
Edmund K.[8]
6-43-66-3
R32
Kukushkin M.
Dimitrov G.[3]
6-44-66-4
Melzer J.
Raonic M.
7-667-5
Pouille L.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-756-4
Coric B.[6]
Ramos A.
6-756-06-4
Isner J.[4]
Norrie C.
6-716-47-67
Monfils G.
Johnson S.
4-66-36-2
Verdasco F.
Herbert P.
6-766-36-4
Edmund K.[8]
Schwartzman D.
6-37-63
Fognini F.[7]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-3
Fucsovics M.
Auger Aliassime F.
1-66-07-5
Rublev A.
Kudla D.
7-636-0
Nishikori K.[5]
Tiafoe F.
7-635-76-2
Khachanov K.
Novak D.
6-37-5
Thiem D.[1]
Bemelmans R.
7-57-65
Querrey S.
Tsonga J.
6-33-66-3
Anderson K.[2]
Basilashvili N.
4-67-666-3