Dominic Thiem vs Kei Nishikori — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
AUT6
Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
hard
JPN7
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Thiem D.
6-1 6-4
Nishikori K.
Thiem D.
662
Nishikori K.
140

Dominic Thiem defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Dominic Thiem narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-22ViennaQFhardKei Nishikori6-3 6-1
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayDominic Thiem6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4
2016-05-09Rome MastersQFclayKei Nishikori6-3 7-5
2015-06-15HalleR32grassKei Nishikori7-6(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Thiem D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Thiem D.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Thiem D.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Even
85
89
Break points saved·Even
98
97
Break points won·Clear edge
58
74
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
97

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zverev A.[3]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Anderson K.[4]
6-26-2
Zverev A.[3]
Federer R.[2]
7-57-65
Round Robin
Zverev A.[3]
Cilic M.[5]
7-657-61
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev A.[3]
6-46-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Isner J.[8]
6-46-3
Federer R.[2]
Thiem D.[6]
6-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Cilic M.[5]
7-676-2
Anderson K.[4]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-06-1
Thiem D.[6]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-16-4
Nishikori K.[7]
Federer R.[2]
7-646-3
Anderson K.[4]
Thiem D.[6]
6-37-610
Federer R.[2]
Anderson K.[4]
6-46-3
Cilic M.[5]
Isner J.[8]
6-726-36-4
Zverev A.[3]
Isner J.[8]
7-656-3