Grigor Dimitrov vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 32
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL6
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
Dimitrov G.
6-3 6-4
Nishioka Y.
Dimitrov G.
662
Nishioka Y.
340

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-4 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending the title. Grigor Dimitrov extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR128grassGrigor Dimitrov6-2 6-3 6-4
2024-05-06Rome MastersR64clayGrigor Dimitrov7-5 6-4
2020-09-14Rome MastersR32clayGrigor Dimitrov6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Serve advantage — Dimitrov G.

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
Dimitrov G.Nishioka Y.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
78%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dimitrov G.Nishioka Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
84
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Slight edge
67
59
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
96
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Dimitrov G.Nishioka Y.
Freshness·
73
—

Dimitrov G.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%
Final
Kyrgios N.[3]
Harrison R.
6-46-2
Nishikori K.[2]
Medvedev D.[4]
6-43-66-2
Semi-finals
Harrison R.
De Minaur A.
4-67-656-4
Kyrgios N.[3]
Dimitrov G.[1]
3-66-16-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Tsonga J.
7-666-2
Nishikori K.[2]
Chardy J.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
De Minaur A.
Mmoh M.
6-46-0
Kyrgios N.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
1-66-36-4
Dimitrov G.[1]
Edmund K.
6-36-736-4
Harrison R.
Istomin D.
7-664-2
Chardy J.
Uchiyama Y.
6-43-67-64
Medvedev D.[4]
Raonic M.[5]
6-726-36-4
Tsonga J.
De Minaur A.[7]
6-47-62
Nishikori K.[2]
Dimitrov G.[6]
7-57-5
R16
Harrison R.
Hanfmann Y.
6-756-46-2
Istomin D.
Donaldson J.
7-656-2
De Minaur A.
Raonic M.[4]
6-46-4
Mmoh M.
Zverev M.[8]
6-25-76-4
Dolgopolov A.
Zeballos H.
6-16-2
Edmund K.
Chung H.
7-635-76-4
Dimitrov G.[1]
Millman J.
4-67-686-3
Kyrgios N.[3]
Ebden M.
6-737-656-2
De Minaur A.[7]
Thompson J.
6-46-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Murray A.
7-56-2
Uchiyama Y.
Edmund K.[3]
7-666-4
Dimitrov G.[6]
Millman J.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[2]
Kudla D.
7-56-2
Tsonga J.
Daniel T.
7-656-3
Chardy J.
Kyrgios N.[8]
6-756-26-3
Raonic M.[5]
Kecmanovic M.
6-37-62
R32
Harrison R.
Mayer L.
6-43-66-2
Istomin D.
Dzumhur D.[7]
6-746-36-2
De Minaur A.
Johnson S.
7-676-4
Mmoh M.
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Zverev M.[8]
Smith J.
6-47-5
Dolgopolov A.
Schwartzman D.[6]
6-47-63
Ebden M.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-2
Edmund K.
Shapovalov D.
6-757-646-4
Millman J.
Polansky P.
7-646-0
Donaldson J.
Thompson J.
6-26-4
Zeballos H.
Escobedo E.
6-36-4
Chung H.
Muller G.[5]
6-37-61
Dimitrov G.[6]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-4
Murray A.
Duckworth J.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Kokkinakis T.
7-666-4
Thompson J.
Bolt A.
6-36-0
Kecmanovic M.
Mayer L.
6-36-1
Uchiyama Y.
Humbert U.
6-47-66
Raonic M.[5]
Bedene A.
6-06-3
Millman J.
Sandgren T.
7-666-766-0
Chardy J.
Struff J.
4-66-36-4
De Minaur A.[7]
Popyrin A.
6-26-2
Kyrgios N.[8]
Harrison R.
7-655-77-65
Kudla D.
Fritz T.
7-656-726-4