Kei Nishikori vs Denis Kudla — Brisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 16
JPN2
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Nishikori K.
7-5 6-2
Kudla D.
Nishikori K.
762
Kudla D.
520

Kei Nishikori defeated Denis Kudla 7-5 6-2 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassKei Nishikori6-3 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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
Nishikori K.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
90
Break points won·Dominant
74
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
30

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
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