Kei Nishikori vs Pierre Hugues Herbert — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019
hard
Pierre Hugues Herbert
FRA
Pierre Hugues Herbert
#247ATP
1607ELO
1577Hard ELO
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLL
Nishikori K.
3-6 6-1 6-4
Herbert P.
Nishikori K.
3662
Herbert P.
6141

Kei Nishikori defeated Pierre Hugues Herbert 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pierre Hugues Herbert came in ranked #247, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Kei Nishikori narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-08MarseilleR32hardPierre Hugues Herbert6-1 6-4
2019-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayPierre Hugues Herbert7-5 6-4
2016-03-21Miami MastersR64hardKei Nishikori6-2 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Herbert P.

Herbert P.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Herbert P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
8.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Herbert P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
54
Break points saved·Even
97
96
Break points won·Dominant
74
18
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
41

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Herbert P.
Freshness·
—
75

Herbert P.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
7°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 72%
Final
Monfils G.
Wawrinka S.
6-31-66-2
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Medvedev D.[5]
4-66-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Nishikori K.[1]
6-24-66-4
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Fucsovics M.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Shapovalov D.[10]
6-47-64
Medvedev D.[5]
Tsonga J.
6-46-2
Monfils G.
Dzumhur D.
6-16-2
R16
Fucsovics M.
Basilashvili N.[9]
7-616-1
Nishikori K.[1]
Gulbis E.
6-16-4
Wawrinka S.
Raonic M.[4]
6-47-64
Shapovalov D.[10]
Berdych T.
6-46-3
Monfils G.
Seppi A.
4-66-16-3
Medvedev D.[5]
Verdasco F.
6-27-5
Dzumhur D.
Kukushkin M.
6-47-63
Tsonga J.
Griekspoor T.
7-656-1
R32
Nishikori K.[1]
Herbert P.
3-66-16-4
Gulbis E.
Copil M.
6-26-4
Fucsovics M.
Klizan M.
7-646-4
Raonic M.[4]
Kohlschreiber P.
7-687-5
Wawrinka S.
Paire B.
7-646-1
Monfils G.
Goffin D.[8]
7-657-5
Kukushkin M.
Haase R.
6-27-64
Dzumhur D.
Tsitsipas S.[3]
6-41-67-5
Medvedev D.[5]
Chardy J.
7-626-2
Verdasco F.
Ebden M.
7-56-4
Griekspoor T.
Khachanov K.[2]
3-66-36-2
Tsonga J.
Fabbiano T.
6-16-4
Basilashvili N.[9]
Chung H.
4-67-616-2
Shapovalov D.[10]
Skugor F.
7-56-3
Seppi A.
Gojowczyk P.
7-633-66-2
Berdych T.
Simon G.
7-686-4