Hubert Hurkacz vs Kei Nishikori — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
Hubert Hurkacz
POL
Hubert Hurkacz
#68ATP
1798ELO
1727Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
JPN1
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Hurkacz H.
7-5 5-7 6-2
Nishikori K.
Hurkacz H.
7562
Nishikori K.
5721

Hubert Hurkacz defeated Kei Nishikori 7-5 5-7 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Hubert Hurkacz came in ranked #68, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Hubert Hurkacz extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Hubert Hurkacz closed it out in three sets, 7–5 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-04Indian Wells MastersR32hardHubert Hurkacz4-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hurkacz H.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Hurkacz H.

Serve-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

Hurkacz H.Nishikori K.
67
Serve
—
0
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Hurkacz H.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
79%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hurkacz H.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
89
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Dominant
40
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hurkacz H.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
81
—

Hurkacz H.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 31 km/hHumidity 44%
Final
Federer R.[2]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Monfils G.
4-67-647-64
Federer R.[2]
Coric B.[6]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Hurkacz H.
7-646-716-1
Monfils G.
Berankis R.
6-16-736-2
Coric B.[6]
Basilashvili N.
4-66-27-61
Federer R.[2]
Fucsovics M.
7-666-4
R16
Coric B.[6]
Berdych T.
1-66-17-64
Hurkacz H.
Nishikori K.[1]
7-55-76-2
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Gerasimov E.
6-36-1
Berankis R.
Kudla D.
6-46-1
Basilashvili N.
Bautista Agut R.
6-726-46-3
Fucsovics M.
Struff J.
6-46-2
Monfils G.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Verdasco F.
6-33-66-3
R32
Federer R.[2]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-43-66-1
Gerasimov E.
Haase R.
7-627-65
Nishikori K.[1]
Paire B.
6-46-3
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Ebden M.
6-43-66-3
Monfils G.
Cilic M.[3]
6-34-66-0
Baghdatis M.
Safwat M.
4-66-36-4
Berankis R.
Medvedev D.[8]
6-36-3
Coric B.[6]
Vesely J.
7-53-67-64
Berdych T.
Ivashka I.
6-44-67-64
Bautista Agut R.
Ramanathan R.
6-46-3
Basilashvili N.
Khachanov K.[4]
6-46-1
Struff J.
Raonic M.[7]
6-45-76-4
Fucsovics M.
Dzumhur D.
6-17-65
Hurkacz H.
Moutet C.
6-37-5
Kudla D.
Berrettini M.
2-67-57-5
Verdasco F.
Fabbiano T.
3-66-36-2