Yoshihito Nishioka vs Felix Auger AliassimeIndian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#4ATP
1958ELO
1932Hard ELO
$2.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLW
Nishioka Y.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Auger Aliassime F.
Nishioka Y.
626772
Auger Aliassime F.
774651

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Felix Auger Aliassime 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Felix Auger Aliassime came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Yoshihito Nishioka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

24
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-25TokyoR32hardYoshihito Nishioka7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(5)
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayFelix Auger Aliassime6-2 6-4 6-4
2024-04-22Madrid MastersR128clayFelix Auger Aliassime4-6 6-1 6-4
2022-08-08Canada MastersR32hardFelix Auger Aliassime7-6(6) 6-4
2020-10-19Cologne 2QFhardFelix Auger Aliassime6-3 6-4
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128clayYoshihito Nishioka7-5 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishioka Y.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Auger Aliassime F.

Auger Aliassime F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

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

Nishioka Y.Auger Aliassime F.
Serve
74
Return
44

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
9.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
84
84
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
100
Break points won·Slight edge
59
50
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
64

Auger Aliassime F.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%