Kei Nishikori vs Taylor Fritz | Kei Nishikori Wins 6-2 6-4

Rome MastersR32ClayMon 13 MayFinal

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Kei Nishikori defeated Taylor Fritz 6-2 6-4 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped just 6 games past Taylor Fritz.

How the match was decided

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Nishikori K. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

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Nishikori K. and Fritz T. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 8–11 (42%) against them, Fritz T. 5–8 (38%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 1 better-results split).

8–1142%Nishikori K. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents5–838%Fritz T. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

22–29Sets15–19

227–253Games163–189

2–3Tiebreaks8–2

2–1Deciding sets0–3

vs Djokovic N.#11L1-6 1-4Australian Open · hardL3-6 0-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Dimitrov G.#127W6-7 7-5 6-4Rome Masters · clayW7-6 7-6Madrid Masters · clay
vs Wawrinka S.#142L4-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hardL3-6 4-6Tokyo · hard

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vs Monfils G.#254W6-2 5-4US Open · hardW6-3 6-7 7-6 7-6Australian Open · hard
vs Paire B.W6-3 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3Roland Garros · clayL7-6 3-6 2-6Stuttgart · grass
vs Querrey S.W7-6 6-4Shanghai Masters · hardL3-6 7-6 5-7Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Thiem D.L1-6 4-6Tour Finals · hardL6-3 3-6 6-7 4-6US Open · hard
vs Haase R.L5-7 1-6Canada Masters · hardW6-3 7-6Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Marterer M.W6-2 6-2 6-3US Open · hardL4-6 6-3 3-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Federer R.W7-6 6-3Tour Finals · hardL2-6 5-7 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Schwartzman D.Hard to compareW6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1US Open · hardW6-4 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clay

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Nishikori K. leads 3–0

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Clay: Nishikori K. leads 2–0 · Hard: Nishikori K. leads 1–0

Nishikori K.May 2019Rome MastersThis matchClay6-2 6-4
Nishikori K.April 2019BarcelonaClay7-5 6-2
Nishikori K.February 2016MemphisHard6-4 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Nishikori K.Fritz T.1 922ELO2 1301 885Clay ELO1 7994–6Last 105–529Age21178 cmHeight196 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $26.2M2026 $81KEarningsCareer $32.2M2026 $2.9M

Cite this

Kei Nishikori beat Taylor Fritz 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Kei Nishikori vs Taylor Fritz — Rome Masters Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2019-05-13/fritz-vs-nishikori-rome-masters-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 13 May 2019).