Jan Lennard Struff vs Yoshihito NishiokaParis Masters Round of 64

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#41ATP
1694ELO
1634Hard ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2019
hard
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
Struff J.
4-6 7-5 6-2
Nishioka Y.
Struff J.
4762
Nishioka Y.
6521

Jan Lennard Struff defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the Paris Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yoshihito Nishioka came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Jan Lennard Struff narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-12Davis Cup QLS R2: GER vs JPNRRhardJan Lennard Struff6-4 6-7(4) 6-4
2023-09-20ZhuhaiQFhardYoshihito Nishioka6-4 7-5
2020-10-19Cologne 2R16hardYoshihito Nishioka2-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Struff J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Struff J.

Serve advantage — Struff J.

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

Struff J.Nishioka Y.
36
Serve
40
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
84
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Dominant
21
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
98
Tiebreaks·Even
94
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
64

Struff J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
11°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%