Daniil Medvedev vs Kei NishikoriAtp Cup Round Robin

Atp Cup · ATP · Round Robin
#9ATP
1977ELO
1962Hard ELO
$2.5MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
hard
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Medvedev D.
6-2 6-4
Nishikori K.
Medvedev D.
662
Nishikori K.
240

Daniil Medvedev defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 in the Atp Cup round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Daniil Medvedev came in ranked #9, defending last year's semi-final. Daniil Medvedev extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-22BarcelonaSFclayDaniil Medvedev6-4 3-6 7-5
2018-12-31BrisbaneFhardKei Nishikori6-4 3-6 6-2
2018-10-01TokyoFhardDaniil Medvedev6-2 6-4
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR32clayKei Nishikori7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Medvedev D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Medvedev D.

Serve advantage — Medvedev D.

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

Medvedev D.Nishikori K.
47
Serve
94
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·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
96
89
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Dominant
99
74
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
99
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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