Diego Schwartzman vs Kei NishikoriAtp Cup Round Robin

Atp Cup · ATP · Round Robin
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
hard
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schwartzman D.
6-1 6-7 6-0
Nishikori K.
Schwartzman D.
66462
Nishikori K.
17701

Diego Schwartzman defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-7 6-0 in the Atp Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Diego Schwartzman had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Diego Schwartzman narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13Rome MastersQFclayDiego Schwartzman6-4 6-2
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayKei Nishikori1-6 6-0 6-4
2017-02-13Buenos AiresR16clayKei Nishikori5-7 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Schwartzman D.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Schwartzman D.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
87
89
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Clear edge
91
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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