Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kei Nishikori — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
Pablo Carreno Busta
ESP15
Pablo Carreno Busta
#65ATP
1801ELO
1744Hard ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Carreno Busta P.
7-5 7-6 6-2
Nishikori K.
Carreno Busta P.
77763
Nishikori K.
56420

Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Kei Nishikori 7-5 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pablo Carreno Busta came in ranked #65, defending last year's round of 32. Pablo Carreno Busta claimed a first win over Kei Nishikori in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR16hardKei Nishikori6-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Carreno Busta P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Carreno Busta P.

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

Serve & return on hard

Carreno Busta P.Nishikori K.
21
Serve
—
44
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Carreno Busta P.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Carreno Busta P.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
88
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Clear edge
61
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
100
Tiebreaks·Even
95
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Carreno Busta P.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
92
—

Carreno Busta P.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Medvedev D.[4]
7-56-26-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Karatsev A.
6-36-46-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-46-27-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev A.[6]
6-766-26-47-66
Karatsev A.
Dimitrov G.[18]
2-66-46-16-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Rublev A.[7]
7-56-36-2
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Nadal R.[2]
3-62-67-646-47-5
R16
Zverev A.[6]
Lajovic D.[23]
6-47-656-3
Dimitrov G.[18]
Thiem D.[3]
6-46-46-0
Rublev A.[7]
Ruud C.[24]
6-27-630-0
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Berrettini M.[9]
W/O
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[14]
7-644-66-16-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Mcdonald M.
6-46-26-3
Nadal R.[2]
Fognini F.[16]
6-36-46-2
Karatsev A.
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
3-61-66-36-36-4
R32
Dimitrov G.[18]
Carreno Busta P.[15]
6-01-0
Berrettini M.[9]
Khachanov K.[19]
7-617-657-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Fritz T.[27]
7-616-43-64-66-2
Raonic M.[14]
Fucsovics M.
7-625-76-26-2
Lajovic D.[23]
Martinez P.
6-767-56-16-4
Zverev A.[6]
Mannarino A.[32]
6-36-36-1
Thiem D.[3]
Kyrgios N.
4-64-66-36-46-4
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Shapovalov D.[11]
7-57-56-3
Karatsev A.
Schwartzman D.[8]
6-36-36-3
Rublev A.[7]
Lopez F.
7-56-26-3
Ruud C.[24]
Albot R.
6-15-76-46-4
Mcdonald M.
Harris L.
7-676-16-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Krajinovic F.[28]
6-36-34-63-66-0
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Ymer M.
6-46-16-1
Fognini F.[16]
De Minaur A.[21]
6-46-36-4
Nadal R.[2]
Norrie C.
7-56-27-5
R64
Lopez F.
Sonego L.[31]
5-73-66-37-56-4
Rublev A.[7]
Monteiro T.
6-46-47-68
Ruud C.[24]
Paul T.
3-66-26-47-5
Albot R.
Oconnell C.
6-27-57-68
Harris L.
Popyrin A.
6-21-66-36-756-3
Mcdonald M.
Coric B.[22]
6-46-24-66-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Carballes Baena R.
6-27-56-1
Krajinovic F.[28]
Andujar P.
6-25-76-16-4
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Kokkinakis T.
6-756-46-16-756-4
Ymer M.
Alcaraz C.
2-66-46-47-65
Khachanov K.[19]
Berankis R.
6-26-46-4
Berrettini M.[9]
Machac T.
6-36-24-66-3
Fognini F.[16]
Caruso S.
4-66-22-66-37-612
De Minaur A.[21]
Cuevas P.
6-36-37-5
Norrie C.
Safiullin R.
3-67-56-37-63
Nadal R.[2]
Mmoh M.
6-16-46-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-737-626-3
Fritz T.[27]
Opelka R.
4-67-666-747-656-2
Fucsovics M.
Wawrinka S.[17]
7-56-14-62-67-69
Raonic M.[14]
Moutet C.
6-716-16-16-4
Martinez P.
Ruusuvuori E.
1-66-36-27-65
Lajovic D.[23]
Bublik A.
6-47-644-66-3
Mannarino A.[32]
Kecmanovic M.
6-16-26-4
Zverev A.[6]
Cressy M.
7-56-46-3
Thiem D.[3]
Koepfer D.
6-46-06-2
Kyrgios N.
Humbert U.[29]
5-76-43-67-626-4
Dimitrov G.[18]
Bolt A.
7-616-16-2
Carreno Busta P.[15]
Vesely J.
6-37-632-66-4
Shapovalov D.[11]
Tomic B.
6-16-36-2
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Duckworth J.
6-46-16-2
Karatsev A.
Gerasimov E.
6-06-16-0
Schwartzman D.[8]
Muller A.
6-26-06-3
R128
Rublev A.[7]
Hanfmann Y.
6-36-36-4
Andujar P.
Halys Q.
6-47-57-5
Carballes Baena R.
Balazs A.
7-53-66-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Chardy J.
6-36-16-2
Tiafoe F.
Travaglia S.
7-656-26-2
Fritz T.[27]
Ramos A.
7-663-66-27-66
Wawrinka S.[17]
Sousa P.
6-36-26-4
Fucsovics M.
Polmans M.
4-66-36-16-736-3
Moutet C.
Millman J.
6-46-743-66-26-3
Vesely J.
Coppejans K.
6-43-66-736-36-3
Tomic B.
Sugita Y.
3-66-14-1
Ruud C.[24]
Thompson J.
6-36-32-1
Machac T.
Vilella Martinez M.
6-757-56-03-0
Medvedev D.[4]
Pospisil V.
6-26-26-4
Cuevas P.
Seppi A.
6-44-66-26-2
Opelka R.
Lu Y.
6-37-626-3
Raonic M.[14]
Coria F.
6-36-36-2
Ruusuvuori E.
Monfils G.[10]
3-66-47-53-66-3
Martinez P.
Nishioka Y.
6-736-16-16-1
Bublik A.
Bedene A.
6-47-55-76-4
Lajovic D.[23]
Stakhovsky S.
5-76-46-35-76-4
Mannarino A.[32]
Novak D.
6-26-47-62
Kecmanovic M.
Majchrzak K.
6-26-46-3
Cressy M.
Daniel T.
7-617-636-4
Zverev A.[6]
Giron M.
6-787-656-36-2
Thiem D.[3]
Kukushkin M.
7-626-26-3
Koepfer D.
Dellien H.
7-56-26-4
Kyrgios N.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-46-46-4
Humbert U.[29]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-46-736-3
Dimitrov G.[18]
Cilic M.
6-46-27-65
Bolt A.
Gombos N.
6-26-24-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[15]
Nishikori K.
7-57-646-2
Shapovalov D.[11]
Sinner J.
3-66-36-24-66-4
Duckworth J.
Dzumhur D.
6-36-26-4
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Stebe C.
6-26-46-2
Gerasimov E.
Paire B.[25]
6-22-67-657-5
Karatsev A.
Mager G.
6-36-36-4
Muller A.
Londero J.
4-66-36-06-3
Schwartzman D.[8]
Ymer E.
7-636-42-66-2
Monteiro T.
Martin A.
7-666-16-2
Lopez F.
Tu L.
6-716-47-646-4
Sonego L.[31]
Querrey S.
7-56-46-4
Paul T.
Basilashvili N.
6-47-606-4
Oconnell C.
Struff J.
7-627-656-1
Albot R.
Bautista Agut R.[12]
6-716-06-47-65
Popyrin A.
Goffin D.[13]
3-66-46-747-666-3
Harris L.
Torpegaard M.
4-66-36-26-2
Mcdonald M.
Cecchinato M.
3-66-36-26-2
Coric B.[22]
Pella G.
6-37-657-5
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Simon G.
6-16-26-1
Kokkinakis T.
Kwon S.
6-46-16-1
Alcaraz C.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-16-46-4
De Minaur A.[21]
Sandgren T.
7-56-16-1
Norrie C.
Evans D.[30]
6-44-66-47-5
Safiullin R.
Ivashka I.
6-46-36-4
Mmoh M.
Troicki V.
7-636-733-67-637-5
Nadal R.[2]
Djere L.
6-36-46-1
Caruso S.
Laaksonen H.
6-26-46-3
Krajinovic F.[28]
Haase R.
7-646-34-66-2
Ymer M.
Hurkacz H.[26]
3-66-33-67-56-3
Khachanov K.[19]
Vukic A.
6-36-747-626-4
Berankis R.
Nagal S.
6-27-56-3
Berrettini M.[9]
Anderson K.
7-697-56-3
Fognini F.[16]
Herbert P.
6-46-26-3