Kei Nishikori vs Felix Auger Aliassime — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#710ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
Felix Auger Aliassime
CAN
Felix Auger Aliassime
[7]
#4ATP
1957ELO
1932Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$22MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Nishikori K.
7762
Auger Aliassime F.
6410

Kei Nishikori defeated Felix Auger Aliassime 7-6 6-1 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Felix Auger Aliassime came in ranked #4, defending last year's final. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.98
SlowFast
Weather
4°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 90%

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-22BarcelonaR16clayKei Nishikori6-1 6-3
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Statistics

Recent form
Nishikori K.Auger Aliassime F.
62%1st serve in+5%67%
69%1st serve points won+8%77%
51%2nd serve points won+4%55%
62%Service points won+8%70%
38%Return points won+2%36%
55%Break points saved+8%63%
2.4Aces / match+5.47.8
2.3Double faults / match2.3

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Rublev A.[4]
Fucsovics M.
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Rublev A.[4]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-37-62
Fucsovics M.
Coric B.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Khachanov K.
4-66-37-5
Rublev A.[4]
Chardy J.
7-626-726-4
Fucsovics M.
Paul T.
6-46-3
Coric B.
Nishikori K.
7-627-64
R16
Khachanov K.
Norrie C.
6-26-2
Chardy J.
Goffin D.[6]
7-637-65
Fucsovics M.
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-36-2
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Hurkacz H.
6-44-67-5
Rublev A.[4]
Murray A.
7-56-2
Nishikori K.
De Minaur A.
6-32-67-5
Coric B.
Lajovic D.
6-36-2
Paul T.
Bublik A.
6-756-36-1
R32
Khachanov K.
Wawrinka S.[8]
6-47-5
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Gerasimov E.
7-647-5
Hurkacz H.
Mannarino A.
6-37-66
Norrie C.
Basilashvili N.
6-06-3
Rublev A.[4]
Giron M.
7-616-3
Murray A.
Haase R.
2-67-626-3
Goffin D.[6]
Struff J.
6-46-0
Chardy J.
Humbert U.
4-67-657-64
Davidovich Fokina A.
Bautista Agut R.[5]
6-27-63
Fucsovics M.
Opelka R.
7-626-747-64
Paul T.
Sonego L.
6-47-67
Bublik A.
Zverev A.[3]
7-56-3
Nishikori K.
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
7-646-1
De Minaur A.
Millman J.
6-16-4
Coric B.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-47-64
Lajovic D.
Medvedev D.[1]
7-646-4