Alexander Bublik vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · ATP · Round of 64
Alexander Bublik
KAZ
Alexander Bublik
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bublik A.
6-4 7-6
Nishioka Y.
Bublik A.
6772
Nishioka Y.
4640

Alexander Bublik defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 7-6 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Bublik came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Alexander Bublik extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-22SingaporeQFhardAlexander Bublik6-3 6-2
2019-10-07Shanghai MastersQ2hardAlexander Bublik6-3 6-2
2018-09-24ShenzhenQ1hardYoshihito Nishioka6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Bublik A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Bublik A.Nishioka Y.
65
Serve
—
25
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Bublik A.Nishioka Y.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bublik A.Nishioka Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
84
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Slight edge
67
59
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
96
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bublik A.Nishioka Y.
Freshness·
78
—

Bublik A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Karatsev A.
Harris L.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Karatsev A.
Rublev A.[2]
6-24-66-4
Harris L.
Shapovalov D.[3]
6-756-47-66
Quarter-finals
Rublev A.[2]
Fucsovics M.
7-56-2
Karatsev A.
Sinner J.[16]
6-756-36-2
Shapovalov D.[3]
Chardy J.
7-56-4
Harris L.
Nishikori K.
6-13-66-3
R16
Rublev A.[2]
Fritz T.[15]
6-36-1
Fucsovics M.
Lajovic D.[11]
6-14-66-4
Sinner J.[16]
Bautista Agut R.[4]
6-43-67-5
Karatsev A.
Sonego L.[17]
3-66-36-4
Chardy J.
Khachanov K.[8]
6-736-46-4
Shapovalov D.[3]
Hurkacz H.[13]
6-46-3
Nishikori K.
Bedene A.
6-46-4
Harris L.
Krajinovic F.[14]
7-656-4
R32
Bautista Agut R.[4]
Ebden M.
4-1
Sinner J.[16]
Bublik A.
2-67-626-4
Karatsev A.
Evans D.[12]
6-44-66-4
Rublev A.[2]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-46-4
Fritz T.[15]
Basilashvili N.
4-66-37-64
Sonego L.[17]
Zapata Miralles B.
6-26-2
Fucsovics M.
Carreno Busta P.[6]
6-756-36-2
Khachanov K.[8]
Popyrin A.
6-43-67-64
Chardy J.
De Minaur A.[9]
2-66-36-4
Nishikori K.
Goffin D.[5]
6-37-63
Bedene A.
Giustino L.
6-46-3
Krajinovic F.[14]
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-56-4
Lajovic D.[11]
Jaziri M.
7-56-2
Hurkacz H.[13]
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Shapovalov D.[3]
Struff J.
6-16-3
Harris L.
Thiem D.[1]
6-36-4
R64
Jaziri M.
Tsonga J.
3-3
Ruusuvuori E.
Thompson J.
6-37-65
Fucsovics M.
Pospisil V.
2-67-56-4
Bublik A.
Nishioka Y.
6-47-64
Karatsev A.
Gerasimov E.
6-46-4
Zapata Miralles B.
Millman J.
6-46-4
Popyrin A.
Novak D.
7-637-5
Chardy J.
Ramos A.
6-33-66-4
Gasquet R.
Cecchinato M.
6-46-2
Struff J.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.
Opelka R.
3-66-36-4
Bedene A.
Bhambri Y.
3-66-16-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Albot R.
6-46-4
Harris L.
Oconnell C.
6-756-46-1