Kei Nishikori vs Reilly Opelka — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · ATP · Round of 64
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
Reilly Opelka
USA
Reilly Opelka
#131ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Nishikori K.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Opelka R.
Nishikori K.
3662
Opelka R.
6341

Kei Nishikori defeated Reilly Opelka 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Reilly Opelka came in ranked #131.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

Opelka R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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

Nishikori K.Opelka R.
—
Serve
86
—
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Opelka R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
66%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
16.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Opelka R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
63
Break points saved·Even
97
100
Break points won·Dominant
74
1
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
88
Tiebreaks·Even
97
93

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