Kei Nishikori vs Cristian Garin — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#703ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 April 2021
clay
CHI
Cristian Garin
[13]
#114ATP
1670ELO
1666Clay ELO
$264kYTD
$6.9MCAREER
30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kei Nishikori defeated Cristian Garin 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Cristian Garin came in ranked #114, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Kei Nishikori claimed a first win over Cristian Garin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.
Nishikori K.
77462
Garin C.
65611

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
0.61
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 61%

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-21HamburgR32clayCristian Garin6-0 6-3

Statistics

Recent form
Nishikori K.Garin C.
62%1st serve in+2%60%
69%1st serve points won69%
51%2nd serve points won+1%50%
62%Service points won62%
38%Return points won+1%39%
55%Break points saved+2%57%
2.4Aces / match+1.84.2
2.3Double faults / match+0.62.9

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

Draw

Final
Nadal R.[1]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-46-767-5
Semi-finals
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Sinner J.[11]
6-36-3
Nadal R.[1]
Carreno Busta P.[6]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Carreno Busta P.[6]
Schwartzman D.[4]
6-43-67-5
Nadal R.[1]
Norrie C.
6-16-4
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Auger Aliassime F.[10]
6-36-3
Sinner J.[11]
Rublev A.[3]
6-27-66
R16
Tsitsipas S.[2]
De Minaur A.[14]
7-56-3
Auger Aliassime F.[10]
Shapovalov D.[7]
6-26-3
Rublev A.[3]
Ramos A.
6-46-746-4
Sinner J.[11]
Bautista Agut R.[5]
7-696-2
Carreno Busta P.[6]
Zapata Miralles B.
6-36-4
Schwartzman D.[4]
Moutet C.
6-46-2
Norrie C.
Goffin D.[8]
6-03-5
Nadal R.[1]
Nishikori K.
6-02-66-2
R32
Goffin D.[8]
Herbert P.
6-26-4
Nadal R.[1]
Ivashka I.
3-66-26-4
Carreno Busta P.[6]
Thompson J.
6-46-0
Zapata Miralles B.
Fognini F.[9]
6-04-4
Moutet C.
Evans D.[16]
6-45-76-3
Schwartzman D.[4]
Tiafoe F.
3-67-56-1
Norrie C.
Khachanov K.[12]
6-43-66-3
Nishikori K.
Garin C.[13]
7-654-66-1
Ramos A.
Mannarino A.[17]
6-46-4
Auger Aliassime F.[10]
Musetti L.
4-66-36-0
De Minaur A.[14]
Bublik A.
7-636-2
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Munar J.
6-06-2
Bautista Agut R.[5]
Andujar P.
6-46-0
Shapovalov D.[7]
Chardy J.
6-37-5
Rublev A.[3]
Gaio F.
6-46-3
Sinner J.[11]
Gerasimov E.
6-36-2
R64
Chardy J.
Basilashvili N.
6-43-66-3
Herbert P.
Nagal S.
7-56-0
Andujar P.
Simon G.
6-13-66-3
Munar J.
Monteiro T.
6-37-5
Musetti L.
Lopez F.
6-46-3
Ramos A.
Rune H.
6-726-17-62
Gerasimov E.
Tsonga J.
7-56-1
Thompson J.
Gasquet R.
7-654-67-63
Ivashka I.
Griekspoor T.
6-36-1
Nishikori K.
Pella G.
4-67-646-2
Norrie C.
Caruso S.
6-16-2
Tiafoe F.
Alcaraz C.
6-47-62
Moutet C.
Koepfer D.
7-56-2
Zapata Miralles B.
Kuznetsov A.
6-747-56-1
Gaio F.
Paire B.
7-56-3
Bublik A.
Davidovich Fokina A.
2-67-56-2