Kei Nishikori vs Alexander BublikWashington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021
hard
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
Nishikori K.
6-2 7-5
Bublik A.
Nishikori K.
672
Bublik A.
250

Kei Nishikori defeated Alexander Bublik 6-2 7-5 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Bublik came in ranked #11.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

Bublik A.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Bublik A.
Serve
65
Return
25

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
11.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
88
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Slight edge
74
67
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.8Hard Elo 1680
Surface ELO
7.2+156 Hard Elo edge
2.4Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
7.6Overall Elo 1889
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
5.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
6.3
Country comfort
5.3
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
70

Bublik A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 49%