Kei Nishikori vs Cameron NorrieWashington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021
hard
#29ATP
1829ELO
1789Hard ELO
$963kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
Nishikori K.
3-6 6-3 6-3
Norrie C.
Nishikori K.
3662
Norrie C.
6331

Kei Nishikori defeated Cameron Norrie 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cameron Norrie came in ranked #29. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-12-30Hong KongQFhardKei Nishikori6-3 3-6 6-2
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassKei Nishikori6-4 6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Norrie C.

Norrie C.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Even serve battle

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.Norrie C.
Serve
45
Return
34

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%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
89
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Slight edge
74
83
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.3Hard Elo 1680
Surface ELO
6.7+109 Hard Elo edge
3.0Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
7.0Overall Elo 1829
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
7.4
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.0
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
8.0
6.3
Country comfort
5.2
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·
94

Norrie C.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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