Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori — US Open Round of 32

US Open · ATP · Round of 32
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Djokovic N.
6-7 6-3 6-3 6-2
Nishikori K.
Djokovic N.
646663
Nishikori K.
773321

Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 17–2, defending last year's round of 16. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 18–2.

Key context

Head to head

17–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsQFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-0
2019-01-14Australian OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 4-1 RET
2018-08-27US OpenSFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4 6-2
2018-07-02WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2
2018-05-14Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic2-6 6-1 6-3
2018-05-07Madrid MastersR64clayNovak Djokovic7-5 6-4
2016-11-14Tour FinalsSFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1
2016-07-25Canada MastersFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-5
2016-05-09Rome MastersSFclayNovak Djokovic2-6 6-4 7-6(5)
2016-05-02Madrid MastersSFclayNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(4)
2016-03-21Miami MastersFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 6-4
2015-11-15Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1
2015-05-10Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-3 3-6 6-1
2014-11-09Tour FinalsSFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 3-6 6-0
2014-10-27Paris MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenSFhardKei Nishikori6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2011-10-31BaselSFhardKei Nishikori2-6 7-6(4) 6-0
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayNovak Djokovic6-1 6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

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

Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
68
Serve
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62
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
99
88
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Dominant
99
74
Deciding sets·Even
100
100
Tiebreaks·Even
100
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
55
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Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Medvedev D.
Djokovic N.
6-46-46-4
Semi-finals
Medvedev D.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-47-56-2
Djokovic N.
Zverev A.
4-66-26-44-66-2
Quarter-finals
Auger Aliassime F.
Alcaraz C.
6-33-1
Zverev A.
Harris L.
7-666-36-4
Djokovic N.
Berrettini M.
5-76-26-26-3
Medvedev D.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-36-04-67-5
R16
Zverev A.
Sinner J.
6-46-47-67
Auger Aliassime F.
Tiafoe F.
4-66-27-666-4
Alcaraz C.
Gojowczyk P.
5-76-15-76-26-0
Van De Zandschulp B.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-45-75-76-1
Medvedev D.
Evans D.
6-36-46-3
Djokovic N.
Brooksby J.
1-66-36-26-2
Berrettini M.
Otte O.
6-43-66-36-2
Harris L.
Opelka R.
6-766-46-16-3
R32
Zverev A.
Sock J.
3-66-26-32-1
Alcaraz C.
Tsitsipas S.
6-34-67-620-67-65
Gojowczyk P.
Laaksonen H.
3-66-36-16-4
Berrettini M.
Ivashka I.
6-756-26-42-66-3
Medvedev D.
Andujar P.
6-06-46-3
Evans D.
Popyrin A.
4-63-66-36-47-61
Schwartzman D.
Molcan A.
6-46-36-3
Van De Zandschulp B.
Bagnis F.
3-66-06-26-2
Otte O.
Seppi A.
6-36-42-67-5
Auger Aliassime F.
Bautista Agut R.
6-36-44-63-66-3
Brooksby J.
Karatsev A.
6-23-62-66-36-3
Djokovic N.
Nishikori K.
6-746-36-36-2
Tiafoe F.
Rublev A.
4-66-37-664-66-1
Harris L.
Shapovalov D.
6-46-46-4
Opelka R.
Basilashvili N.
7-656-36-4
Sinner J.
Monfils G.
7-616-24-64-66-4
R64
Popyrin A.
Dimitrov G.
7-647-644-0
Zverev A.
Ramos A.
6-16-06-3
Harris L.
Escobedo E.
6-46-46-2
Opelka R.
Musetti L.
7-617-56-4
Basilashvili N.
Cressy M.
7-636-37-5
Tsitsipas S.
Mannarino A.
6-36-46-746-0
Sinner J.
Svajda Z.
6-37-626-766-4
Van De Zandschulp B.
Ruud C.
3-66-46-36-4
Monfils G.
Johnson S.
7-54-66-46-4
Sock J.
Bublik A.
7-636-726-44-66-3
Berrettini M.
Moutet C.
7-624-66-46-3
Bautista Agut R.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-16-36-2
Auger Aliassime F.
Zapata Miralles B.
7-656-36-2
Medvedev D.
Koepfer D.
6-46-16-2
Andujar P.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-36-1
Evans D.
Giron M.
6-47-632-66-3
Schwartzman D.
Anderson K.
7-646-36-4
Laaksonen H.
Garin C.
3-67-656-26-4
Gojowczyk P.
Lajovic D.
2-66-42-67-56-4
Ivashka I.
Pospisil V.
6-36-47-65
Molcan A.
Nakashima B.
6-33-61-66-26-4
Bagnis F.
Trungelliti M.
7-644-66-36-3
Rublev A.
Martinez P.
7-626-756-16-1
Shapovalov D.
Carballes Baena R.
7-676-36-0
Otte O.
Kudla D.
6-46-46-2
Seppi A.
Hurkacz H.
2-66-46-47-66
Brooksby J.
Fritz T.
6-777-6107-56-2
Karatsev A.
Thompson J.
3-63-67-57-696-1
Nishikori K.
Mcdonald M.
7-636-36-752-66-3
Tiafoe F.
Pella G.
6-16-27-5
Djokovic N.
Griekspoor T.
6-26-36-2
Alcaraz C.
Rinderknech A.
7-664-66-16-4
R128
Monfils G.
Coria F.
6-36-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Cilic M.
6-746-736-26-12-0
Basilashvili N.
Korda S.
6-22-1
Cressy M.
Carreno Busta P.
5-74-66-16-47-67
Sinner J.
Purcell M.
6-46-24-66-2
Evans D.
Monteiro T.
6-36-766-46-1
Sock J.
Nishioka Y.
6-756-26-46-2
Pella G.
Krajinovic F.
6-726-36-26-2
Ramos A.
Pouille L.
6-15-75-77-56-4
Zverev A.
Querrey S.
6-47-56-2
Gojowczyk P.
Humbert U.
1-66-16-25-76-4
Berrettini M.
Chardy J.
7-657-676-3
Alcaraz C.
Norrie C.
6-46-46-3
Bautista Agut R.
Kyrgios N.
6-36-46-0
Rinderknech A.
Kecmanovic M.
6-7103-67-56-36-4
Mannarino A.
Herbert P.
3-64-66-46-36-3
Tsitsipas S.
Murray A.
2-67-673-66-36-4
Ruusuvuori E.
Majchrzak K.
6-46-23-66-1
Ruud C.
Sugita Y.
6-36-26-2
Van De Zandschulp B.
Taberner C.
2-63-66-47-56-3
Moutet C.
Travaglia S.
6-47-57-63
Bagnis F.
Daniel T.
6-36-36-3
Zapata Miralles B.
Lopez F.
5-77-664-66-36-3
Ivashka I.
Sandgren T.
7-636-36-4
Musetti L.
Nava E.
6-756-46-16-3
Trungelliti M.
Davidovich Fokina A.
5-76-37-56-736-4
Nakashima B.
Isner J.
7-677-666-3
Auger Aliassime F.
Donskoy E.
7-603-67-617-68
Garin C.
Gombos N.
6-34-66-47-64
Laaksonen H.
Millman J.
7-667-626-1
Lajovic D.
Paire B.
6-37-52-66-4
Pospisil V.
Fognini F.
2-63-66-16-37-64
Otte O.
Sonego L.
6-787-57-647-61
Kudla D.
Djere L.
4-66-37-57-64
Molcan A.
Ilkel C.
4-66-36-16-1
Anderson K.
Vesely J.
7-614-63-67-657-64
Seppi A.
Fucsovics M.
2-67-56-42-67-613
Hurkacz H.
Gerasimov E.
6-36-46-3
Fritz T.
De Minaur A.
7-646-21-66-4
Tiafoe F.
Eubanks C.
7-685-76-36-4
Martinez P.
Duckworth J.
4-64-67-676-26-2
Rublev A.
Karlovic I.
6-37-636-3
Shapovalov D.
Delbonis F.
6-26-26-3
Carballes Baena R.
Paul T.
7-656-21-66-3
Escobedo E.
Cuevas P.
6-16-36-1
Brooksby J.
Ymer M.
7-56-25-76-3
Bublik A.
Hanfmann Y.
6-04-66-26-1
Thompson J.
Mager G.
4-66-37-52-67-63
Karatsev A.
Munar J.
7-51-66-36-2
Mcdonald M.
Goffin D.
6-27-56-3
Nishikori K.
Caruso S.
6-16-15-76-3
Griekspoor T.
Struff J.
2-67-634-66-47-5
Djokovic N.
Rune H.
6-16-756-26-1
Johnson S.
Marterer M.
5-77-687-686-3
Svajda Z.
Cecchinato M.
7-665-76-46-4
Giron M.
Hoang A.
6-36-47-5
Schwartzman D.
Berankis R.
7-56-36-3
Harris L.
Khachanov K.
6-41-64-66-36-2
Dimitrov G.
Riffice S.
6-17-636-3
Opelka R.
Kwon S.
7-636-46-4
Popyrin A.
Albot R.
6-36-736-36-3
Medvedev D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-36-1
Koepfer D.
Halys Q.
6-43-64-66-36-4
Andujar P.
Kukushkin M.
3-64-66-46-46-2