Kei Nishikori vs Salvatore Caruso — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#479ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 ·
hard
ITA
Salvatore Caruso
33 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishikori K.
6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3
Caruso S.
Nishikori K.
66563
Caruso S.
11731

Kei Nishikori defeated Salvatore Caruso 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Salvatore Caruso came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–1 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Caruso S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Caruso S.
Freshness·
85
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Nishikori K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw