Kei Nishikori vs Salvatore Caruso — US Open Round of 128
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.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNishikori K. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsNishikori K. and Caruso S. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 2–0 (100%) against them, Caruso S. 1–1 (50%).
2–0100%Nishikori K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–150%Caruso S. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–0Sets5–3
19–12Games41–34
0–0Tiebreaks0–1
0–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Laaksonen H.W7-5 0-0Roland Garros · clayW6-2 6-4 6-3Australian Open · hard
vs Fognini F.W6-3 6-4Rome Masters · clayL6-4 2-6 6-2 3-6 6-7Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Nishikori K. leads 1–010
- Nishikori K.August 2021US OpenThis matchHard6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchNishikori K.Caruso S.1 922ELO1 6771 811Hard ELO1 6494–6Last 105–531Age28178 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Kei Nishikori beat Salvatore Caruso 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3. Umpiry, "Kei Nishikori vs Salvatore Caruso — US Open Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2021-08-30/caruso-vs-nishikori-us-open-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 30 August 2021).