Yoshihito Nishioka vs Miomir KecmanovicSt. Petersburg Qualifying Round 2

St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021
hard
#59ATP
1768ELO
1709Hard ELO
$756kYTD
$9.0MCAREER
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nishioka Y.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Kecmanovic M.
Nishioka Y.
6462
Kecmanovic M.
3621

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the St. Petersburg qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Miomir Kecmanovic came in ranked #59, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Yoshihito Nishioka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardMiomir Kecmanovic7-6(2) 2-6 5-7 7-5 1-0 RET
2024-08-12Cincinnati MastersR64hardYoshihito Nishioka6-4 7-5
2022-10-03TokyoR32hardMiomir Kecmanovic2-6 7-6(1) 6-2
2020-09-14Rome MastersR64clayYoshihito Nishioka6-4 6-1
2019-03-04Indian Wells MastersR16hardMiomir Kecmanovic6-4 0-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Nishioka Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kecmanovic M.

Kecmanovic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

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

Nishioka Y.Kecmanovic M.
Serve
34
Return
45

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%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
84
68
Break points saved·Even
95
98
Break points won·Slight edge
59
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Kecmanovic M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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