Kei Nishikori vs Michael Zheng — Palmas Del Mar CH Final

Palmas Del Mar CH · CHALLENGER · Final
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2023
hard
USA
Michael Zheng
#121ATP
1695ELO
1672Hard ELO
$310kYTD
$502kCAREER
22 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-2 7-5
Zheng M.
Nishikori K.
672
Zheng M.
250

Kei Nishikori defeated Michael Zheng 6-2 7-5 in the Palmas Del Mar CH final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Zheng came in ranked #121.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zheng M.

Zheng M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Zheng M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Zheng M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 616 days (−1.5)
Zheng M.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
4.9+9 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.1Hard Elo 1672
4.8Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1695
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Nishikori K.Zheng M.
Freshness·
—
92

Zheng M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Nishikori K.
Zheng M.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.
Heide G.
6-46-2
Zheng M.
Zhukayev B.
3-66-37-64
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.
Walton A.
6-46-2
Zheng M.
Galarneau A.[8]
6-30-66-3
Zhukayev B.
Draxl L.
6-46-3
Heide G.
Tomic B.
7-626-756-1
R16
Galarneau A.[8]
Reis Da Silva J.
7-626-0
Heide G.
Rybakov A.
6-36-4
Walton A.
Statham J.
6-26-0
Nishikori K.
Krueger M.[7]
4-66-36-2
Tomic B.
Sweeny D.[5]
6-47-63
Draxl L.
Sinclair C.
7-606-3
Zhukayev B.
Zhu E.
4-67-56-2
Zheng M.
Copil M.
6-16-3
R32
Krueger M.[7]
Gojowczyk P.
4-66-46-4
Nishikori K.
Langmo C.
6-26-4
Walton A.
Polmans M.[3]
7-616-1
Reis Da Silva J.
Yevseyev D.
5-76-47-5
Rybakov A.
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
7-646-3
Heide G.
Schoolkate T.
7-636-3
Tomic B.
Bolt A.
7-676-4
Sweeny D.[5]
Mansouri S.
4-67-56-2
Statham J.
Chappell N.
6-16-747-5
Zheng M.
Diez S.
6-36-0
Zhukayev B.
Shimizu Y.[6]
6-36-4
Draxl L.
Wu T.[1]
3-67-57-64
Zhu E.
Durasovic V.
7-646-4
Galarneau A.[8]
Kypson P.
6-36-0
Copil M.
Escoffier A.[4]
7-656-4