Kei Nishikori vs Adam WaltonBloomfield Hills CH Round of 32

Bloomfield Hills CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 July 2023
hard
#79ATP
1703ELO
1669Hard ELO
$499kYTD
$2.3MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWWW
Nishikori K.
6-1 6-2
Walton A.
Nishikori K.
662
Walton A.
120

Kei Nishikori defeated Adam Walton 6-1 6-2 in the Bloomfield Hills CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Adam Walton came in ranked #79, but Kei Nishikori had arrived on a 5-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Walton A.

Walton A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

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

Nishikori K.Walton A.
Serve
35
Return
17

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%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
6.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
65
Break points saved·Even
97
95
Break points won·Dominant
74
20
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
70

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.6+11 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Hard Elo 1669
5.5Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1703
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
8.4
Surface form
7.6
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
2.0

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
Freshness·
54

Walton A.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 122 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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