Kei Nishikori vs Alex Michelsen — Canada Masters Round of 64

Canada Masters · ATP · Round of 64
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2024
hard
Alex Michelsen
USA
Alex Michelsen
#46ATP
1825ELO
1810Hard ELO
$785kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLW
Nishikori K.
3-6 7-5 6-4
Michelsen A.
Nishikori K.
3762
Michelsen A.
6541

Kei Nishikori defeated Alex Michelsen 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Canada Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Michelsen came in ranked #46.

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 Michelsen A.

Michelsen A.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Michelsen A.
—
Serve
34
—
Return
46

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Michelsen A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Michelsen A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
78
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Dominant
74
46
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
91
Tiebreaks·Even
97
95

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Michelsen A.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.4Hard Elo 1680
Surface ELO
6.6+130 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1825
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
5.5
Surface form
6.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.6
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
6.0
Surface transition
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.Michelsen A.
Freshness·
—
66

Michelsen A.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 78 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 72%
Final
Popyrin A.
Rublev A.[5]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Rublev A.[5]
Arnaldi M.
6-46-2
Popyrin A.
Korda S.
7-606-3
Quarter-finals
Arnaldi M.
Nishikori K.
6-47-5
Korda S.
Zverev A.[2]
7-651-66-4
Rublev A.[5]
Sinner J.[1]
6-31-66-2
Popyrin A.
Hurkacz H.[4]
3-67-657-5
R16
Korda S.
Ruud C.[6]
W/O
Arnaldi M.
Davidovich Fokina A.
4-67-653-0
Popyrin A.
Dimitrov G.[7]
4-67-656-3
Sinner J.[1]
Tabilo A.[15]
6-46-3
Rublev A.[5]
Nakashima B.
6-26-2
Hurkacz H.[4]
Rinderknech A.
4-66-36-4
Zverev A.[2]
Rune H.[13]
6-37-65
Nishikori K.
Borges N.
6-36-4
R32
Davidovich Fokina A.
Medvedev D.[3]
6-41-66-2
Tabilo A.[15]
Sonego L.
6-46-2
Nakashima B.
Paul T.[10]
6-26-756-1
Rublev A.[5]
Etcheverry T.
7-636-2
Arnaldi M.
Khachanov K.[16]
7-57-5
Borges N.
Humbert U.[12]
3-67-627-64
Nishikori K.
Tsitsipas S.[8]
6-46-4
Popyrin A.
Shelton B.[11]
6-47-64
Rinderknech A.
Cobolli F.
6-36-2
Hurkacz H.[4]
Kokkinakis T.
4-66-37-66
Ruud C.[6]
Duckworth J.
6-26-756-3
Korda S.
Fritz T.[9]
6-47-64
Rune H.[13]
Carreno Busta P.
6-16-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Hijikata R.
6-16-0
Zverev A.[2]
Thompson J.
6-16-1
Sinner J.[1]
Coric B.
6-26-4
R64
Korda S.
Pospisil V.
2-1
Rune H.[13]
Bautista Agut R.
6-23-66-2
Fritz T.[9]
Navone M.
6-46-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
Safiullin R.
6-27-5
Sonego L.
Griekspoor T.
7-675-76-4
Paul T.[10]
Darderi L.
6-47-62
Nakashima B.
Shapovalov D.
6-47-5
Etcheverry T.
Jarry N.
7-656-756-2
Arnaldi M.
Mcdonald M.
4-66-46-4
Humbert U.[12]
Fils A.
6-26-2
Borges N.
Kecmanovic M.
5-76-46-4
Hijikata R.
Daniel T.
6-17-5
Popyrin A.
Machac T.
6-36-4
Shelton B.[11]
Bublik A.
7-646-2
Cobolli F.
Auger Aliassime F.[14]
6-36-2
Kokkinakis T.
Monfils G.
6-36-3
Duckworth J.
Giron M.
6-46-1
Thompson J.
Draper J.
7-56-2
Khachanov K.[16]
Diallo G.
6-46-4
Carreno Busta P.
Marozsan F.
6-787-666-3
Nishikori K.
Michelsen A.
3-67-56-4
Tabilo A.[15]
Tiafoe F.
6-46-2
Rinderknech A.
Mannarino A.
6-42-66-4
Coric B.
Martinez P.
6-46-4