Kei Nishikori vs Juan Pablo Varillas — Genoa CH Round of 16

Genoa CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 September 2024
clay
Juan Pablo Varillas
PER7
Juan Pablo Varillas
#279ATP
1440ELO
1431Clay ELO
30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLL
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-3
Varillas J.
Nishikori K.
662
Varillas J.
230

Kei Nishikori defeated Juan Pablo Varillas 6-2 6-3 in the Genoa CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Varillas J.

Varillas J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Varillas J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 131). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Varillas J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
55
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
80
Break points won·Dominant
74
43
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Varillas J.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
6.8+179 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Clay Elo 1431
8.0Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
2.0Overall Elo 1440
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
6.2
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
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.Varillas J.
Freshness·
—
55

Varillas J.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 111 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Passaro F.[6]
Munar J.[3]
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Munar J.[3]
Travaglia S.
6-13-0
Passaro F.[6]
Buse I.
2-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Travaglia S.
Poljicak M.
6-766-26-2
Munar J.[3]
Nishikori K.
2-67-56-3
Buse I.
Fonio G.
6-46-2
Passaro F.[6]
Monteiro T.[2]
4-66-37-65
R16
Buse I.
Galan D.[4]
7-637-61
Fonio G.
Andreev A.
7-671-0
Passaro F.[6]
Bueno G.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.
Varillas J.[7]
6-26-3
Travaglia S.
Picchione A.
6-46-4
Poljicak M.
Klizan M.
4-66-26-1
Munar J.[3]
Feldbausch K.
7-56-4
Monteiro T.[2]
Hassan B.
4-66-27-62
R32
Munar J.[3]
Echargui M.
1-64-4
Buse I.
Berrettini J.
6-46-2
Monteiro T.[2]
Debru G.
7-56-3
Hassan B.
Maestrelli F.
4-66-26-3
Picchione A.
Seyboth Wild T.[1]
6-47-5
Travaglia S.
Vincent Ruggeri S.
6-36-2
Klizan M.
Mager G.
7-57-64
Poljicak M.
Pellegrino A.[8]
7-56-2
Feldbausch K.
Bondioli F.
6-24-66-4
Nishikori K.
Dellavedova M.
6-46-4
Varillas J.[7]
Cadenasso G.
4-67-56-1
Fonio G.
Napolitano S.[5]
6-47-64
Andreev A.
Olivieri G.
7-53-66-2
Galan D.[4]
Popko D.
7-55-76-3
Passaro F.[6]
Arnaboldi F.
6-757-6106-2
Bueno G.
Weis A.
7-57-66