Kei Nishikori vs Lukas Klein — Bratislava 2 CH Round of 16

Bratislava 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2024
hard
Lukas Klein
SVK
Lukas Klein
#171ATP
1601ELO
1535Hard ELO
$64kYTD
$1.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWLW
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-7 6-1
Klein L.
Nishikori K.
66362
Klein L.
37711

Kei Nishikori defeated Lukas Klein 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the Bratislava 2 CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Klein L.

Klein L.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Klein L.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
5.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Klein L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
92
Break points won·Dominant
74
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
31

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Klein L.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+145 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1535
6.4Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1601
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
3.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Minutes 14d
8.8
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Safiullin R.[1]
Collignon R.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Safiullin R.[1]
Nishikori K.
6-46-3
Collignon R.
Prizmic D.
3-66-37-64
Quarter-finals
Safiullin R.[1]
Karatsev A.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.
Lestienne C.
6-35-76-2
Prizmic D.
Fearnley J.[4]
3-66-46-3
Collignon R.
Diallo G.[2]
3-67-637-5
R16
Diallo G.[2]
Herbert P.
6-26-4
Safiullin R.[1]
Huesler M.
6-46-3
Fearnley J.[4]
Kachmazov A.
6-26-4
Karatsev A.
Kovalik J.
7-666-1
Nishikori K.
Klein L.
6-36-736-1
Lestienne C.
Kukushkin M.[8]
3-66-16-2
Prizmic D.
Wawrinka S.
6-24-66-3
Collignon R.
Nava E.
6-736-37-5
R32
Safiullin R.[1]
Karol M.
7-677-65
Karatsev A.
Ritschard A.[7]
6-767-647-63
Fearnley J.[4]
Pokorny L.
7-636-1
Huesler M.
Barton H.
6-26-4
Kovalik J.
Van Assche L.
4-67-657-60
Nishikori K.
Fucsovics M.[3]
6-21-66-1
Klein L.
Virtanen O.
6-36-4
Lestienne C.
Djere L.
3-67-657-5
Kukushkin M.[8]
Fonseca J.
6-45-76-4
Prizmic D.
Nardi L.[5]
6-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Marterer M.
6-46-3
Kachmazov A.
Harris B.
6-47-5
Nava E.
Dzumhur D.[6]
6-36-2
Collignon R.
Medjedovic H.
6-33-66-3
Herbert P.
Tirante T.
6-36-2
Diallo G.[2]
Piros Z.
6-17-5