Kei Nishikori vs Luca Nardi — Phoenix CH Round of 32

Phoenix CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
hard
ITA6
Luca Nardi
#160ATP
1585ELO
1572Hard ELO
$213kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Nishikori K.
6-4 6-3
Nardi L.
Nishikori K.
662
Nardi L.
430

Kei Nishikori defeated Luca Nardi 6-4 6-3 in the Phoenix CH round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nardi L.

Nardi L.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Nardi L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Nardi L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
32
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
92
Break points won·Dominant
74
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
17

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
Nardi L.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+108 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Hard Elo 1572
6.2Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1585
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
3.7
Surface form
5.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
9.4
7.0
3-set count
6.0
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.Nardi L.
Freshness·
—
90

Nardi L.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Fonseca J.
Bublik A.
7-657-60
Semi-finals
Fonseca J.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Bublik A.
Borges N.[1]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Bublik A.
Moutet C.
2-67-647-5
Nishikori K.
Cobolli F.[2]
6-24-66-4
Borges N.[1]
Smith C.
6-46-4
Fonseca J.
Gaston H.
6-46-4
R16
Borges N.[1]
Fearnley J.
6-27-5
Smith C.
Safiullin R.[7]
6-47-62
Bublik A.
Hijikata R.
6-25-76-3
Gaston H.
Opelka R.
7-666-3
Fonseca J.
Struff J.[4]
6-14-66-3
Moutet C.
Martinez P.[3]
6-46-3
Nishikori K.
Kukushkin M.
6-32-1
Cobolli F.[2]
Spizzirri E.
6-35-77-5
R32
Hijikata R.
Holt B.
7-607-63
Smith C.
Shevchenko A.
6-17-5
Bublik A.
Vukic A.[5]
6-33-66-3
Opelka R.
Rinderknech A.[8]
4-67-57-5
Fonseca J.
Kotov P.
6-26-4
Nishikori K.
Nardi L.[6]
6-46-3
Spizzirri E.
Tu L.
6-46-2
Safiullin R.[7]
Eubanks C.
7-626-1
Gaston H.
Walton A.
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-2
Moutet C.
Basilashvili N.
6-36-2
Fearnley J.
Duckworth J.
7-636-3