Kei Nishikori vs Aleksandar Vukic — Madrid Masters Round of 128

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 128
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#703ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
clay
AUS
Aleksandar Vukic
#96ATP
1618ELO
1512Clay ELO
$249kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
30 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kei Nishikori defeated Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Madrid Masters round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aleksandar Vukic came in ranked #96, defending last year's round of 128, but Kei Nishikori had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay.

Key context

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 23 days (−0.3)
Vukic A.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.5+97 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Clay Elo 1512
6.4Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1618
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
1.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 9
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.8
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.5
Country comfort
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Nishikori K.
6362
Vukic A.
4631

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
0.84
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 59%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

Recent form
Nishikori K.Vukic A.
62%1st serve in+3%59%
69%1st serve points won+1%68%
50%2nd serve points won+2%52%
62%Service points won+1%61%
38%Return points won+5%33%
57%Break points saved+5%62%
2.3Aces / match+4.36.6
2.3Double faults / match+0.51.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Ruud C.[14]
Draper J.[5]
7-53-66-4
Semi-finals
Draper J.[5]
Musetti L.[10]
6-37-64
Ruud C.[14]
Cerundolo F.[20]
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Draper J.[5]
Arnaldi M.
6-06-4
Ruud C.[14]
Medvedev D.[9]
6-37-5
Cerundolo F.[20]
Mensik J.[22]
3-67-656-2
Musetti L.[10]
Diallo G.
6-46-3
R16
Ruud C.[14]
Fritz T.[3]
7-56-4
Draper J.[5]
Paul T.[11]
6-26-2
Mensik J.[22]
Bublik A.
6-36-2
Arnaldi M.
Tiafoe F.[16]
6-37-5
Medvedev D.[9]
Nakashima B.[31]
3-66-16-4
Diallo G.
Dimitrov G.[15]
5-77-676-4
Musetti L.[10]
De Minaur A.[6]
6-46-2
Cerundolo F.[20]
Zverev A.[1]
7-56-3
R32
Fritz T.[3]
Bonzi B.
4-67-50-0
De Minaur A.[6]
Shapovalov D.[29]
6-37-63
Nakashima B.[31]
Cobolli F.
7-56-3
Paul T.[11]
Khachanov K.[24]
6-33-66-2
Medvedev D.[9]
Cerundolo J.
6-26-2
Mensik J.[22]
Shelton B.[12]
6-16-4
Musetti L.[10]
Tsitsipas S.[17]
7-57-63
Ruud C.[14]
Korda S.[23]
6-36-3
Dimitrov G.[15]
Fearnley J.
6-47-63
Cerundolo F.[20]
Comesana F.
6-46-4
Bublik A.
Rublev A.[7]
6-40-66-4
Tiafoe F.[16]
Muller A.
6-36-3
Diallo G.
Norrie C.
2-66-46-4
Draper J.[5]
Berrettini M.[30]
7-620-0
Arnaldi M.
Dzumhur D.
6-36-4
Zverev A.[1]
Davidovich Fokina A.[28]
2-67-637-60
R64
Cerundolo F.[20]
Mayot H.
6-36-4
Nakashima B.[31]
Ofner S.
6-37-63
Korda S.[23]
Cina F.
6-33-66-1
Draper J.[5]
Griekspoor T.
6-36-4
Davidovich Fokina A.[28]
Borges N.
6-26-3
Dimitrov G.[15]
Jarry N.
6-36-4
Zverev A.[1]
Bautista Agut R.
6-26-2
Tsitsipas S.[17]
Struff J.
3-66-46-3
Bonzi B.
Hurkacz H.[27]
6-47-5
Paul T.[11]
Fonseca J.
7-677-63
Berrettini M.[30]
Giron M.
6-737-666-1
Arnaldi M.
Djokovic N.[4]
6-36-4
Khachanov K.[24]
Opelka R.
7-637-64
Shelton B.[12]
Navone M.
4-67-656-3
Fearnley J.
Machac T.[19]
1-66-36-2
Ruud C.[14]
Rinderknech A.
6-36-4
Musetti L.[10]
Etcheverry T.
7-636-2
Shapovalov D.[29]
Nishikori K.
6-16-4
Fritz T.[3]
Oconnell C.
6-16-4
Medvedev D.[9]
Djere L.
W/O
Dzumhur D.
Baez S.[32]
1-66-16-2
Norrie C.
Lehecka J.[26]
2-66-46-0
Cerundolo J.
Auger Aliassime F.[18]
7-656-4
Mensik J.[22]
Quinn E.
7-646-1
Rublev A.[7]
Monfils G.
W/O
Bublik A.
Popyrin A.[25]
6-47-64
Comesana F.
Fils A.[13]
7-646-4
Muller A.
Humbert U.[21]
6-26-737-65
Cobolli F.
Rune H.[8]
6-20-0
Diallo G.
Majchrzak K.
7-54-66-4
Tiafoe F.[16]
Darderi L.
7-53-1
De Minaur A.[6]
Sonego L.
6-26-3
R128
Oconnell C.
Ugo Carabelli C.
6-36-4
Griekspoor T.
Kopriva V.
6-16-4
Muller A.
Goffin D.
6-33-61-0
Dzumhur D.
Bellucci M.
4-66-46-2
Etcheverry T.
Medjedovic H.
6-46-746-4
Rinderknech A.
Safiullin R.
7-646-1
Fearnley J.
Yunchaokete B.
6-37-62
Ofner S.
Gaston H.
6-46-3
Borges N.
Carreno Busta P.
6-777-636-3
Sonego L.
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-65
Bublik A.
Michelsen A.
7-627-64
Quinn E.
Lajovic D.
6-36-4
Monfils G.
Gojo B.
1-66-26-4
Djere L.
Fognini F.
6-26-3
Darderi L.
Halys Q.
6-46-4
Comesana F.
Martinez P.
6-46-4
Fonseca J.
Moller E.
6-26-3
Norrie C.
Landaluce M.
6-747-56-4
Navone M.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-46-4
Bautista Agut R.
Munar J.
6-42-66-3
Cina F.
Wong C.
7-656-1
Opelka R.
Hijikata R.
7-57-5
Cerundolo J.
Kovacevic A.
3-67-56-2
Diallo G.
Bergs Z.
6-16-2
Mayot H.
Moutet C.
6-34-2
Cobolli F.
Marozsan F.
7-647-5
Struff J.
Van De Zandschulp B.
7-52-64-1
Jarry N.
Altmaier D.
6-36-2
Bonzi B.
Cilic M.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.
Vukic A.
6-43-66-3
Giron M.
Tien L.
6-11-67-64
Arnaldi M.
Coric B.
4-66-47-5