Karen Khachanov vs Kei Nishikori — Geneva Round of 16

Geneva · ATP · Round of 16
Karen Khachanov
RUS4
Karen Khachanov
#22ATP
1828ELO
1787Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Sunday, 18 May 2025
clay
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Khachanov K.
7-5 2-5
Nishikori K.
Khachanov K.
72–
Nishikori K.
55–

Karen Khachanov advanced when Kei Nishikori retired 7-5 2-5 in the Geneva round of 16. Karen Khachanov narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-12-30Hong KongR16hardKei Nishikori4-6 6-3 7-5
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR64clayKei Nishikori4-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4
2021-05-03Madrid MastersR64clayKei Nishikori6-7(6) 6-2 6-2
2018-10-22ViennaR16hardKei Nishikori6-2 6-2
2018-06-18HalleR16grassKaren Khachanov6-2 6-2
2017-06-19HalleR16grassKaren Khachanov3-2 RET
2016-08-29US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Khachanov K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Khachanov K.

Serve advantage — Khachanov K.

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
Khachanov K.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Khachanov K.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Even
86
89
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Slight edge
81
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
97

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Khachanov K.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Nishikori K.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 25 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
7.2+178 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.8Clay Elo 1610
6.5Overall Elo 1828
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1714
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
6.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.3
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
6.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Khachanov K.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
77
—

Khachanov K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 48 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 40%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Hurkacz H.[6]
5-77-627-62
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Norrie C.
6-46-766-1
Hurkacz H.[6]
Ofner S.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Ofner S.
Khachanov K.[4]
4-66-46-4
Hurkacz H.[6]
Fritz T.[1]
6-37-65
Norrie C.
Popyrin A.[5]
7-666-4
Djokovic N.[2]
Arnaldi M.[8]
6-46-4
R16
Khachanov K.[4]
Nishikori K.
7-52-5
Norrie C.
Machac T.[3]
3-66-24-3
Fritz T.[1]
Halys Q.
6-47-65
Ofner S.
Borges N.
7-627-64
Popyrin A.[5]
Fearnley J.
6-46-3
Djokovic N.[2]
Fucsovics M.
6-26-3
Arnaldi M.[8]
Marozsan F.
6-37-63
Hurkacz H.[6]
Rinderknech A.
6-46-1
R32
Marozsan F.
Sell K.
6-16-1
Arnaldi M.[8]
Gaston H.
6-766-46-4
Ofner S.
Gakhov I.
6-16-2
Borges N.
Michelsen A.[7]
4-66-36-3
Fearnley J.
Lajovic D.
6-46-1
Norrie C.
Stricker D.
7-626-3
Hurkacz H.[6]
Cazaux A.
6-36-4
Fucsovics M.
Bergs Z.
6-26-3
Nishikori K.
Tien L.
4-66-46-4
Popyrin A.[5]
Jarry N.
6-43-67-5
Halys Q.
Munar J.
4-66-37-65
Rinderknech A.
Kecmanovic M.
6-46-2