Kei Nishikori vs Learner Tien — Geneva Round of 32

Geneva · ATP · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 18 May 2025
clay
Learner Tien
USA
Learner Tien
#17ATP
1941ELO
1821Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.4MCAREER
20 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Nishikori K.
4-6 6-4 6-4
Tien L.
Nishikori K.
4662
Tien L.
6441

Kei Nishikori defeated Learner Tien 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Geneva round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Learner Tien came in ranked #17.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Tien L.

Tien L.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Tien L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Tien L.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
90
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Slight edge
74
83
Deciding sets·Even
100
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 25 days (−0.3)
Tien L.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.9Clay Elo 1610
Surface ELO
5.1+212 Clay Elo edge
2.6Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
7.4Overall Elo 1941
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
3.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.1
8.0
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.Tien L.
Freshness·
—
83

Tien L.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). 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