Kei Nishikori vs Clement Tabur — Thionville CH Round of 32

Thionville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026
hard
Clement Tabur
FRA
Clement Tabur
#189ATP
1607ELO
1573Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$640kCAREER
26 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWLWLW
Nishikori K.
7-5 4-6 6-2
Tabur C.
Nishikori K.
7462
Tabur C.
5621

Kei Nishikori defeated Clement Tabur 7-5 4-6 6-2 in the Thionville CH round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Tabur C.

Tabur C.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Tabur C.

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.Tabur C.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
50%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Tabur C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
30
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
74
Break points won·Dominant
74
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
45

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 56 days (−1.0)
Tabur C.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.4+108 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Hard Elo 1573
6.4Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1607
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
6.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
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.Tabur C.
Freshness·
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69

Tabur C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Ofner S.[4]
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
6-756-37-67
Semi-finals
Ofner S.[4]
Gaston H.[1]
6-46-2
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Virtanen O.[3]
4-66-27-63
Quarter-finals
Gaston H.[1]
Kouame M.
3-66-36-4
Ofner S.[4]
Rodionov J.
6-23-66-3
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Choinski J.[2]
6-47-65
Virtanen O.[3]
Blanchet U.[8]
7-57-63
R16
Kouame M.
Zeppieri G.[5]
6-11-0
Gaston H.[1]
Smith K.
3-66-36-2
Ofner S.[4]
Cassone M.
7-56-2
Choinski J.[2]
Safiullin R.
4-67-57-5
Rodionov J.
Krumich M.
6-36-2
Blanchet U.[8]
Chidekh C.
6-26-2
Virtanen O.[3]
Herbert P.
7-56-4
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Nishikori K.
3-66-46-2
R32
Rodionov J.
Grenier H.
6-31-0
Cassone M.
Broom C.
6-46-3
Blanchet U.[8]
Watanuki Y.
6-756-23-0
Gaston H.[1]
Glinka D.
6-34-2
Smith K.
Holmgren A.
6-33-66-3
Kouame M.
Sels J.
6-36-0
Zeppieri G.[5]
Engel J.
4-67-56-1
Ofner S.[4]
Loffhagen G.
4-67-57-65
Chidekh C.
Bertola R.
6-37-63
Virtanen O.[3]
Paris T.
6-41-67-62
Safiullin R.
Skatov T.
7-636-3
Krumich M.
Added D.
6-46-2
Herbert P.
Bailly G.
6-36-736-3
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Molcan A.
6-16-2
Nishikori K.
Tabur C.
7-54-66-2
Choinski J.[2]
Malige M.
7-636-1