Kei Nishikori vs Nicolas Kicker — Sarasota CH Round of 32

Sarasota CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2026
clay
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#327ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-2
Kicker N.
Nishikori K.
662
Kicker N.
320

Kei Nishikori defeated Nicolas Kicker 6-3 6-2 in the Sarasota CH round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Kicker N.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kicker N.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
44%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
47%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Kicker N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
30
Break points saved·Dominant
97
56
Break points won·Dominant
74
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Kicker N.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+236 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Clay Elo 1373
9.6Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
0.4Overall Elo 1385
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
2.3
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
6.0
Surface transition
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.Kicker N.
Freshness·
—
100

Kicker N.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Wu Y.[1]
Dostanic S.
6-14-66-3
Semi-finals
Wu Y.[1]
Blanch D.
6-37-5
Dostanic S.
Andrade A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Dostanic S.
Basavareddy N.[8]
5-76-20-0
Wu Y.[1]
Dutra Da Silva D.
6-47-64
Blanch D.
Dellien H.[3]
6-17-5
Andrade A.
Glinka D.[6]
6-46-2
R16
Wu Y.[1]
Nishikori K.
6-33-66-1
Blanch D.
Ajdukovic D.
6-16-2
Andrade A.
Zink T.
2-66-47-5
Basavareddy N.[8]
Barton H.
6-17-66
Dostanic S.
Rybakov A.
6-24-66-4
Glinka D.[6]
Kirchheimer S.
6-36-2
Dutra Da Silva D.
Johns G.
6-46-3
Dellien H.[3]
Feldbausch K.
6-15-76-3
R32
Nishikori K.
Kicker N.
6-36-2
Dutra Da Silva D.
Tabur C.[7]
7-57-64
Dellien H.[3]
Olivieri G.
6-27-5
Ajdukovic D.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-46-3
Kirchheimer S.
Faurel T.
4-67-57-62
Andrade A.
Kuzuhara B.
7-684-66-3
Blanch D.
Gomez F.[5]
6-31-1
Feldbausch K.
Kingsley C.
6-37-5
Wu Y.[1]
Bennani R.
6-16-4
Basavareddy N.[8]
Draxl L.
6-37-65
Barton H.
Krueger M.
6-46-4
Dostanic S.
Purtseladze S.
6-26-3
Rybakov A.
Damm M.[2]
3-67-636-3
Glinka D.[6]
Wolf J.
6-37-64
Johns G.
Galan D.
6-27-62
Zink T.
Smith C.[4]
6-11-66-2