Jack Kennedy vs Kei Nishikori — Savannah CH Round of 16

Savannah CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA
Jack Kennedy
1581ELO
1556Clay ELO
18 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
clay
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWLWLL
Kennedy J.
6-3 6-7 6-0
Nishikori K.
Kennedy J.
66362
Nishikori K.
37701

Jack Kennedy defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-7 6-0 in the Savannah CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kennedy J.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kennedy J.

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
Kennedy J.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
43%
57%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
37%
Break points saved·Even
47%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kennedy J.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Nishikori K.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Clay Elo 1556
Surface ELO
5.7+54 Clay Elo edge
3.3Overall Elo 1581
ELO gap
6.7Overall Elo 1714
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
4.9
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
5.0
Minutes 14d
8.1
0.0
3-set count
4.0
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
Kennedy J.Nishikori K.
Freshness·
91
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Kennedy J.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Basavareddy N.[2]
Kennedy J.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Kennedy J.
Feldbausch K.
7-626-3
Basavareddy N.[2]
Galan D.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Galan D.
Krueger M.
7-637-62
Feldbausch K.
Tabur C.[6]
3-66-37-64
Kennedy J.
Hardt N.
7-57-5
Basavareddy N.[2]
Andrade A.[8]
6-36-2
R16
Tabur C.[6]
Wolf J.
6-46-726-1
Feldbausch K.
Draxl L.[1]
6-16-0
Hardt N.
Kozlov S.
6-22-66-0
Kennedy J.
Nishikori K.
6-36-736-0
Galan D.
Dostanic S.
6-34-66-3
Andrade A.[8]
Mayo A.
7-656-4
Krueger M.
Shick B.
6-26-736-2
Basavareddy N.[2]
Roncadelli F.
6-47-64
R32
Dostanic S.
Gomez F.[4]
6-02-0
Kozlov S.
Glinka D.[3]
6-26-3
Krueger M.
Antonius M.
6-737-646-4
Roncadelli F.
Mmoh M.
6-13-1
Draxl L.[1]
Boscardin Dias P.
6-7126-47-64
Feldbausch K.
Rybakov A.
6-46-1
Wolf J.
Faurel T.
6-36-4
Tabur C.[6]
Martin A.
6-43-66-3
Hardt N.
Purtseladze S.
6-26-0
Kennedy J.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
5-76-06-1
Nishikori K.
Smith C.[5]
6-26-3
Shick B.
Zink T.
6-37-5
Galan D.
Barton H.
2-67-56-4
Mayo A.
Kicker N.
7-636-1
Basavareddy N.[2]
Johnson A.
6-24-67-5
Andrade A.[8]
Crawford O.
6-46-4