Kei Nishikori vs Colton Smith — Savannah CH Round of 32

Savannah CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1610Clay ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
clay
USA5
Colton Smith
#186ATP
1577ELO
1476Clay ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
Nishikori K.
6-2 6-3
Smith C.
Nishikori K.
662
Smith C.
230

Kei Nishikori defeated Colton Smith 6-2 6-3 in the Savannah CH round of 32 on clay.

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 Smith C.

Smith C.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.Smith C.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
46%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Smith C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
62
Break points saved·Even
97
94
Break points won·Clear edge
74
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
8

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nishikori K.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Smith C.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.1+134 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.9Clay Elo 1476
7.8Overall Elo 1714
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1577
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
2.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 11
Fatigue & Travel
8.1
Minutes 14d
7.7
4.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
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
Nishikori K.Smith C.
Freshness·
—
100

Smith C.: 18 days rest. 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