UMPIRY

Kei Nishikori vs Frances Tiafoe — Tokyo Round of 32

TokyoR32HardThu 1 Oct · ~14:30Final1h 14m
Kei NishikoriJPN
Frances Tiafoe(2)ATP #8 · USA
SetsGames0
44
2
66

Frances Tiafoe defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 32 at the Tokyo hard-court tournament. Tiafoe converted 43% of his break points and won 81% of his first-serve points, while Nishikori converted all of his break points but was limited to only one service break. Tiafoe had 2 aces and 3 double faults, compared to Nishikori's 6 aces and 2 double faults.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Tiafoe F. took it in straight sets, with three breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveTiafoe F. 3 · Nishikori K. 1
  • 1st-serve points wonTiafoe F. 81% · Nishikori K. 74%
  • AcesTiafoe F. 2 · Nishikori K. 6

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 12–2Break backNishikori K. · Broke back
  2. Set 13–4BreakTiafoe F. · Broke, never broken back
  3. Set 21–2BreakTiafoe F. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowNishikori K. broken 3 times · Tiafoe F. broken once.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Nishikori K.
7/10Tiafoe F.
9/10
Set 1Set 2
Match momentumFinal

Tiafoe F. won 3 of the final 5 games

no breaks · 1 won to 0 or 15

Nishikori K.Last 8 games
END
Tiafoe F.Set 2
How to read this chart
  • Bar above the line = game won by the player named above it, below the line = the other one
  • Height = how clearly the game was won; a game won to love is the tallest, one won from deuce the shortest
  • Green = one of the most recent games the current momentum is read from
  • Tick on the tip of a bar = break of serve
  • Dashed line = start of a new set
  • NOW = the game being played right now; it has no bar until it ends

Match statistics

Nishikori K.Tiafoe F.
Serve
  • 6Aces2
  • 2Double faults3
  • 74%1st serve points won81%
  • 70% · 7/10Service games held90% · 9/10
Return
  • 100%Break points won43%
  • 1Breaks of serve3

Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Nishikori K. and Tiafoe F. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Tiafoe F. 2–0 (100%).

1–150%Nishikori K. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–0100%Tiafoe F. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
2–3Sets6–1
24–28Games42–29
0–1Tiebreaks1–0
1–0Deciding sets0–0

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1
11

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Fils A.View match

Player context

Before the match
Nishikori K.Tiafoe F.1 922ELO2 1461 811Hard ELO1 9955–5Last 107–336Age28178 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $26.2M2026 $81KEarningsCareer $18.7M2026 $2.8M

Match info

  • Started~14:30 local
  • Duration1h 14m

Cite this

Frances Tiafoe beat Kei Nishikori 4-6 4-6. Umpiry, "Kei Nishikori vs Frances Tiafoe — Tokyo Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-01/nishikori-vs-tiafoe-tokyo-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2026).