Benjamin Becker vs Kei Nishikori, Shanghai Masters 2010, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
7-5 4-6 7-6(4)
Venue and conditions
Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis CenterShanghai, CHN
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.7 vs last year99.8Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 46m10Aces3
6Double faults4
83Service points won83
17Service games played17
15Service games won15
17Return games played17
7/978%Break points saved80%8/10
2/1020%Break points converted22%2/9
Head to head
2Becker
3Nishikori
5 meetings- Shanghai MastersQualifying R1 · 9 Oct 2010HardThis matchBenjamin BeckerSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Kei NishikoriSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 64
- US OpenRound of 128 · 30 Aug 2016HardKei NishikoriSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Benjamin BeckerSets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 3
- Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 29 May 2015ClayKei NishikoriBenjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker · Walkover
- TokyoSemifinal · 4 Oct 2014HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Benjamin BeckerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 62
- MemphisRound of 16 · 12 Feb 2014HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Benjamin BeckerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- Delray BeachRound of 32 · 24 Feb 2010HardBenjamin BeckerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 0
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.