Tomas Berdych vs Kei Nishikori, Basel 2011, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Nishikori won in 3 sets · 2h 4m
1–2
Set 16–3
Set 23–6
Set 32–6
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
Indoor hardCourt speed1.9 vs last year101.7Average
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 worksAltitude263 mLow
Match stats
2h 4m4Aces1
5Double faults3
56Service points won51
13Service games played13
10Service games won12
13Return games played13
7/1070%Break points saved0%0/1
1/1100%Break points converted30%3/10
Head to head
1Berdych
5Nishikori
6 meetingsHard 0–4Clay 1–1
- BaselRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2011HardThis matchKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 16 Apr 2018ClayKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 17 Nov 2015HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- TokyoQuarterfinal · 5 Oct 2012HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 19 Apr 2012ClayTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
- BrisbaneRound of 16 · 7 Jan 2009HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 67Set 2: 3
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.