Tomas Berdych vs Kei Nishikori, Tokyo 2012, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
7-5 6-4
Venue and conditions
Ariake ColiseumKoto City, JPN
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.5 vs last year103.6Fast
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
1h 58m6Aces1
1Double faults1
45Service points won40
11Service games played11
7Service games won9
11Return games played11
9/1369%Break points saved33%1/3
2/367%Break points converted31%4/13
Head to head
1Berdych
5Nishikori
6 meetingsHard 0–4Clay 1–1
- TokyoQuarterfinal · 5 Oct 2012HardThis matchKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- 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
- 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
- BaselRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2011HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- 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.