Roger Federer vs Kei Nishikori, Madrid Masters 2013, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Nishikori won in 3 sets · 1h 35m
1–2
Set 14–6
Set 26–1
Set 32–6
Venue and conditions
La Caja MágicaMadrid, ESP
ClayCourt speed6.4 vs last year96.7Slow
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 35m7Aces1
0Double faults0
46Service points won50
13Service games played12
10Service games won10
12Return games played13
1/425%Break points saved71%5/7
2/729%Break points converted75%3/4
Head to head
8Federer
3Nishikori
11 meetingsClay 0–1Grass 2–0Hard 6–2
- Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 9 May 2013ClayThis matchKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Roger FedererSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
- WimbledonQuarterfinal · 10 Jul 2019GrassRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4Set 4: 4
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 11 Nov 2018HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Roger FedererSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3
- Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 2 Nov 2018HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 12 Oct 2018HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Kei NishikoriSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 64
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 22 Jan 2017HardRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 4Set 5: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 1Set 4: 6Set 5: 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.