Andy Murray vs Kei Nishikori, US Open 2016, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 7 Sept

Final

Andy Murray

LostRank #1601.1784%

Nishikori won in 5 sets · 3h 57m

2–3

Set 16–1

Set 24–6

Set 36–4

Set 41–6

Set 55–7

Kei Nishikori

WinnerRank #4366.0816%Upset

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Average

3.6vs last year

Wind

25 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

78%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

8Aces1

3Double faults4

77/14155%1st serve %60%78/131

61/6495%2nd serve %92%49/53

53/7769%1st serve points won73%57/78

25/6439%2nd serve points won42%22/53

4/1331%Break points saved47%7/15

23Service games played23

Return

21/7827%1st serve return points31%24/77

31/5358%2nd serve return points61%39/64

8/1553%Break points converted69%9/13

23Return games played23

Points

78Service points won79

52Receiver points won63

6Max points in a row8

Games

5Max games in a row7

Murray5

Nishikori7

150151515301540

Murray5

Nishikori6

1501515153030303040

Murray5

Nishikori5

015030040

Murray5

Nishikori4

1501515301540154030

Murray4

Nishikori4

015030040154030404040A40

Murray3

Nishikori4

150300301540154030

Murray2

Nishikori4

150300301530303040404040A

Murray2

Nishikori3

150300301540154030404040A

Murray2

Nishikori2

1503004004015

Murray1

Nishikori2

1501515301530304030

Murray0

Nishikori2

150151515301540

Murray0

Nishikori1

0151515301530303040

Head to head

8Murray

2Nishikori

10 meetings

Hard 6–2Clay 2–0

US OpenQuarterfinal · 7 Sept 2016HardThis match
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 3Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 7
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 1Set 5: 5
Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 7 Jun 2017Clay
Andy Murray
Sets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6⁰Set 4: 1
ATP FinalsRound robin · 16 Nov 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁹Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7¹¹Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
Olympic GamesSemifinal · 13 Aug 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
Canada MastersSemifinal · 15 Aug 2015Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0
Madrid MastersSemifinal · 9 May 2015Clay
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Andy Murray vs Kei Nishikori, US Open 2016, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research