Gilles Muller vs Kei Nishikori, Basel 2016, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Nishikori won in 3 sets · 2h 14m
1–2
Set 16–4
Set 26–73
Set 33–6
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
Indoor hardCourt speed2.0 vs last year103.8Fast
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
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
19Aces8
4Double faults3
58/8667%1st serve %65%66/102
24/2886%2nd serve %92%33/36
47/5881%1st serve points won68%45/66
14/2850%2nd serve points won69%25/36
3/560%Break points saved67%4/6
15Service games played16
Return
21/6632%1st serve return points19%11/58
11/3631%2nd serve return points50%14/28
2/633%Break points converted40%2/5
16Return games played15
Points
61Service points won70
32Receiver points won25
6Max points in a row5
Games
5Max games in a row3
0Tiebreaks1
Point by point
Muller3
Nishikori6
0150300401540
Muller3
Nishikori5
150300400
Muller2
Nishikori5
0151515153030303040404040A
Muller2
Nishikori4
0151515153030303040
Muller2
Nishikori3
150151515301540
Muller2
Nishikori2
1503004004015
Muller1
Nishikori2
0150300401540
Muller1
Nishikori1
150300400
Muller0
Nishikori1
150300301530303040
Muller6
Nishikori7
10111222232425263637
Muller6
Nishikori6
0150300401540
Muller6
Nishikori5
1501515153030304030
Muller5
Nishikori5
15015151530303040304040A40404040A
Muller5
Nishikori4
150300400
Muller4
Nishikori4
0151515301530303040
Muller4
Nishikori3
150151530154015
Muller3
Nishikori3
015030040
Muller3
Nishikori2
1501515301530304030
Muller2
Nishikori2
150151515301540
Muller2
Nishikori1
15015153015303030404040A40
Muller1
Nishikori1
0151515153030303040
Muller1
Nishikori0
150300400
Muller6
Nishikori4
15015151530303040304040A40
Muller5
Nishikori4
0151515153030304030
Muller4
Nishikori4
1501515301540154030
Muller3
Nishikori4
15015153015303030404040A40
Muller2
Nishikori4
1501515153030303040404040A
Muller2
Nishikori3
150300400
Muller1
Nishikori3
150151515301540
Muller1
Nishikori2
1501515153015403040
Muller1
Nishikori1
01503015301540
Muller1
Nishikori0
015151530154015
Head to head
0Muller
4Nishikori
4 meetings- BaselSemifinal · 29 Oct 2016HardThis matchKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Gilles MullerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 63Set 3: 3
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 14 Mar 2017HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gilles MullerSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Winston-SalemRound of 64 · 22 Aug 2011HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Gilles MullerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 65
- San JoseRound of 32 · 9 Feb 2009HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Gilles MullerSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
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.