Kei Nishikori vs Tommy Paul, Washington 2017, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 4 Aug

Final

Kei Nishikori

WinnerRank #4361.1486%

Nishikori won in 3 sets · 2h 39m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 27–6⁸

Set 36–4

Tommy Paul

LostRank #146.9914%

Venue

William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

Washington, USA· Hard· Stadium

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

Fast

0.7vs last year

Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

76%

Humid

Temperature

30°C

Warm

Altitude

81 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

5Aces7

3Double faults3

76/11864%1st serve %68%79/116

39/4293%2nd serve %92%34/37

54/7671%1st serve points won71%56/79

21/4250%2nd serve points won54%20/37

7/978%Break points saved78%7/9

15Service games played16

Return

23/7929%1st serve return points29%22/76

17/3746%2nd serve return points50%21/42

2/922%Break points converted22%2/9

16Return games played15

Points

75Service points won76

40Receiver points won43

6Max points in a row7

Games

3Max games in a row3

1Tiebreaks0

Nishikori6

Paul4

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Nishikori5

Paul4

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Nishikori5

Paul3

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Nishikori4

Paul3

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Nishikori4

Paul2

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Nishikori3

Paul2

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Nishikori3

Paul1

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Nishikori2

Paul1

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Nishikori1

Paul1

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Nishikori0

Paul1

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Head to head

1Nishikori

1Paul

2 meetings

WashingtonQuarterfinal · 4 Aug 2017HardThis match
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7¹⁰Set 3: 6
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁸Set 3: 4
Australian OpenRound of 64 · 15 Jan 2025Hard
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 0Set 3: 3Set 4: 1

Match research

Pro

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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Kei Nishikori vs Tommy Paul, Washington 2017, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research