Alexander Zverev vs Kei Nishikori, Washington 2017, Semifinal

ATP 500 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 5 Aug

Final

Alexander Zverev

WinnerRank #21.7058%

Zverev won in 2 sets · 1h 3m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Kei Nishikori

LostRank #4362.3142%

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

25 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

64%

Moderate

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

81 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

4Aces2

1Double faults2

31/4766%1st serve %59%32/54

15/1694%2nd serve %91%20/22

29/3194%1st serve points won69%22/32

11/1669%2nd serve points won50%11/22

0/0Break points saved33%1/3

10Service games played9

Return

10/3231%1st serve return points6%2/31

11/2250%2nd serve return points31%5/16

2/367%Break points converted0/0

9Return games played10

Points

40Service points won33

21Receiver points won7

10Max points in a row4

Games

3Max games in a row1

Zverev6

Nishikori4

1501515153030304030

Zverev5

Nishikori4

015151515301540

Zverev5

Nishikori3

150300400

Zverev4

Nishikori3

1501515301530303040

Zverev4

Nishikori2

1501515301530304030

Zverev3

Nishikori2

01503004015403040

Zverev3

Nishikori1

1503004004015

Zverev2

Nishikori1

150300301540154030

Zverev1

Nishikori1

1503004004015

Zverev0

Nishikori1

015030040

Head to head

5Zverev

1Nishikori

6 meetings

Hard 2–0Clay 3–1

WashingtonSemifinal · 5 Aug 2017HardThis match
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 6 Jun 2021Clay
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
Rome MastersRound of 16 · 13 May 2021Clay
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 5 May 2021Clay
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
WashingtonQuarterfinal · 3 Aug 2018Hard
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 21 Apr 2018Clay
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 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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Alexander Zverev vs Kei Nishikori, Washington 2017, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research