Roger Federer vs Kei Nishikori, Shanghai Masters 2018, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-4 7-6(4)
Venue and conditions
Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis CenterShanghai, CHNCENTER
Outdoor hardCourt speed4.6 vs last year104.2Fast
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
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
10Aces0
1Double faults3
61/8473%1st serve %65%54/83
22/2396%2nd serve %90%26/29
39/6164%1st serve points won61%33/54
13/2357%2nd serve points won52%15/29
4/667%Break points saved63%5/8
11Service games played11
Return
21/5439%1st serve return points36%22/61
14/2948%2nd serve return points43%10/23
3/838%Break points converted33%2/6
11Return games played11
Points
52Service points won48
35Receiver points won32
6Max points in a row5
Games
3Max games in a row3
1Tiebreaks0
Point by point
Federer7
Nishikori6
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Federer6
Nishikori6
01515151530303040304040A404040A40
Federer5
Nishikori6
150300301530303040
Federer5
Nishikori5
1503004004015
Federer4
Nishikori5
015151515301540
Federer4
Nishikori4
1501515301530304030
Federer3
Nishikori4
01503004015403040
Federer3
Nishikori3
1501515153015403040
Federer3
Nishikori2
0150300401540
Federer3
Nishikori1
01515153015303030404040A40404040A4040A40
Federer2
Nishikori1
015030153030303040
Federer2
Nishikori0
1501515301540154030404040A4040A40
Federer1
Nishikori0
015151530154015
Federer6
Nishikori4
150300400
Federer5
Nishikori4
015030153015403040404040A
Federer5
Nishikori3
150300400401540304040A40
Federer4
Nishikori3
1501515301530303040
Federer4
Nishikori2
015030040
Federer4
Nishikori1
0150301530154030404040A40
Federer3
Nishikori1
1503004004015
Federer2
Nishikori1
015151515301540
Federer2
Nishikori0
01515151530303040304040A40
Federer1
Nishikori0
1503003015401540304040A404040A40404040A4040A40404040A4040A40
Head to head
8Federer
3Nishikori
11 meetingsHard 6–2Grass 2–0Clay 0–1
- Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 12 Oct 2018HardThis matchRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Kei NishikoriSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 64
- 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
- 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
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 19 Nov 2015HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
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.