Kei Nishikori shocks Tsitsipas in the 2nd round to battle vs Borges at the National Bank Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MONTREAL RESULTS

NATIONAL BANK OPEN - MONTREAL DRAW AND RESULTS. Nishikori upsets Tsitsipas to face Nuno Borges in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Kei Nishikori vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

Kei Nishikori stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Montreal on Thursday. Nishikori will engage against Nuno Borges in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the final in 2016. Here you can see his history at this event.

Nishikori
Montreal
Nishikori's Record

Kei added to his prize money $ 42,405 after winning this match. He has already won $ 91,435 after this win. If he wins the next match, Kei will add $ 79,505 to his earnings to get in total $ 170,940 in total.

Highlights Kei Nishikori vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas National Bank Open – Montreal

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nishikori
Tsitsipas
Kei Nishikori
6-4 6-4
1h:18
Stefanos Tsitsipas
57
57
Total points
53
53
27
27
Winners
29
29
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
55%
55%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
9
9
1
1
Double Faults
1
1
61%
61%
1st in
72%
72%
79%
79%
1st won
74%
74%
27/34
27/34
1st won
29/39
29/39
50%
50%
2nd won
40%
40%
11/22
11/22
2nd won
6/15
6/15
-- Break Points --
3/4
3/4
Total
1/3
1/3
75%
75%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Kei scored 57 points vs. Tsitsipas’s 53.

Nishikori

The Japanese served pretty well to win 79% of the points (27/34) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (11/22) on his second serve. Nishikori didn’t lose the focus when converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4).

Tsitsipas

On the other side, the Greek was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Nishikori and Tsitsipas is 2-1 for Kei.

Draw and next match H2H: Kei Nishikori vs. Nuno Borges – stats

Nishikori will come up against Borges in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Nuno Borges since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Kei Nishikori Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Nishikori 6-4
NishikoriTsitsipas
6
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
NishikoriTsitsipas
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
NishikoriTsitsipas
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
NishikoriTsitsipas
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
NishikoriTsitsipas
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
NishikoriTsitsipas
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
NishikoriTsitsipas
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
NishikoriTsitsipas
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
NishikoriTsitsipas
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
NishikoriTsitsipas
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
NishikoriTsitsipas
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Nishikori won the set after he broke the Greek in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Stefanos tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Yet, Kei refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Nishikori won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

Kei was unerring in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Stefanos converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 7th (2-5 15-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 58 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Japanese won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Stefanos (28-30). Kei surrendered 10 points on serve (18-10). on the other side of the net, Stefanos conceded 10 points on serve (20-10).

2nd Set -
Nishikori 6-4
NishikoriTsitsipas
6
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
NishikoriTsitsipas
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
NishikoriTsitsipas
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
NishikoriTsitsipas
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
NishikoriTsitsipas
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
NishikoriTsitsipas
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
NishikoriTsitsipas
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
NishikoriTsitsipas
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
NishikoriTsitsipas
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Nishikori conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).

Kei converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, the Japanese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 52 points. Kei was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Stefanos (29-23). Nishikori dropped 8 points on serve (20-8). On the losing side, Tsitsipas conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).

1st
Nishikori
Tsitsipas
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Nishikori
Tsitsipas
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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