Roger Federer and Kei Nishikori will clash in the quarters in Shanghai
Federer
Seeded no.1, Roger managed to survive 2 3-setters against Daniil Medvedev and Roberto Bautista Agut that Swiss won after conquering a decisive break at the end of both encounters.
Nishikori
Kei an easier run in Shanghai where he won his 2 matches after Yibing Wu 3-6 6-0 6-3 and Sam Querrey 7-6 (7) 6-4.
H2H Roger Federer vs. Kei Nishikori
Roger leads key 5-2 in head to head matches, but their record is 1-1 on hard courts.
The favorite
Federer is the favorite to win this encounter match, probably in 3 sets. In fact, Nishikori has played 7 matches in 11 days
in October, and he could be physically and mentally tired.[su_button url=”https://tennistonic.com/stats-players/?m=atp&pid=8806&Kei-Nishikori” background=”#ef862d” size=”10″ wide=”yes” center=”yes” icon=”icon: bar-chart”]See Nishikori’s matches[/su_button]
When do they play?
Roger and Kei are going to play as the second match in the evening. They are expected to play around 8, 8.30 pm.