Yoshihito Nishioka stuns Rublev in the semifinal of the Citi Open. HIGHLIGHTS – WASHINGTON RESULTS

    CITI OPEN - WASHINGTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Nishioka stuns Rublev to square off with Nick Kyrgios in the final

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Andrey Rublev

    Yoshihito Nishioka surprises Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Washington on Saturday. Nishioka will clash against Nick Kyrgios in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. This will be his best result in this competition. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Nishioka
    Washington
    Nishioka's Record

    The Japanese added to his prize money $ 87,985 after winning this match. He has won already $ 182,825 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nishioka will add $ 159,975 to his earnings to get in total $ 342,800 in total.

    Highlights Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Andrey Rublev Citi Open – Washington

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Nishioka
    Rublev
    Yoshihito Nishioka
    6-3 6-4
    1h:20
    Andrey Rublev
    62
    62
    Total points
    51
    51
    27
    27
    Winners
    23
    23
    44%
    44%
    Ratio Winners
    45%
    45%
    -- Serve --
    3
    3
    Aces
    5
    5
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    4
    4
    63%
    63%
    1st in
    69%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    1st won
    66%
    66%
    27/39
    27/39
    1st won
    23/35
    23/35
    52%
    52%
    2nd won
    31%
    31%
    12/23
    12/23
    2nd won
    5/16
    5/16
    -- Break Points --
    4/5
    4/5
    Total
    2/5
    2/5
    80%
    80%
    Won
    40%
    40%
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    At the end of the match, Nishioka scored 62 points vs. the Russian’s 51.

    Nishioka

    The Japanese didn’t lose the focus when converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5).

    Rublev

    On the other side, Rublev had a tough time converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

    After this match, the head to head between Nishioka and Rublev is 2-1 for Yoshihito.

    Draw and next match H2H: Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Nick Kyrgios – stats

    Nishioka will take on Kyrgios in the final.

    This will be the 5th time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Nick Kyrgios fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Kyrgios (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

    The last time that they squared off, Kyrgios won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Atlanta back in 2016.

    Yoshihito Nishioka Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Yoshihito grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

    Nishioka converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Andrey wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).

    They played 60 points. Nishioka won 6 points more than Rublev (33-27). Yoshihito surrendered 10 points on serve (23-10). On the other side, Andrey conceded 10 points on serve (17-10).

    Nishioka started the set strong after breaking Andrey Rublev in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, the Japanese found the way to come back to break Rublev 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

    Yoshihito was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, the Russian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

    They played 53 points. The Japanese was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than the Russian (29-24). Nishioka conceded 13 points on serve (16-13). On the losing side, the Russian conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).

     

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