Sebastian Ofner topples Nishikori in the 1st round to play vs Cerundolo at the Miami Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MIAMI RESULTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Ofner overcomes Nishikori to fight against Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Ofner vs. Kei Nishikori

Sebastian Ofner ousts Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Miami on Thursday. Ofner is going to play against Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes.

Ofner
Miami
Ofner's Record

Ofner added to his prize money $ 11,250 after winning this match. He has already won $ 34,500 after this win. If he wins the next match, Sebastian will add $ 24,600 to his earnings to get in total $ 59,100 in total.

Highlights Sebastian Ofner vs. Kei Nishikori Miami Open – Miami

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Ofner
Nishikori
Sebastian Ofner
6-3 6-4
1h:19
Kei Nishikori
67
67
Total points
53
53
30
30
Winners
22
22
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
0
0
0
0
Double Faults
0
0
59%
59%
1st in
65%
65%
81%
81%
1st won
59%
59%
30/37
30/37
1st won
22/37
22/37
62%
62%
2nd won
70%
70%
16/26
16/26
2nd won
14/20
14/20
-- Break Points --
2/4
2/4
Total
0/3
0/3
50%
50%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Ofner scored 67 points vs. the Japanese’s 53.

Ofner

Ofner served pretty well to win 81% of the points (30/37) behind his first serve, and he won 62% points (16/26) on his second serve. Ofner was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (2/4).

Nishikori

On the other side, Nishikori wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Ofner and Nishikori is 1-0 for Sebastian.

Draw and next match H2H: Sebastian Ofner vs. Francisco Cerundolo – stats

Ofner will face Cerundolo in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Sebastian Ofner and Francisco Cerundolo since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Sebastian Ofner Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Ofner 6-3
OfnerNishikori
6
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
OfnerNishikori
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
OfnerNishikori
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
OfnerNishikori
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
OfnerNishikori
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
OfnerNishikori
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
OfnerNishikori
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
OfnerNishikori
3
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
OfnerNishikori
2
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
OfnerNishikori
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40

Ofner overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Kei Nishikori in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was enough for the Austrian to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

The Austrian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 40-A). On the other side, the Japanese was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 3rd game (0-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ofner won just 3 more points than Nishikori (37-34). Ofner lost 14 points on serve (26-14). In addition, on the other side, the Japanese conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).

2nd Set -
Ofner 6-4
OfnerNishikori
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
OfnerNishikori
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
OfnerNishikori
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
OfnerNishikori
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
OfnerNishikori
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
OfnerNishikori
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
OfnerNishikori
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
OfnerNishikori
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
OfnerNishikori
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Austrian clinched in the 7th game (4-3) just before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

The Austrian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-3 15-40). On the other side, the Austrian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 49 points. Ofner conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Kei (30-19). The Austrian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (20-3). On the other side, Nishikori conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).

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

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