Yoshihito Nishioka tops Kecmanovic in the 1st round to collide vs Hurkacz at the Western & Southern Open. HIGHLIGHTS – CINCINNATI RESULTS

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - CINCINNATI DRAW AND RESULTS. Nishioka aces Kecmanovic to face Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Miomir Kecmanovic

Yoshihito Nishioka bests Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Nishioka will clash against Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

Nishioka
Cincinnati
Nishioka's Record

The Japanese added to his prize money $ 21,865 after winning this match. He has already won $ 49,030 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nishioka will add $ 42,405 to his earnings to get in total $ 91,435 in total.

Highlights Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Miomir Kecmanovic Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nishioka
Kecmanovic
Yoshihito Nishioka
6-4 7-5
1h:20
Miomir Kecmanovic
63
63
Total points
58
58
27
27
Winners
21
21
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
0
0
Double Faults
2
2
63%
63%
1st in
48%
48%
68%
68%
1st won
75%
75%
27/40
27/40
1st won
21/28
21/28
70%
70%
2nd won
57%
57%
16/23
16/23
2nd won
17/30
17/30
-- Break Points --
3/4
3/4
Total
1/2
1/2
75%
75%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 63 points vs. the Serbian’s 58.

Nishioka

The Japanese didn’t lose the focus when converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4).

Kecmanovic

On the other side, the Serbian was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this encounter, the head to head between Nishioka and Kecmanovic is 3-2 for Yoshihito.

Draw and next match H2H: Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Hubert Hurkacz – stats

Nishioka will play Hurkacz in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Hubert Hurkacz play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Yoshihito Nishioka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Nishioka 6-4
NishiokaKecmanovic
6
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NishiokaKecmanovic
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
NishiokaKecmanovic
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
NishiokaKecmanovic
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
NishiokaKecmanovic
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
NishiokaKecmanovic
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NishiokaKecmanovic
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

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

Nishioka was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-3 15-40). On the other side, Nishioka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 55 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Yoshihito won barely 1 point more than Miomir (28-27). Nishioka conceded 6 points on serve (20-6). on the other side of the court, Miomir conceded 8 points on serve (21-8).

2nd Set -
Nishioka 7-5
NishiokaKecmanovic
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
6
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
NishiokaKecmanovic
5
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
4
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
NishiokaKecmanovic
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
NishiokaKecmanovic
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
NishiokaKecmanovic
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
NishiokaKecmanovic
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
NishiokaKecmanovic
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

The Japanese won the set after he broke the Serbian in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Kecmanovic tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Notwithstanding, Yoshihito kept the focus to conquer the set 7-5.

Yoshihito converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 30-40), the 9th (4-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Serbian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40).

They contested 66 points. Nishioka was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Miomir (35-31). Nishioka conceded 14 points on serve (23-14). In addition, on the other side, the Serbian conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

1st
Nishioka
Kecmanovic
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Nishioka
Kecmanovic
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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