Roger Federer ousts Nishikori in the quarter in London

Roger Federer downs Kei Nishikori 6-4 1-6 4-6 4-6 in the quarter in London on Wednesday. Federer will engage against Rafael Nadal in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Nishikori conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Federer in the 1^st game (1-0). That was decisive for the Japanese to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks. Nishikori lost a good opportunity to break Federer in the 3^rd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2^nd set.

Federer didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Nishikori in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Roger improved his lead after breaking the Japanese in the 6^th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

3^rd set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Roger conquered in the 7^th game (4-3) before winning the set (6-4).

4^th set.

Similarly to the 3^rd set, this set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Federer conquered in the 9^th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

After this contest, the head to head between Federer and Nishikori is 8-3 for Roger.

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Next Match: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal – H2H and stats

Federer will square off with Nadal in the semifinal.

This will be the 40^th time that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal clash against each other. The head to head is 24-15 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but Federer leads 2-1 on grass.

The last time that they competed against each other, Nadal won 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Paris back in June 2019.