Juncheng Shang and Kei Nishikori meet in the round of 32 at Washington on Monday. Kei Nishikori is 5-5 across recent matches. Juncheng Shang limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10.
Kei Nishikori has had the better of this rivalry, winning 2 of 3 against Juncheng Shang. On hard specifically it reads 2-1 Nishikori — worth more than the overall number this week.
Kei Nishikori is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Nishikori around 53%. Little separates them; Nishikori gets the nod on the finest of margins.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Juncheng Shang | Kei Nishikori |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 63.6% | 64% |
| 1st serve points won | 70.2% | 68.4% |
| 2nd serve points won | 51.7% | 52% |
The rest of the numbers
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