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Kei Nishikori #126 def. Juan Monaco #32

6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 27, 2008*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2
Loser Juan Monaco
Duration2h 53m
StatKei NishikoriJuan Monaco
Aces33
Double faults94
First serve %5272
First serve points won %7755
Second serve points won %4656
Break points saved %8250
Break points converted %5018
Service points won %6256
Return points won %4438
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJuan Monaco
Country JPN ARG
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Mar 29, 1984
Age1824
Height178185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12632
Ranking points (entering)386970
Elo (entering)1,6691,808
Career W-L424–226319–256
Career earnings$26,091,290$8,091,242
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 0 0 Juan Monaco

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