Kei Nishikori #7 def. Benjamin Becker #62

4-6 6-0 7-6(2)

Kei Nishikori defeated Benjamin Becker 4-6 6-0 7-6(2) in the 2014 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriBenjamin Becker
Aces86
Double faults11
First serve %7665
First serve points won %7261
Second serve points won %6055
Break points saved %5043
Break points converted %5750
Service points won %6959
Return points won %4131
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriBenjamin Becker
Country JPN GER
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Jun 16, 1981
Age2433
Height178 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)762
Ranking points (entering)4,025778
Elo (entering)2,1901,811
Current career W-L436–232153–217
Current career earnings$26,161,710$4,399,584
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jeremy Chardy #346-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2014QF
Donald Young #576-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2014R16
Ivan Dodig #616-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2014R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Milos Raonic #87-6(5) 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2014F

Benjamin Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jack Sock #704-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2014QF
Tatsuma Ito #1036-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2014R16
Jarkko Nieminen #507-5 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2014R32