SF US Open 2018

Novak Djokovic #6 def. Kei Nishikori #19

6-3 6-4 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 2018 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.1%61.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%59.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%51.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%76.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.9%56.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
23.5%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.6%23.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.0-7.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.5-13.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Country SRB JPN
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 29, 1989
Age3128
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)619
Ranking points (entering)4,4451,755
Elo (entering)2,2902,111
Current career W-L1,141–231436–232
Current career earnings$194,691,590$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #6 16 2 Kei Nishikori #19

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Millman #556-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2018QF
Joao Sousa #686-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2018R16
Richard Gasquet #256-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2018R32
Tennys Sandgren #616-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2018R64
Marton Fucsovics #416-3 3-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Martin del Potro #36-3 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2018F

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #72-6 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2018QF
Philipp Kohlschreiber #346-3 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2018R16
Diego Schwartzman #136-4 6-4 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2018R32
Gael Monfils #396-2 5-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2018R64
Maximilian Marterer #506-2 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128