R16 Roland Garros 2019

Kei Nishikori #7 def. Benoit Paire #38

6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5

Kei Nishikori defeated Benoit Paire 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5 in the 2019 Roland Garros fourth round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
38
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
615
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.8%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.8%71.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.4%39.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
58.3%47.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.0%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
52.6%41.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%39.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
-3.1-7.6
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.
+7.6+3.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989May 8, 1989
Age2930
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)738
Ranking points (entering)3,8601,168
Elo (entering)2,0551,951
Current career W-L436–232240–294
Current career earnings$26,161,710$10,544,721
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #7 6 2 Benoit Paire #38

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laslo Djere #326-4 6-7(6) 6-3 4-6 8-6WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2019R32
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #824-6 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2019R64
Quentin Halys #1516-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2019R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #21-6 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2019QF

Benoit Paire's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Carreno Busta #576-2 4-6 7-6(1) (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2019R32
Pierre-Hugues Herbert #436-2 6-2 5-7 6-7(6) 11-9WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2019R64
Marius Copil #836-4 6-7(5) 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2019R128