Roger Federer #17 def. Kei Nishikori #5

6-7(4) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3

Roger Federer defeated Kei Nishikori 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the 2017 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererKei Nishikori
Aces245
Double faults65
First serve %6865
First serve points won %8068
Second serve points won %4842
Break points saved %7061
Break points converted %3930
Service points won %7059
Return points won %4130
Total points won %5446

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererKei Nishikori
Country SUI JPN
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Dec 29, 1989
Age3527
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)175
Ranking points (entering)1,9805,010
Elo (entering)2,3022,195
Current career W-L1,219–272436–232
Current career earnings$130,594,339$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #17 4 2 Kei Nishikori #5

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #106-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2017R32
Noah Rubin #2007-5 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2017R64
Jurgen Melzer #3007-5 3-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mischa Zverev #506-1 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2017QF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lukas Lacko #1216-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2017R32
Jeremy Chardy #726-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2017R64
Andrey Kuznetsov #455-7 6-1 6-4 6-7(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128