R16 Australian Open 2017

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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
245
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.6%65.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%68.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.9%42.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%61.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.6%59.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.9%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.9%30.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+5.8-4.7
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.
+4.7-5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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-L1,219–272436–233
Current career earnings$130,594,339$26,002,690
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