R32 Roland Garros 2016

Kei Nishikori #6 def. Fernando Verdasco #52

6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-4

Kei Nishikori defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-4 in the 2016 Roland Garros third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
47
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
77
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.6%68.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.5%65.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.6%38.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.9%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.3%57.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%42.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.9%43.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.5%50.5%
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.
-7.3-6.5
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.
+6.5+7.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriFernando Verdasco
Country JPN ESP
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Nov 15, 1983
Age2632
Height178 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)652
Ranking points (entering)4,470855
Elo (entering)2,2461,904
Current career W-L436–232549–442
Current career earnings$26,161,710$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrey Kuznetsov #406-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2016R64
Simone Bolelli #1156-1 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2016R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #124-6 2-6 6-4 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2016R16

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Dodig #776-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2016R64
Steve Johnson #347-5 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2016R128