Kei Nishikori #41 def. Aljaz Bedene #59

6-4 6-4

Kei Nishikori defeated Aljaz Bedene 6-4 6-4 in the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriAljaz Bedene
Aces911
Double faults06
First serve %5852
First serve points won %6873
Second serve points won %7945
Break points saved %10083
Break points converted %170
Service points won %7359
Return points won %4127
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriAljaz Bedene
Country JPN SLO
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Jul 18, 1989
Age3131
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4159
Ranking points (entering)1,4231,085
Elo (entering)1,9141,799
Current career W-L436–232131–160
Current career earnings$26,161,710$5,159,811
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #41 0 0 Aljaz Bedene #59

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Goffin #136-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2021R32
Reilly Opelka #383-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 2021R64

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lloyd Harris #811-6 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataMar 19, 2021QF

Aljaz Bedene's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lorenzo Giustino #1636-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2021R32
Yuki Bhambri 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 2021R64