Paul-Henri Mathieu #31 def. Kei Nishikori #61

6-3 6-4

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 in the 2009 Brisbane International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.3%53.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.4%61.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.0%53.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%57.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.2%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.3%45.7%
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.
+3.2-5.6
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.
+5.6-3.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuKei Nishikori
Country FRA JPN
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Dec 29, 1989
Age2619
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3161
Ranking points (entering)2,0001,280
Elo (entering)1,8031,793
Current career W-L271–298436–232
Current career earnings$6,299,093$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ernests Gulbis #536-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2009R16
Teymuraz Gabashvili #656-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Verdasco #152-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2009SF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #207-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2009R16
Bobby Reynolds #686-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32