R32 Australian Open 2019

Kei Nishikori #9 def. Joao Sousa #44

7-6(6) 6-1 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Joao Sousa 7-6(6) 6-1 6-2 in the 2019 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriJoao Sousa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
39
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%55.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.9%73.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%38.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%58.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.0%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.7%42.3%
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.
+10.9-6.2
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.
+6.2-10.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJoao Sousa
Country JPN POR
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Mar 30, 1989
Age2929
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)944
Ranking points (entering)3,7501,017
Elo (entering)2,1471,835
Current career W-L436–232190–250
Current career earnings$26,161,710$8,340,548
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #9 1 1 Joao Sousa #44

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #736-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Kamil Majchrzak #1763-6 6-7(6) 6-0 6-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Carreno Busta #236-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16

Joao Sousa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Philipp Kohlschreiber #327-5 4-6 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Guido Pella #657-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128