F Japan Open 2012

Kei Nishikori #17 def. Milos Raonic #15

7-6(5) 3-6 6-0

Kei Nishikori defeated Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0 in the 2012 Japan Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriMilos Raonic
Aces014
Double faults23
First serve %64.0%62.0%
First serve points won %66.0%71.0%
Second serve points won %75.0%38.0%
Break points saved %60.0%60.0%
Break points converted %40.0%40.0%
Service points won %69.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%31.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriMilos Raonic
Country JPN CAN
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Dec 27, 1990
Age2221
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1715
Ranking points (entering)1,8652,090
Elo (entering)1,9992,044
Current career W-L436–232370–188
Current career earnings$26,161,710$20,764,512
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #17 0 0 Milos Raonic #15

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Baghdatis #466-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2012SF
Tomas Berdych #67-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2012QF
Tommy Robredo #1255-7 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2012R16
Go Soeda #554-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2012R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Milos Raonic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #36-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2012SF
Janko Tipsarevic #96-7(5) 6-2 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2012QF
Viktor Troicki #323-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2012R16
Radek Stepanek #386-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2012R32