Kei Nishikori #7 def. Milos Raonic #8

7-6(5) 4-6 6-4

Kei Nishikori defeated Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 in the 2014 Japan Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriMilos Raonic
Aces122
Double faults41
First serve %6771
First serve points won %7781
Second serve points won %5958
Break points saved %8080
Break points converted %2020
Service points won %7174
Return points won %2629
Total points won %5050

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriMilos Raonic
Country JPN CAN
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Dec 27, 1990
Age2423
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)78
Ranking points (entering)4,0253,965
Elo (entering)2,1942,118
Current career W-L436–232370–188
Current career earnings$26,161,710$20,764,512
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #7 3 1 Milos Raonic #8

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Benjamin Becker #624-6 6-0 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2014SF
Jeremy Chardy #346-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2014QF
Donald Young #576-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2014R16
Ivan Dodig #616-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2014R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Milos Raonic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #376-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2014SF
Denis Istomin #607-6(8) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2014QF
Jurgen Melzer #1246-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2014R16
Bernard Tomic #677-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2014R32