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Kei Nishikori #5 def. Steve Johnson #38

6-7(7) 6-1 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 2015*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-7(7) 6-1 6-2 6-3
Loser Steve Johnson
Duration2h 29m
StatKei NishikoriSteve Johnson
Aces158
Double faults58
First serve %6560
First serve points won %7470
Second serve points won %6035
Break points saved %8630
Break points converted %7014
Service points won %6956
Return points won %4431
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriSteve Johnson
Country JPN USA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Dec 24, 1989
Age2525
Height178188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)538
Ranking points (entering)5,025993
Elo (entering)2,2071,822
Career W-L424–226196–201
Career earnings$26,091,290$8,082,688
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 2 0 Steve Johnson

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2015R64 Ivan Dodig 4-6 7-5 6-2 7-6(0)WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2015R128 Nicolas Almagro 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 2015R16 David Ferrer 6-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Steve Johnson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2015R64 Santiago Giraldo 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2015R128 Kyle Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data