SF Japan Open 2018

Kei Nishikori #12 def. Richard Gasquet #25

7-6(2) 6-1

Kei Nishikori defeated Richard Gasquet 7-6(2) 6-1 in the 2018 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriRichard Gasquet
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
107
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.1%56.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.2%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.3%38.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.8%56.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.7%21.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.5%41.5%
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.
+14.9-7.6
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.
+7.6-14.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriRichard Gasquet
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Jun 18, 1986
Age2832
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1225
Ranking points (entering)2,5201,580
Elo (entering)2,0981,966
Current career W-L436–232597–407
Current career earnings$26,161,710$21,504,662
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #12 2 7 Richard Gasquet #25

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanos Tsitsipas #156-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2018QF
Benoit Paire #636-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2018R16
Yuichi Sugita #1106-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2018R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniil Medvedev #322-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2018F

Richard Gasquet's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kevin Anderson #97-6(6) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2018QF
Nick Kyrgios #277-6(4) 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2018R16
Denis Kudla #657-6(8) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2018R32