R32 Australian Open 2012

Kei Nishikori #26 def. Julien Benneteau #39

4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3

Kei Nishikori defeated Julien Benneteau 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2012 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriJulien Benneteau
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
58
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.2%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.2%59.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%42.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
14.3%46.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.8%53.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
53.8%85.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.2%37.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.4%46.6%
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.
-0.2-9.2
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.
+9.2+0.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJulien Benneteau
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Dec 20, 1981
Age2230
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2639
Ranking points (entering)1,4101,030
Elo (entering)1,9311,932
Current career W-L436–233270–293
Current career earnings$26,002,690$9,556,742
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Matthew Ebden #943-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Stephane Robert #1066-1 7-6(7) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #62-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16

Julien Benneteau's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #147-5 7-6(8) 1-6 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Karol Beck #1006-4 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128