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

Date
Jan 22, 2012*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2012
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R32
Duration
3h 25m

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriJulien Benneteau
Aces58
Double faults43
First serve %70.0%67.0%
First serve points won %68.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%42.0%
Break points saved %14.0%46.0%
Break points converted %54.0%86.0%
Service points won %63.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%37.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%
Match Serve+-0.2-9.2
Match Return++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-L436–232270–293
Current career earnings$26,161,710$9,556,742
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #26 0 – 1 Julien Benneteau #39

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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