SF Kuala Lumpur 2014

Kei Nishikori #8 def. Jarkko Nieminen #57

6-3 4-6 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the 2014 Kuala Lumpur semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriJarkko Nieminen
Aces82
Double faults34
First serve %57.0%62.0%
First serve points won %68.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %58.0%38.0%
Break points saved %25.0%54.0%
Break points converted %46.0%75.0%
Service points won %64.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%36.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJarkko Nieminen
Country JPN FIN
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Jul 23, 1981
Age2433
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)857
Ranking points (entering)3,865803
Elo (entering)2,1731,810
Current career W-L436–232363–339
Current career earnings$26,161,710$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marinko Matosevic #786-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2014QF
Rajeev Ram #1506-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2014R16

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #287-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2014F

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Andujar #456-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2014QF
Leonardo Mayer #257-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2014R16
Philipp Oswald #10596-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2014R32