R16 Roland Garros 2021

Alexander Zverev #6 def. Kei Nishikori #49

6-4 6-1 6-1

Alexander Zverev defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-1 6-1 in the 2021 Roland Garros fourth round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAlexander ZverevKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
50
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.2%60.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.1%39.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.4%48.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%27.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.2%43.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
72.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.8%31.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.7%38.3%
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.
+4.9-20.1
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.
+20.1-4.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAlexander ZverevKei Nishikori
Country GER JPN
Birth dateApr 20, 1997Dec 29, 1989
Age2431
Height198 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)649
Ranking points (entering)6,9901,318
Elo (entering)2,1451,965
Current career W-L545–218436–232
Current career earnings$68,557,475$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H

Path

Alexander Zverev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laslo Djere #556-2 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 5, 2021R32
Roman Safiullin #1827-6(4) 6-3 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2021R64
Oscar Otte #1523-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2021R128

Alexander Zverev's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina #466-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 10, 2021QF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Henri Laaksonen #1507-5 0-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJun 5, 2021R32
Karen Khachanov #254-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2021R64
Alessandro Giannessi #1596-4 6-7(4) 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2021R128