Kei Nishikori #11 def. Novak Djokovic #1

6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Kei Nishikori defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2014 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 7, 2014*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2014
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 52m

Match Statistics

Stat	Kei Nishikori	Novak Djokovic
Aces	5	15
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	58	59
First serve points won %	67	80
Second serve points won %	50	37
Break points saved %	69	29
Break points converted %	71	31
Service points won %	60	62
Return points won %	38	40
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Kei Nishikori	Novak Djokovic
Country	JPN	SRB
Birth date	Dec 29, 1989	May 22, 1987
Age	24	27
Height	178 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	11	1
Ranking points (entering)	2,680	12,770
Elo (entering)	2,152	2,442
Current career W-L	436–232	1,141–231
Current career earnings	$26,161,710	$194,691,590

Pre-match H2H

Kei Nishikori #11 1 – 2 Novak Djokovic #1

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #4	3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 6-7(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 2014	QF
Milos Raonic #6	4-6 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2014	R16
Leonardo Mayer #26	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2014	R32
Pablo Andujar #48	6-4 6-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2014	R64
Wayne Odesnik #176	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2014	R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marin Cilic #9	3-6 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2014	F

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #9	7-6(1) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 2014	QF
Philipp Kohlschreiber #25	6-1 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2014	R16
Sam Querrey #57	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2014	R32
Paul-Henri Mathieu #81	6-1 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2014	R64
Diego Schwartzman #79	6-1 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2014	R128