QF Madrid Open 2015

Kei Nishikori #5 def. David Ferrer #8

6-4 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated David Ferrer 6-4 6-2 in the 2015 Madrid Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 9, 2015*
Tournament: Madrid Open
Edition: 2015
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 13m

Match Statistics

Stat	Kei Nishikori	David Ferrer
Aces	3	1
Double faults	1	4
First serve %	59.0%	65.0%
First serve points won %	77.0%	50.0%
Second serve points won %	43.0%	47.0%
Break points saved %	60.0%	17.0%
Break points converted %	83.0%	40.0%
Service points won %	63.0%	49.0%
Return points won %	51.0%	37.0%
Total points won %	57.0%	43.0%
Match Serve+	-1.4	-15.2
Match Return+	+15.2	+1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Kei Nishikori	David Ferrer
Country	JPN	ESP
Birth date	Dec 29, 1989	Apr 2, 1982
Age	25	33
Height	178 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	8
Ranking points (entering)	5,280	4,490
Elo (entering)	2,210	2,141
Current career W-L	436–232	703–371
Current career earnings	$26,161,710	$31,483,911

Pre-match H2H

Kei Nishikori #5 7 – 4 David Ferrer #8

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roberto Bautista Agut #16	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2015	R16
David Goffin #21	6-2 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2015	R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #3	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2015	SF

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #38	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2015	R16
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #65	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2015	R32