R64 Australian Open 2019

Kei Nishikori #9 def. Ivo Karlovic #73

6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7)

Kei Nishikori defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7) in the 2019 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriIvo Karlovic
Aces959
Double faults23
First serve %77.0%75.0%
First serve points won %79.0%78.0%
Second serve points won %70.0%62.0%
Break points saved %60.0%83.0%
Break points converted %17.0%40.0%
Service points won %77.0%74.0%
Return points won %26.0%23.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriIvo Karlovic
Country JPN CRO
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Feb 28, 1979
Age2939
Height178 cm211 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)973
Ranking points (entering)3,750739
Elo (entering)2,1421,739
Current career W-L436–232363–335
Current career earnings$26,161,710$10,160,232
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #9 2 1 Ivo Karlovic #73

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kamil Majchrzak #1763-6 6-7(6) 6-0 6-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joao Sousa #447-6(6) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2019R32

Ivo Karlovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hubert Hurkacz #766-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128