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Stan Wawrinka #26 def. Kei Nishikori #18

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 17, 2012*
Tournament Cincinnati Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Stan Wawrinka
Score6-3 6-3
Loser Kei Nishikori
Duration1h 14m
StatStan WawrinkaKei Nishikori
Aces90
Double faults12
First serve %5260
First serve points won %9258
Second serve points won %5457
Break points saved %5020
Break points converted %8050
Service points won %7458
Return points won %4226
Total points won %5842

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan WawrinkaKei Nishikori
Country SUI JPN
Birth dateMar 28, 1985Dec 29, 1989
Age2722
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2618
Ranking points (entering)1,3801,735
Elo (entering)1,9801,935
Career W-L564–371424–226
Career earnings$38,463,397$26,091,290
Pre-match H2H
Stan Wawrinka 1 0 Kei Nishikori

Path

Stan Wawrinka's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 2012R32 David Ferrer 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 14, 2012R64 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Stan Wawrinka's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 2012QF Milos Raonic 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 2012R32 James Blake 2-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 14, 2012R64 Marcel Granollers 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data