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Kei Nishikori #18 def. Tim Smyczek #179

6-2 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 30, 2012*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-2 6-2 6-4
Loser Tim Smyczek
Duration1h 46m
StatKei NishikoriTim Smyczek
Aces12
Double faults28
First serve %6255
First serve points won %7362
Second serve points won %6735
Break points saved %057
Break points converted %43100
Service points won %7050
Return points won %5030
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriTim Smyczek
Country JPN USA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Dec 30, 1987
Age2224
Height178175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18179
Ranking points (entering)1,790284
Elo (entering)1,9251,743
Career W-L424–22643–85
Career earnings$26,091,290$2,067,979
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 0 3 Tim Smyczek

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2012R128 Guido Andreozzi 6-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2012R32 Marin Cilic 3-6 4-6 7-6(3) 3-6LH2HMatch data

Tim Smyczek's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2012R128 Bobby Reynolds 1-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 28, 2012Q3 Ricardas Berankis 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 28, 2012Q2 Dustin Brown 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2012Q1 Harri Heliovaara 6-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data