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Matthias Bachinger #166 def. Kei Nishikori #12

2-6 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date	Sep 22, 2018*
Tournament	Metz
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Matthias Bachinger
Score	2-6 6-4 7-5
Loser	Kei Nishikori
Duration	2h 10m

Stat	Matthias Bachinger	Kei Nishikori
Aces	13	5
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	65	71
First serve points won %	73	72
Second serve points won %	44	64
Break points saved %	78	50
Break points converted %	50	22
Service points won %	62	69
Return points won %	31	38
Total points won %	49	51

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Matthias Bachinger	Kei Nishikori
Country	GER	JPN
Birth date	Apr 2, 1987	Dec 29, 1989
Age	31	28
Height	188	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	166	12
Ranking points (entering)	340	2,475
Elo (entering)	1,689	2,107
Career W-L	31–55	424–226
Career earnings	$1,703,120	$26,091,290

Pre-match H2H

Matthias Bachinger 0 – 1 Kei Nishikori

Path

Matthias Bachinger's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 22, 2018	QF	Yannick Maden	6-3 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 21, 2018	R16	Gregoire Barrere	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 20, 2018	R32	Jaume Munar	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 17, 2018	Q2	Yannick Maden	7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 17, 2018	Q1	Norbert Gombos	7-6(3) 6-7(0) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Matthias Bachinger's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 23, 2018	F	Gilles Simon	6-7(2) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

Kei Nishikori's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 22, 2018	QF	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 21, 2018	R16	Peter Gojowczyk	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data