R16 Italian Open 2017

Juan Martin del Potro #34 def. Kei Nishikori #9

7-6(4) 6-3

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Kei Nishikori 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2017 Italian Open third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJuan Martin del PotroKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
81
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.0%57.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.5%64.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.8%51.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%59.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.6%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.8-4.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.4-2.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJuan Martin del PotroKei Nishikori
Country ARG JPN
Birth dateSep 23, 1988Dec 29, 1989
Age2827
Height198 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)349
Ranking points (entering)1,1253,470
Elo (entering)2,1562,141
Current career W-L426–174436–232
Current career earnings$25,896,046$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H

Path

Juan Martin del Potro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kyle Edmund #537-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 2017R32
Grigor Dimitrov #113-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2017R64

Juan Martin del Potro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #21-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2017QF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #307-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 2017R32