R16 Wimbledon 2018

Kei Nishikori #28 def. Ernests Gulbis #138

4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(10) 6-1

Kei Nishikori defeated Ernests Gulbis 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(10) 6-1 in the 2018 Wimbledon fourth round on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
718
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
74
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.3%59.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.2%75.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.9%58.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
87.5%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.1%68.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%12.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.1%29.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.6%48.4%
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.
+6.1+5.0
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.
-5.0-6.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriErnests Gulbis
Country JPN LAT
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Aug 30, 1988
Age2829
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)28138
Ranking points (entering)1,530402
Elo (entering)2,0871,845
Current career W-L436–233221–233
Current career earnings$26,002,690$7,668,948
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #28 1 – 0 Ernests Gulbis #138

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nick Kyrgios #186-1 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2018R32
Bernard Tomic #1842-6 6-3 7-6(7) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2018R64
Christian Harrison #1986-2 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 2018R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #213-6 6-3 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2018QF

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Zverev #37-6(2) 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2018R32
Damir Dzumhur #232-6 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2018R64
Jay Clarke #2184-6 6-3 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 2018R128
Lorenzo Sonego #1216-2 3-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2018Q3
Zdenek Kolar #2234-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2018Q2
Filip Peliwo #1817-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 2018Q1