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

Date: Jul 10, 2018*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 2018
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16
Duration: 3h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Kei Nishikori	Ernests Gulbis
Aces	7	18
Double faults	7	4
First serve %	65	60
First serve points won %	79	76
Second serve points won %	53	58
Break points saved %	88	75
Break points converted %	25	12
Service points won %	70	69
Return points won %	31	30
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Kei Nishikori	Ernests Gulbis
Country	JPN	LAT
Birth date	Dec 29, 1989	Aug 30, 1988
Age	28	29
Height	178 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	28	138
Ranking points (entering)	1,530	402
Elo (entering)	2,087	1,845
Current career W-L	436–232	221–233
Current career earnings	$26,161,710	$7,668,948

Pre-match H2H

Kei Nishikori #28 1 – 0 Ernests Gulbis #138

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nick Kyrgios #18	6-1 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 2018	R32
Bernard Tomic #184	2-6 6-3 7-6(7) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 2018	R64
Christian Harrison #198	6-2 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 2018	R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Novak Djokovic #21	3-6 6-3 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2018	QF

Ernests Gulbis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alexander Zverev #3	7-6(2) 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 2018	R32
Damir Dzumhur #23	2-6 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 2018	R64
Jay Clarke #218	4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 2018	R128
Lorenzo Sonego #121	6-2 3-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2018	Q3
Zdenek Kolar #223	4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2018	Q2
Filip Peliwo #181	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 2018	Q1