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Kei Nishikori #28 def. Ernests Gulbis #138

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 10, 2018*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Kei Nishikori
Score	4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(10) 6-1
Loser	Ernests Gulbis
Duration	3h 28m

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

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Kei Nishikori	Ernests Gulbis
Country	JPN	LAT
Birth date	Dec 29, 1989	Aug 30, 1988
Age	28	29
Height	178	193
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)	2,081	1,844
Career W-L	424–226	221–232
Career earnings	$26,091,290	$7,668,948

Pre-match H2H

Kei Nishikori 1 – 0 Ernests Gulbis

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

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

Kei Nishikori's next match

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

Ernests Gulbis's path

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