QF Italian Open 2016

Kei Nishikori #6 def. Dominic Thiem #15

6-3 7-5

Kei Nishikori defeated Dominic Thiem 6-3 7-5 in the 2016 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriDominic Thiem
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.2%63.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.2%61.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.9%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.5%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%31.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.3%43.7%
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.
+4.9-7.1
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.
+7.1-4.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriDominic Thiem
Country JPN AUT
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Sep 3, 1993
Age2622
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)615
Ranking points (entering)4,2902,340
Elo (entering)2,2312,071
Current career W-L436–232337–207
Current career earnings$26,161,710$30,387,561
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #6 1 0 Dominic Thiem #15

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #126-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2016R16
Viktor Troicki #245-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2016R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #16-2 4-6 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2016SF

Dominic Thiem's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #27-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2016R16
Joao Sousa #306-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2016R32
Alexandr Dolgopolov #286-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2016R64