R16 Australian Open 2019

Kei Nishikori #9 def. Pablo Carreno Busta #23

6-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8)

Kei Nishikori defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8) in the 2019 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriPablo Carreno Busta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
155
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.4%69.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.2%62.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.5%51.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.4%58.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.1%38.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.9%49.1%
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.
-2.8-5.2
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.
+5.2+2.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriPablo Carreno Busta
Country JPN ESP
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Jul 12, 1991
Age2927
Height178 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)923
Ranking points (entering)3,7501,705
Elo (entering)2,1541,912
Current career W-L436–233286–241
Current career earnings$26,002,690$18,156,421
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joao Sousa #447-6(6) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2019R32
Ivo Karlovic #736-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Kamil Majchrzak #1763-6 6-7(6) 6-0 6-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #11-6 1-4 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2019QF

Pablo Carreno Busta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabio Fognini #136-2 6-4 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2019R32
Ilya Ivashka #846-2 6-3 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Luca Vanni #1636-7(5) 2-6 6-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128