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

Date
Jan 22, 2019*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2019
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R16
Duration
5h 5m

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriPablo Carreno Busta
Aces155
Double faults22
First serve %61.0%70.0%
First serve points won %73.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %42.0%52.0%
Break points saved %57.0%71.0%
Break points converted %29.0%43.0%
Service points won %61.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%39.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%

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-L436–232284–239
Current career earnings$26,161,710$17,924,930
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #9 0 – 0 Pablo Carreno Busta #23

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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