R64 Japan Open 2008

Kei Nishikori #84 def. Robert Kendrick #100

7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Robert Kendrick 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-2 in the 2008 Japan Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriRobert Kendrick
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1118
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%60.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.8%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.8%56.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.0%67.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.3%26.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
+10.7+4.4
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.
-4.4-10.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriRobert Kendrick
Country JPN USA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Nov 15, 1979
Age1828
Height178 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)84100
Ranking points (entering)527474
Elo (entering)1,7391,616
Current career W-L436–23235–78
Current career earnings$26,161,710$1,365,211
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #84 0 0 Robert Kendrick #100

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.